July Newsletter 2020/01
Sokowatch is on the move in East Africa Sokowatch is expanding its value offering and financial services to micro-retailers. Sokowatch:
Category: Micro-Retail
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
Bukalapak targets mom-and-pop stores for growth in Indonesia
Bukalapak, one of Indonesia’s most popular shopping apps, has been making an aggressive push towards micro-retailers. The company first started
Indonesia’s Warung Pintar – digitising street kiosks and vendors
Warung Pintar is on a mission to digitise street vendors and roadside kiosks. The Indonesian startup helps revamp their stores
Alibaba – search for mom-and-pop store dominance in China
Even with rapid online and modern retail growth, China still has 6 million mom-and-pop stores dominating the neighbourhood grocery market.
