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South Africa

Read our Country Profile on South Africa...

 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

* Figure for 2006

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South Africa’s two-tiered retail sector

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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