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
Category: Micro-Retail
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
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
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.
Shoprite’s Usave eKazi – targeting traditional trade in South Africa
Shoprite is accelerating the roll-out of its Usave eKazi container stores in South African townships. The eKasi brand is Shoprite’s
Egypt’s MaxAB – transforming the small grocery trade
With a population of 100 million and an outlet base of 400,000, servicing Egypt retail market is not an easy
Udaan – Organising India’s fragmented retail market
India’s retail sector is set to reach $1.1 trillion by 2020. But even with rapid growth, one traditional player remains
Smollan’s product dispenser for informal markets
Micro-retailers in informal markets often offer more affordable small pack sizes to their cash-strapped shoppers, such as a small plastic
