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Top-ranking retailers
|
Company name |
Number of outlets |
Net sales 2007 in EUR (mln) |
|
Shoprite |
994 |
3,522 |
|
Spar Group |
800 |
2,180 |
|
Pick 'n Pay |
448 |
3,860 |
|
Massmart |
200e |
3,290 |
|
MetCash |
178 |
*8,000 |
|
Woolworths |
63 |
*1,400 |
|
Uchumi Supermarkets |
14 |
|
Additional reports on South Africa:
There is a big difference in catering to South Africa’s middle and higher income groups and the large groups of lower income earners that often live in township areas. As the former customer base is efficiently catered to, retailers increasingly look at the latter in their search for growth.
Elsevier Food International Vol.8, No.1, February 2005 Pascal Kuipers
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