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Tag: mom-and-pop shops

July 20, 2020 Informal Retail / Technology

Vietnam’s Telio: accelerating ecommerce for mom-and-pop groceries

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

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June 12, 2020 Route-to-Market

Micro-retail and merchandising – understand the challenges and set standards

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

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December 3, 2019 Informal Retail / Technology

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

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November 29, 2019 Informal Retail / Technology

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. 

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November 27, 2019 Informal Retail

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

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November 22, 2019 Informal Retail / Technology

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

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November 18, 2019 Informal Retail / Technology

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

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November 11, 2019 Informal Retail / Technology

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

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November 4, 2019 Informal Retail / Technology

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

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October 28, 2019 Informal Retail / Technology

Unilever and Mastercard’s Jaza Duka – trying to solve the small shop credit dilemma

The life of a micro-retailer is not always easy; high uncertainty with limited resources. Access to financial institutions remains rare,

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