Makro

Makro exists in Durban because the city's economy runs on small business—spaza shops, restaurant kitchens, taxi services, and traders who need bulk pricing and volume supply. KZN's manufacturing and retail sectors depend on wholesalers who understand that a corner grocer buying thirty 2-litre bottles of cooking oil isn't the same customer as a suburban household. Durban's port brings import goods, its factories produce goods that need to move, and its informal economy operates on thin margins where bulk discounts matter fundamentally. The supermarket category here includes the wholesale tier because Durban's economic structure requires it. Makro's role in the city goes beyond retail—it's part of the supply chain that keeps informal traders stocked and small business owners competitive. The store's presence reflects what Durban actually needs, not what a national retail formula prescribes.