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The Wholesale and Retail Trade of Books and Stationery Industry in South Africa 2020

Louise Mitchell | South Africa | 28 October 2020

The Wholesale and Retail Trade of Books and Stationery Industry in South Africa 2018

Yasmin Mahomedy | South Africa | 29 August 2018

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Report Coverage

This report focuses on the retail and wholesale trade of books and stationery in South Africa, including comprehensive information on the size and state of the sector, circulation, sales and trade data and influencing factors including the ongoing move to digital, competition, environmental concerns and the coronavirus pandemic. There are profiles of 56 companies including retailers such as CNA, PNA and Exclusive Books, publishers such as Caxton and CTP and Macmillan and online retailers such as Takealot and Virtual Bookshelf.

Retail and Wholesale Trade of Books and Stationery in South Africa

The retail sector was severely affected when trade was prohibited during the coronavirus lockdown from March to June 2020. Booksellers and magazine and newspaper publishers were already under pressure due to the recession that constrained consumer spending. The growth in book sales is expected to be below 1% per annum over the next three years while sales of magazines and newspapers are expected to decline. An increase in book sales to state departments in 2019 was offset by a decline of 51% in sales by supermarkets and shops. South Africa is a net importer of stationery and China accounted for nearly half of stationery imports in 2019.

Industry in Decline

The books and stationery sectors operated in a poor economy and declining retail sector over the past year amid continued changes in a highly competitive landscape. The recession at the end of 2019 severely affected demand and resulted in declining magazine and newspaper circulations and, to a lesser extent, reduced advertising revenues. The lockdown exacerbated an already precarious situation for some publications and resulted in the closure of at least 17 magazines and six newspapers, while others announced they would move to digital editions. Retail sales are expected to be affected by the reduction in the number of titles available. Retailers negotiated reduced rental with mall owners during lockdown.

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Table of Contents

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1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
2.1. Industry Value Chain 5
2.2. Geographic Position 6
3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 6
4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 17
4.1. Local 17
4.1.1. Trade 20
4.1.2. Corporate Actions 22
4.1.3. Regulations 23
4.1.4. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 24
4.2. Continental 25
4.3. International 27
5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 29
5.1. Coronavirus 29
5.2. Economic Environment 31
5.3. Rising Input Costs 33
5.4. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 33
5.5. Environmental Concerns 34
5.6. Labour 36
6. COMPETITION 37
6.1. Barriers to Entry 38
7. SWOT ANALYSIS 38
8. OUTLOOK 39
9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 40
10. REFERENCES 40
10.1. Publications 40
10.2. Websites 41
APPENDIX 1 42
Summary of Notable players 42
COMPANY PROFILES 49
ADAMS BOOKSELLERS (PTY) LTD 49
AMAZON.COM INC 51
BIC (SOUTH AFRICA) (RF) (PTY) LTD 55
BIDVEST BRANDED PRODUCTS HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD 57
BK INK CC 60
BOOK LOUNGE CC 62
BOOKS MAGAZINES AND STATIONERY CC 63
BOOKSITE (PTY) LTD 68
BRIDGE BOOKS CC 70
C ROELOFSE 72
C THOMPSON 73
CAXTON AND CTP PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS LTD 74
CHRISTELIKE UITGEWERSMAATSKAPPY (PTY) LTD 79
CIRCULAR OFFICE SUPPLIES AND PRINTERS CC 82
CNA OPERATIONS (PTY) LTD 84
ESTORIL BOOKS AND STATIONERS (FOURWAYS) (PTY) LTD 86
EXCLUSIVE BOOKS GROUP (PTY) LTD 88
EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SERVICES CC 92
FLIP FILE (PTY) LTD 94
FOGARTY'S BOOKSHOP CC 96
FORMS MEDIA INDEPENDENT (AFRICA) (PTY) LTD 98
FRANK R THOROLD (PTY) LTD 100
FREEDOM STATIONERY (PTY) LTD 102
HARGRAVES LIBRARY SERVICE (PTY) LTD 104
INTERSTAT STATIONERY (PTY) LTD 106
JUTA AND COMPANY (PTY) LTD 108
KND TRADE CC 111
LOOT ONLINE (PTY) LTD 112
LORMIK CC 114
LOVE BOOKS (PTY) LTD 116
MACMILLAN SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 117
MASSMART HOLDINGS LTD 120
MEDIA24 (PTY) LTD 126
MELBRO RETAIL (PTY) LTD 134
MIND MATTERS EDUCATIONAL BOOK DISTRIBUTERS CC 136
NATIONAL STATIONERY CC 138
OFFICE NATIONAL AFRICA (PTY) LTD 140
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD 142
PARCELNINJA (PTY) LTD 145
PETERS PAPERS (PTY) LTD 147
PICK N PAY STORES LTD 149
PNA STATIONERS (PTY) LTD 154
PRIMA TOY AND LEISURE TRADING (PTY) LTD 158
PROCURE TRADE (PTY) LTD 160
RNA RETAIL GROUP (PTY) LTD 162
SHALMAY FAKIE GROUP CC 163
SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LTD 165
SPAR GROUP LTD (THE) 170
TAKEALOT ONLINE (RF) (PTY) LTD 176
TASMAYA WHOLESALERS CC 181
TREFOIL MANUFACTURING (PTY) LTD 183
VAN SCHAIK BOOKSTORE (PTY) LTD 185
VAN'S OFFICE SUPPLIES (EASTERN CAPE) CC 189
VIRTUAL BOOKSHELF CC 190
WEST PACK LIFE STYLE (PTY) LTD 191
WORDSWORTH BOOKS CC 193

Report Coverage

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the books and stationery industry, factors influencing their success, challenges, and changing trends influenced by technological advances. It includes comprehensive profiles of 42 companies in the books and stationery sector including major booksellers like Exclusive Books and increasingly successful independent booksellers including The Book Lounge and Love Books, as well as online sellers such as Takealot. It profiles players in the stationery sector including CNA and RNA Stationers and dominant wholesalers Silveray and Waltons.

