The Vuleka Platform is structured to support an entire trading ecosystem within the informal sector. The platform connects small manufacturers and large wholesalers to spaza shop owners via their platform. The platform also provides the shop owner an opportunity to sell their goods directly to consumers.The platform further takes responsibility to collect goods from the manufacturers and wholesalers and to deliver these goods to the shop owners
Spaza Shop owner Downloads Vuleka App and places order.
Goods are order from Manufacturer and delivered at our Vuleka Offices.
Goods are delivered within 24 hours to the Spaza Shop Owner.
The Vuleka buying group is a collective buying organisation that offers our members access to leading brands and suppliers regardless of their size.
We have one centralised warehouse where we house stock but we also have micro distribution centres in partnership with independent entrepreneurs who live within the communities that we service.
We provide insights to manufacturers about their products in the informal sector /Tier 3.
For manufacturers of FMCG goods we provide a route to market solution into our large database of informal business owners.
We provide basic business training to Informal business owners to help them to make a profit and to become sustainable,
We build credit profiles for informal and unbanked business owners then provide them with credit (loans) in order to acquire stock from us.