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Technology and supermarket chains can help strengthen southern Africa’s food systemsAgriculture and agro-processing value chains have been under pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic. This has been particularly marked where they remain underdeveloped, as is the case in South Africa and the rest of the region...
Technology Supermarkets South AfricaWorking Paper
The role of supermarket chains in developing food, other fast-moving consumer goods and consumer goods suppliers in regional marketsSupermarkets are strong catalysts to stimulate the growth and development of producers and suppliers of processed food and manufactured products in Southern Africa...
Supermarkets Supplier upgrading IndustrializationJournal Article
The implications for suppliers of the spread of supermarkets in southern AfricaPart of Journal Special Issue Regional Growth Opportunities
Supermarkets Regional value chains StrategyJournal Article
The internationalisation of supermarkets and the nature of competitive rivalry in retailing in southern AfricaPart of Journal Special Issue Regional Growth Opportunities
Supermarkets Regional value chains StrategyWorking Paper
The expansion of regional supermarket chains: Implications for local suppliers in ZambiaThe last two decades have seen rapid economic growth in Zambia and the proliferation of foreign supermarket chain stores. However, this growth has translated into neither significant job creation nor significant poverty reduction...
Supermarkets Regional growth Value chainsBlog
A two-way street: Regional integration in southern Africa through supermarkets
Walk into any supermarket and you will find a mix of products to stock the kitchen. It’s easy to assume that many of the goods on offer are sourced locally and from nearby countries...
Regional growth Africa SupermarketsBlog
How big supermarket chains in southern Africa keep out small suppliers
A shopper prepares to pay at an informal shop in Soweto, South Africa. Smaller retailers are struggling to grow. Supermarkets are a key route to market for many suppliers of food and household consumable products...
Supermarkets Growth Economic developmentWorking Paper
The expansion of regional supermarket chains: Implications on suppliers in Botswana and South AfricaThis paper explores the effect of the spread of supermarkets on the participation of suppliers in supermarket value chains in Botswana and South Africa...
Supermarkets Suppliers Regional value chainsWorking Paper
The expansion of regional supermarket chains and implications for local suppliers: A comparison of findings from South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, and ZimbabweSince the early 2000s, there has been rapid growth in the number and spread of supermarkets in southern Africa...
Supermarkets Regional value chains Strategy