Wholesale and Retail Trade of Books and Stationery

This report focuses on the wholesale and retail trade of reading matter and stationery. Sales of books, newspapers and stationery account for 3.1% of overall retail sales, and this sector is dominated by educational books. The market for books, news, and stationery is expected to record revenue of R39.3bn in 2019.

State of The Industry

Unit sales of books declined by 7% in 2017 as poor economic conditions affected disposable income, a trend which has continued in 2018. The rand’s decline will result in further increases in the cost of imported books while cost pressures are mounting for local publishers. South Africa remains relatively unaffected by the international shift to e-books. Educational books account for 75% of book sales and production in this sector is almost entirely local, and predominantly paper-baed. The market for South African fiction remains relatively tiny, and most of that market is for Afrikaans fiction. While digitisation has resulted in reduced demand for paper-based products, it has also expanded the scope of the stationery suppliers industry with products like printing cartridges, printing paper and labels.

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The Wholesale and Retail Trade of Books and Stationery Industry in South Africa 2018

Full Report

R 1 900.00(ZAR) estimated $100.20 (USD)*

Industry Overview

R 1 330.00(ZAR) estimated $ 70.14 (USD)*

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The Wholesale and Retail Trade of Books and Stationery Industry in South Africa 2020-10-28

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Table of Contents

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PAGE
1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY 1
2.1. Industry Value Chain 3
2.2. Geographic Position 4
3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY 5
4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY 8
4.1. Local 8
4.1.1. Corporate Actions 12
4.1.2. Regulations 12
4.1.3. Enterprise Development and Social Economic Development 13
4.2. Continental 14
4.3. International 15
5. INFLUENCING FACTORS 16
5.1. Economic Environment 16
5.2. Rising Operating Costs 17
5.3. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation 17
5.4. Labour 19
5.5. Cyclicality 19
5.6. Environmental Concerns 20
6. COMPETITION 20
6.1. Barriers to Entry 21
7. SWOT ANALYSIS 22
8. OUTLOOK 22
9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS 23
10. REFERENCES 23
10.1. Publications 23
10.2. Websites 23
APPENDIX 1 25
Summary of Major Players 25
COMPANY PROFILES 31
ADAMS BOOKSELLERS (PTY) LTD 31
AMAZON.COM INC 33
BIDVEST OFFICE AND PRINT HOLDINGS LTD 37
BOOK LOUNGE CC 40
BOOKS MAGAZINES AND STATIONERY CC 42
BOOKSITE (PTY) LTD 47
BRIDGE BOOKS CC 49
CAXTON AND CTP PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS LTD 50
CHRISTELIKE UITGEWERSMAATSKAPPY (PTY) LTD 55
EBOOK SHOP CC 58
EDCON LTD 59
ESTORIL BOOKS AND STATIONERS (FOURWAYS) (PTY) LTD 63
EXCLUSIVE BOOKS GROUP (PTY) LTD 65
EXECUTIVE INFORMATION SERVICES CC 69
FLIP FILE (PTY) LTD 71
FORMS MEDIA INDEPENDENT (AFRICA) (PTY) LTD 72
FRANK R THOROLD (PTY) LTD 74
FREEDOM STATIONERY (PTY) LTD 76
HARGRAVES LIBRARY SERVICE (PTY) LTD 78
INTERSTAT STATIONERY (PTY) LTD 80
JUTA AND COMPANY (PTY) LTD 82
LOOT ONLINE (PTY) LTD 85
LOVE BOOKS (PTY) LTD 87
MACMILLAN SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD 88
MASSMART HOLDINGS LTD 91
MEDIA24 (PTY) LTD 97
MIND MATTERS EDUCATIONAL BOOK DISTRIBUTERS CC 105
NATIONAL STATIONERY CC 106
PARCELNINJA (PTY) LTD 108
PETERS PAPERS (PTY) LTD 110
PICK N PAY STORES LTD 112
PNA STATIONERS (PTY) LTD 117
PRIMA TOY AND LEISURE TRADING (PTY) LTD 121
PROCURE TRADE (PTY) LTD 124
RNA RETAIL GROUP (PTY) LTD 125
SHALMAY FAKIE GROUP CC 126
SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LTD 128
SPAR GROUP LTD (THE) 133
TAKEALOT ONLINE (RF) (PTY) LTD 138
TREFOIL MANUFACTURING (PTY) LTD 141
VAN SCHAIK BOOKSTORE (PTY) LTD 143
VIRTUAL BOOKSHELF CC 147
WORDSWORTH BOOKS CC 148