Who owns Model?
Model is owned by Ohlthaver & List (Namibia).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Ohlthaver & List Group — portfolio, Ohlthaver & List Group of Companies. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ohlthaver & List Group of Companies reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇦 Namibia, Windhoek
- Origin
- 🇳🇦 Namibia
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › General merchandise own brands
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Model
Model is the supermarket chain of Namibia's Ohlthaver & List group, which has traded under the name since taking a controlling majority of Model Supermarkets in 1965. The group ran its stores under a franchise agreement with Pick n Pay South Africa signed in 1997, and in its own words Model returned home in July 2025, when that agreement ended and the Namibian name went back over the doors of the shops.
Ownership timeline of Model
- Current owner Ohlthaver & List [1] reported
Where Model sits in Ohlthaver & List
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Ohlthaver & List
Ohlthaver & List controls 7 brands on Brandtree.
Other brands in general merchandise own brands, and who owns them
The 162 brands in general merchandise own brands on Brandtree belong to 68 owners. The largest is JD Sports, with 15.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blacks | JD Sports | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Bebemundo | Corporación Favorita | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| Innom | Reitan Retail | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| B&Q | Kingfisher | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Anko | Wesfarmers | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Basualdo | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Bike Republic | Colruyt Group | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Glans | Hagar | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
Every brand in general merchandise own brands and its owner →
About the owner: Ohlthaver & List
Ohlthaver & List is a privately held company headquartered in Windhoek, Namibia, founded in 1919. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control.
Ohlthaver & List is the largest privately held group of companies in Namibia, begun in Windhoek in 1919 as a partnership between Hermann Ohlthaver and Carl List. It employs around 5,560 people across twelve operating companies in eight sectors and puts its own share of Namibian GDP at roughly two per cent. Its consumer businesses are Namibia Dairies, the meat processor Hartlief, the Walvis Bay seafood company Hangana and the Model supermarket chain. The brewer it founded in 1920 and listed in 1996, Namibia Breweries, was sold to Heineken in 2023, so Windhoek Lager and Tafel Lager are no longer its brands.
Ohlthaver & List: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇳🇦 Model and other Namibian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 7 brands that began in Namibia. All of them are controlled from Namibia.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Model?
The parent company of Model is Ohlthaver & List, a privately held company headquartered in Namibia.
Is Model Namibian?
Yes. Model originated in Namibia and its owner, Ohlthaver & List, is also headquartered in Namibia.
Is Model still owned by Ohlthaver & List?
Yes. As of 21 September 2026, Model is still owned by Ohlthaver & List. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Ohlthaver & List Group — portfolio — Ohlthaver & List Group of Companies, Official document; retrieved 21 September 2026.
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