Pan Africa Retail Trade Exhibition 2010

Pan Africa Retail Trade Exhibition is Part of Africa's Big 7 Event

Food, Beverage & Merchandise
Dry goods
● groceries
● frozen foods
● convenience foods
● HMR
● fresh produce
● confectionery
●beverages
● liquor and FMCG

This event features not only all the regular FMCG items found in a modern retail outlet but defining new boundaries in stock inventories and “best of practice” business solutions.

Dry goods, groceries, frozen foods, convenience foods, fresh produce, confectionery, toiletries, OTC medicines, stationery and health and beauty products are the main product categories together with products, services and ideas that enhance the core business of speed and convenience that are essential for the successful and profitable operation of C-Stores.

Size of the retail market in South Africa

According to Statistics South Africa, retail food, beverage and toiletry sales in 2007 (latest figure available) were R236.7 billion, indicating a 30% growth from 2005 to 2007. A recent AC Nielsen report states the major supermarket chains in the country account for R 115 billion of this spend showing almost 16% annual growth.