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
Tag: ecommerce
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
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.
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
Twiga Foods – solving Africa’s fragmented agriculture markets with technology
With over 20 percent of Sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP coming from agriculture, and more than 60 percent of the population engaged
Kenya’s Sokowatch- redesigning the way small groceries source goods
For any consumer goods company, reaching Africa’s millions of small groceries is a daunting task. With low volume and limited
