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
Category: Technology
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
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
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,
