The “ubernisation” of last-mile delivery in Africa
The “ubernisation” of last-mile delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa is taking shape. Traditional carriers and independent transporters still dominate the landscape,
May/ June Newsletter 2020
Sokowatch is on the move in East Africa Sokowatch is expanding its value offering and financial services to micro-retailers. Sokowatch:
Micro-retail and merchandising – understand the challenges and set standards
Merchandising is a key component of any retailer — irrespective of size. It is the activity of promoting goods at
Companies and startups that are changing South African informal retail sector
There are over 150,000 spaza shops or small informal groceries in operation in South Africa. They add R120 billion ($7
Courting kirana stores – Tech giants and startups that are changing Indian retail
India’s grocery market is worth a sizeable $400 billion. But even with rapid retail growth, kirana or mom-and-pop stores remain
Gully Network’s tech platform for kirana stores in India
India’s Gully Network provides a tech-enabled platform for small groceries or kirana stores that takes care of the entire supply
Selpal South Africa – Connecting informal traders in townships to the formal economy
Selpal connects informal traders to suppliers with a digital distribution platform and provides dealers with a point-of-sale device — enabling
South Africa’s Nomanini – connecting micro-retailers with financial services
South Africa’s Nomanini provides a retail point-of-sale device — allowing informal traders to sell digital goods such as electricity and
South Africa’s Shopit – Connecting wholesalers and micro-retailers in informal markets
Shopit is changing the way wholesalers and micro-retailers are doing business in South Africa’s townships. The startup is digitising informal
Zimbabwe’s Figjam – creating supply chain visibility in informal trade
In African markets, supply chain visibility remains a big challenge. A CIPS survey highlighted that 65% of South African companies
Reliance’s play for mom-and-pop stores in India
Reliance plans to create the world’s largest online-to-offline ecommerce platform in India called New Commerce. It will connect it’s a
