Summary

"Retailing in South Africa, Market Shares, Summary and Forecasts to 2022", provides data for historic and forecast retail sales, and also includes information on the business environment and country risk related to South Africa retail environment. In addition, it analyzes the key consumer trends influencing South Africa retail industry.

Retail sales improved in 2017 and are projected to grow to R1,729.9 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 7.6% during 2017-2022. Economic recovery, improved wages, and rising household spending remained the key drivers behind the growth.

What else does this report offer?

- In-depth analysis of the latest trends in consumer shopping, covering the factors driving shopping, consumer insights, market dynamics (covering 26 product categories),
- The report also details major retailers in each category group with their product proposition analysis and market positioning in 2017 along with recent key developments
- Market insights based on consumer trends, changing economic and demographic factors, technology innovations, and other macroeconomic factors
- Retail sales and the fastest-growing product categories, which include Clothing, Footwear, Books, News and Stationery, Electrical and Electronics, Food and Grocery, Health and Beauty, Furniture and Floor Coverings, Home and Garden Products, Music, Video and Entertainment Software, Sports and Leisure Equipment, Jewelry, Watches and Accessories, and Luggage and Leather Goods
- Qualitative and quantitative insights of changing retail dynamics across various channels.

Scope

- South Africa retail sector is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 7.6% between 2017 and 2022
- Growing employment and household spending to boost retail sales during 2017-2022
- Economic recovery, improved wages, and retailers’ initiatives to drive retail sales
- Improved purchasing power encouraged sales growth across all the sectors
- While food & grocery is the largest sector, electricals produces the fastest growth
- Food & grocery accounted for more than half of total retail sales in 2017
- Online channel to produce the fastest growth buoyed by growing internet penetration
- Hypermarkets and value stores are popular among price sensitive consumers.

Reasons to buy

- Gain comprehensive knowledge on 26 product categories in South African retail market and develop a competitive advantage around consumer behaviour trends from the start of your supply chain
- Explore novel opportunities that will allow you to align your product offerings and strategies to meet demand by analyzing the vital economic and population trends, and key consumer and technology trends influencing the retail market
- Investigate current and forecast behaviour trends in each category to identify the best opportunities to exploit
- Analyze the recommended actions to align your marketing strategies with the crucial trends influencing consumer behaviour
- Understand the fastest-growing categories in the market with insights on the performance of individual product categories, across key channels from 2012, with forecasts until 2022
- Analysis of key international and domestic players operating in South African retail market - including store counts and revenues that give you a competitive edge and identify opportunities to improve your market share.

Companies Mentioned
Pep
MRP
Edgars
Jet
Truworths
Ackermans
Cotton On
Woolworths
Pick n Pay
Exact
Spar
Shoprite
Checkers - All Brands
Woolworths
Game
Food Lover’s Market
Boxer
Cambridge Food
Dion Wired
Shoprite
Expert
CAN
Russells
Clicks
Dis-Chem Pharmacy
Specsavers
Shoprite
Spar
Avon
Woolworths
Medirite
Builders
Cashbuild
Buco
MRP Homes
Bradlows
Russells