From local survivalism to foreign entrepreneurship: the transformation of the spaza sector in Delft, Cape Town

Charman, Andrew; Petersen, Leif; Piper, Laurence

doi:10.1353/trn.2012.0035

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“…In South Africa, the food retail transition has unfolded extensively-shopping malls and supermarkets are rapidly expanding into erstwhile underserviced, impoverished neighbourhoods, as documented for Cape Town [66][67][68][69]. This expansion and the entry of more vertically-integrated networks of informal shops which employ more competitive business practices appears to be transforming the local informal economy [70]. This represents a hybrid system with a highly consolidated formal core and an informal periphery closely linked to the formal economy and to transnational networks of people, goods and finance [5,67,68].…”

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Mapping Obesogenic Food Environments in South Africa and Ghana: Correlations and Contradictions

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In sub-Saharan Africa, urbanisation and food systems change contribute to rapid dietary transitions promoting obesity. It is unclear to what extent these changes are mediated by neighbourhood food environments or other factors. This paper correlates neighbourhood food provision with household consumption and poverty in Khayelitsha, South Africa and Ahodwo, Ghana. Georeferenced survey data of food consumption and provision were classified by obesity risk and protection. Outlets were mapped, and density and distribution correlated with risk classes. In Khayelitsha, 71% of households exceeded dietary obesity risk thresholds while 16% consumed protective diets. Obesogenic profiles were less (26%) and protective more prevalent (23%) in Ahodwo despite greater income poverty in Khayelitsha. Here, income-deprived households consumed significantly (p < 0.005) less obesogenic and protective diets. Small informal food outlets dominated numerically but supermarkets were key household food sources in Khayelitsha. Although density of food provision in Ahodwo was higher (76/km2), Khayelitsha outlets (61/km2) provided greater access to obesogenic (57% Khayelitsha; 39% Ahodwo) and protective (43% Khayelitsha; 16% Ahodwo) foods. Consumption and provision profiles correlate more strongly in Ahodwo than Khayelitsha (rKhayelitsha = 0.624; rAhodwo = 0.862). Higher obesogenic food consumption in Khayelitsha suggests that risky food environments and poverty together promote obesogenic diets.

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Section: Changing Food Retail Environmentsmentioning

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Mapping Obesogenic Food Environments in South Africa and Ghana: Correlations and Contradictions

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“…In contrast, some participants spoke of their endeavours to formalise by investing in lawyers (between R4000-R8000) and other service providers to guide their application through the necessary channels (Delft South,respondent 37,50). In the case of some of the smallest businesses, their entry into the liquor market was forced upon them by the failure of their spaza in competition with newly arrived immigrant shop keepers (Delft South, respondent 14) (see Charman, Petersen & Piper 2012).…”

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Enforced informalisation: The case of liquor retailers in South Africa

Charman¹,

Petersen²,

Piper³

2013

Development Southern Africa

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“…Different types of CRs are used in South Africa with research undertaken highlighting the positive impact of the relationships in society generally and on business performance. In their study of spaza shops in Delft township in Cape Town, Charman, Petersen and Piper (2012) established that spaza shop owners who failed to cooperate in aspects of their business operations did not do well. On the other hand, other spaza shop owners, mostly of Somali origin who cooperated largely in stock procurement operated successful businesses.…”

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Are cooperative relationships a viable option for accessing resources for female informal traders in South Africa?

Jere¹,

Jere²,

Mason³

2018

JBRMR

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Even though the number of female-owned businesses is rising at a fast rate, in emerging and developing markets they tend to operate in the informal sector concentrated in less attractive survivalist businesses. This study investigates the use of cooperative relationships (CRs) to improve the sustainability of female-owned informal retail businesses. It is important because women account for about 70% of the world's poor and yet are more likely to use a higher proportion of their income on the wellbeing of their families. To investigate the use of and the factors that influence CRs amongst female informal traders, a convenience sample of 173 informal female traders was surveyed. Data analysis was done using Pearson Productmoment correlation. The findings show that CRs of most female informal traders focused on financial security, social and spiritual wellbeing of the respondents and their families. CRs with family and other traders were common but the latter were more widespread and perceived to be more beneficial to the business than the former in facilitating access to diverse business resources. The study concluded that the implementation of formal support for traders' CRs could contribute to business sustainability through improved access to resources.

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From local survivalism to foreign entrepreneurship: the transformation of the spaza sector in Delft, Cape Town

Abstract: Small, home-based grocery stores, known as spaza shops,

Cited by 51 publications

References 7 publications

Mapping Obesogenic Food Environments in South Africa and Ghana: Correlations and Contradictions

Mapping Obesogenic Food Environments in South Africa and Ghana: Correlations and Contradictions

Enforced informalisation: The case of liquor retailers in South Africa

Are cooperative relationships a viable option for accessing resources for female informal traders in South Africa?

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