South Africans preferred buying from small businesses this Black Friday - data
Independent small businesses have increased their turnover this Black Friday.

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The Money Show’s Bruce Whitfield interviewed Katlego Maphai, CEO at Yoco, South Africa’s largest independent mobile point-of-sale (POS) provider.
It’s been a strange year…
Katlego Maphai, CEO - Yoco
It’s a moderate increase of 15% year-on-year… We had our biggest volume of the year [on Black Friday] … perhaps consumers are starting to prefer small?
Katlego Maphai, CEO - Yoco
Money… is supporting small…
Katlego Maphai, CEO - Yoco
Listen to the interview in the audio below.

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