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South Africa’s best retail shops

| Awards and achievements

The results of the 9th annual The Times Sowetan Shopper Survey, conducted by TNS on behalf of Times Media, have been announced for nineteen retail categories in South Africa.

For a third consecutive year, Shoprite is the overall winning retailer, with Pick ‘n Pay and Clicks in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.

The Shopper Survey scoreboard is determined by measuring three key indicators amongst consumers:  brand awareness and familiarity; user ratings and non-user perceptions; and the size of a retailer brand in the market determined by asking consumers which retailers they frequent, and how often.

TNS polled 2,750 consumers in both metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, using random suburb sampling.

The sample population was representative of all race groups, with male and female participants being over 18 years old.

The results of the 2016 The Times Sowetan Shopper Survey:

 Category

1st

2nd

3rd

Liquor

Tops Spar

Shoprite

Pick n Pay

Wholesaler

Makro

Kit KatCash & Carry

Metro Cash & Carry and Metro Hyper

Jewellery

AmericanSwiss

Sterns

Arthur Kaplan

Shoes

Edgars

Woolworths

Spitz

Men’s Clothing

Edgars

Woolworths

Truworths

Women’s clothing

Edgars

Woolworths

Truworths

Children’s and Baby clothing

Woolworths

Ackermans

Edgars

Sports & Outdoor Stores

TotalSports

Sportscene

Edgars Active

Health, Beauty & Fragrance Outlets

Clicks

Dischem

Woolworths

Pharmaceutical

Clicks

Dischem

Medirite (Shoprite/Checkers)

Electronic & Appliances

Game

Clicks

Makro

Entertainment, Online & Book Stores

Musica

CNA

CUM

Home Accessory

Sheet Street

MRP/Mr Price Home

Boardmans

Furniture Stores

Morkels

Bradlows

House&Home

Bed Stores

Bradlows

House&Home

Lewis

Hardware or Building Stores

Cashbuild

Build It

Builders

Tyre & Auto Centres

Tiger Wheel & Tyre

Speedy

Supaquick

Telecoms Stores

Pepcell

MTN Store

Vodashop

Online Stores

Woolworths.co.za

PicknPay.co.za

 

“The economic impact of the last year has definitely been felt by consumers and is evident across the Shopper Survey this year. However, this is not to say they have stopped spending entirely, but rather that they are making trade-offs and being savvier about their purchases,” said Nuala Harris-Morele, Director at Kantar TNS.

“For example, while clothing stores (women’s, men’s, kids and baby) saw a decrease in category usage ranging from 1% to 3%, home accessories saw a 2% increase, and impressively bed stores saw a 4% increase. Within these categories, consumers are opting for stores that provide credit facilities.”

TNS said that the building or hardware stores category saw a 5% increase, and it was also the highest category shopped at last, in the shopper dynamics mobile survey.

 

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