In 2004, when Trade Intelligence opened for business, there had been surprisingly little movement in South Africa’s grocery retail sector since the end of Apartheid. Read more

FMCG Formal Independent Informal Market Informal Trade

South Africa’s informal sector is a vibrant and essential engine of the economy, thriving amidst adversity. Despite facing high food inflation, soaring unemployment and persistent load shedding, the sector not only endures but flourishes. Read more

Informal Trade Trading Environment