Who is a Retailer?
Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to businesses or institutional customers.
Top Retailers In South Africa
Shoprite Holdings Ltd
The largest retail company in the country, Shoprite operates over 1,200 and 270 franchise outlets in 16 countries across Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands.
The largest individual shareholder and chairman is South African billionaire Christoffel Wiese.
PICK ‘N PAY
The second-largest supermarket chain in South Africa was established in 1967, and can be found in other regions of southern Africa as well as Mauritius and Australia.
MASSMART HOLDINGS LTD
Massmart owns local brands such as Game, Makro, Builders’ Warehouse and CBW. It is the third largest distributor of consumer goods in Africa, the largest retailer of general merchandise, liquor and home improvement equipment and wholesaler of basic foods.
SPAR GROUP
SPAR operates across 33 countries on five continents, with approximately 12,000 stores internationally. It was established in South Africa in 1963 as part of WG Brown, becoming a wholly-owned Tiger Brands subsidiary in 1988. It was unbundled and separately listed on the JSE in 2004.
METCASH TRADING AFRICA (PTY) LTD
Metcash Trading distributes fast moving consumer goods in Africa. The company also operates a network of supermarkets and convenience stores, fast foods outlets, and liquor outlets;
Who is the richest retailer in South Africa?
Shoprite is the largest retailer in the country with a market capitalisation of R130 billion – which is more than Pick n Pay and Spar combined.
Pick n Pay dominated this same market in the 1980s, but Shoprite has continually grown over the course of the last 20 years to dominate the space.
How big is the Retailers industry in South Africa?
South Africa retail sector achieves R516-billion in annual sales
How many retailers are there in South Africa?
This benchmark data comprises more than 10 000 branded retail outlets (e.g. supermarkets and garage forecourts)
and more than 143 000 independent stores (e.g. Spazas & Taverns) across South Africa’s nine provinces and measures more than 80% of all retail grocery transactions.