ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
PICK N PAY’S SPAZA OGRAMME: R P N O I T A S I N R E D O M generation of modern Helping to grow a new
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Linda's Market
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he Pick n Pay Spaza Modernisation Programme was piloted in 2016 in partnership with the Gauteng Department of Economic Development. Six stores opened in 2016 and eight stores in 2017. The programme upgrades spaza shops to meet the needs of customers and communities, helping to grow a new generation of modern retail entrepreneurs and boosting economic revitalisation in townships. The store owners remain fully independent and can source products other than those offered by Pick n Pay. Extensive mentorship is provided, as well as both in-store and classroom training. The success of the programme lies in helping independent entrepreneurs remain independent but even more successful, with a range of trading and financial assistance.
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From trading sweets on the playground to opening his own store Township entrepreneur, Linda Ndebele, has always known how to hit the sweet spot with customers – going back to his school days, when he traded sweets on the playground, and on to the opening of his own store, when he spotted a gap in the market for maize meal. Now Ndebele has partnered with retail giant Pick n Pay to bring a new level of convenience to his customers in Pimville, Soweto, with the launch of Linda’s Market. Ndebele’s first retail business was established in 2004, 10 years after he completed his matric, when he saw the opportunity to
