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Mitra Bukalapak: Empowering Indonesia’s Mom-and-Pop Shops through Digital Capabilities

Warungs, or informal retailers, a cornerstone of the Indonesian economy, have long been overlooked and underserved. However, in the past

The humble mom-and-pop shop or traditional retailer has been getting a lot of attention of late. It seems like not

Size of the cash economy: According to FirstRand, the scale of the cash economy in the South African townships is

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