Urbanisation driving retail growth

Urbanisation is the top trend driving retail in South Africa at the moment, according to Gavin Tagg, managing director of Retail Network Services.
As more and more people come to live in the country’s economic centres, they drive a demand for more retail infrastructure, Tagg said at an event hosted by the South African Council of Shopping Centres’ (SACSC) in Gauteng this week.
Globalisation is another dominant force, with more global brands like H&M, Zara, Hamleys and Forever 21 entering the South African market. Read more about Urbanisation driving retail growth