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
Author: Tielman Nieuwoudt
You will more likely see Tielman Nieuwoudt in Lagos, Pune or Tehran, than London, Paris or New York.
His small retail distribution methods have taken him to more than thirty emerging market economies in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. He has also been involved in a number of inclusive business and M4P projects focused on SMEs and BoP.
Tielman has been a contributor to Strategic Marketing Africa, How We Made It In Africa and Logistics Insight Asia.
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