I am not pro-union, but this time support the union allegations that racism exists in South African retailers with little evidence of transformation. I was a retail executive at one of the largest SA retailers. At all retailers, the overwhelming majority of management, and executive structures are white (the figures speak for themselves). The majority of store staff are black. A glass ceiling exists for talented black staff. How is it done, you may ask? The performance management processes are subjectively enforced to benefit the growth and development of white employees because the white executive structures have “more in common” with these staff members. Black staff in stores are often subject to abuse with little recourse to company disciplinary processes. After a few years, I left in frustration as many talented black staff were marginalized and eventually became frustrated. There is also little justification for the enormous salary, share option differences between executive and store level staff (predominantly black). I am just surprised that this issue is only now coming to the fore. But until black people use their economic clout, and shops at retailers who support their growth and advancement, nothing will change.