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The internationalisation of supermarkets and the nature of competitive rivalry in retailing in southern Africa

Part of Journal Special Issue Regional Growth Opportunities

  • Supermarkets
  • Regional value chains
  • Strategy
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The implications for suppliers of the spread of supermarkets in southern Africa

Part of Journal Special Issue Regional Growth Opportunities

  • Supermarkets
  • Regional value chains
  • Strategy
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Technology and supermarket chains can help strengthen southern Africa’s food systems
by Thando Vilakazi, Namhla Landani February 2021

Agriculture and agro-processing value chains have been under pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic. This has been particularly marked where they...

  • Technology
  • Supermarkets
  • South Africa
Working Paper
The role of supermarket chains in developing food, other fast-moving consumer goods and consumer goods suppliers in regional markets

Supermarkets are strong catalysts to stimulate the growth and development of producers and suppliers of processed food and manufactured products in Southern Africa. This paper assesses the role of supermarkets and governments in developing supplier...

  • Supermarkets
  • Supplier development
  • Upgrading
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The expansion of regional supermarket chains

The 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. Furthermore, while...

  • Supermarkets
  • Regional growth
  • Value chains
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The expansion of regional supermarket chains and implications for local suppliers

Since the early 2000s, there has been rapid growth in the number and spread of supermarkets in southern Africa. This paper is a synthesis of key findings of studies undertaken in Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe on the expansion of...

  • Supermarkets
  • Regional value chains
  • Strategy
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The expansion of regional supermarket chains

This paper explores the effect of the spread of supermarkets on the participation of suppliers in supermarket value chains in Botswana and South Africa. Using secondary data and in-depth interviews with key players in the value chain, the paper...

  • Supermarkets
  • Suppliers
  • Regional value chains
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How big supermarket chains in southern Africa keep out small suppliers
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by Reena das Nair February 2017

Supermarkets are a key route to market for many suppliers of food and household consumable products. The growth of supermarket chains in southern...

  • Supermarkets
  • Growth
  • Economic development
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A two-way street: Regional integration in southern Africa through supermarkets
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by Katrina Jurva February 2017

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...

  • Regional growth
  • Africa
  • Supermarkets
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