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If you build it, they will come: Mall construction in QwaQwa. Big retailers have been growing their presence in township malls for a couple of decades; now they are trying out smaller formats too. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
2021 SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIP MARKETING REPORT

A bigger slice of the pie: Retailers find ways to cash in on township economy

The South African informal economy market is much sought-after, with the big, formal-sector supermarkets all looking to grow their share

  • Anathi Madubela
6 min read