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The hidden side of South Africa’s retail economy  | SA News

For most South Africans, retail is experienced in a single, visible moment: a quick trip to the store, a transaction at the till, a bag of essentials carried home. Yet what we see in-store is only the tip of a much larger system.

Behind every product on the shelf is a complex, coordinated ecosystem of people working across farms, factories, warehouses, trucks and shop floors to ensure that goods are available, accessible and affordable.

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