mom-and-pop shops – The Supply Chain Lab

Newsletter 2021/05

Scale of the cash economy in the South African townships surprises Size of the cash economy: According to FirstRand, the

Reliance plans to create the world’s largest online-to-offline ecommerce platform in India called New Commerce. It is connecting its high-speed

ShopUp is a Bangladesh B2B digital commerce platform servicing micro and small entrepreneurs. The startup offers what it calls a

KitaBeli is a social ecommerce platform that enables consumers to buy essential FMCG goods in a group — within their

One Kiosk Africa is a Nigerian ecommerce startup that uses geolocation to connect customers online with their local mom-and-pop stores.

Telio is a Vietnamese ecommerce B2B startup that connects micro-retailers with brands and distributors on a centralised platform. Telio’s smartphone

Merchandising is a key component of any retailer — irrespective of size. It is the activity of promoting goods at

Bukalapak, one of Indonesia’s most popular shopping apps, has been making an aggressive push towards micro-retailers. The company first started

Even with rapid online and modern retail growth, China still has 6 million mom-and-pop stores dominating the neighbourhood grocery market.

Shoprite is accelerating the roll-out of its Usave eKazi container stores in South African townships. The eKasi brand is Shoprite’s