Browse 1,022,993 retail companies in South Africa — registry-sourced from CIPC, scoped to NACE 47. Each record carries up to 500 firmographic attributes — from Registration Number and registered address to revenue, headcount and corporate group structure. The largest by revenue are PICK N PAY HOLDINGS (RF) LTD ($49.8B), MASSMART RETAIL (PTY) LTD ($35.7B) and CONTINENTAL TYRE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD ($18.5B).
Top companies
The largest retail companies in South Africa by revenue are PICK N PAY HOLDINGS (RF) LTD ($49.8B), MASSMART RETAIL (PTY) LTD ($35.7B) and CONTINENTAL TYRE SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD ($18.5B). The directory below ranks them — sort any column, or filter by sub-sector, company size and region.
Last updated June 2026.
Every South African retail companies record with all attributes, by API, bulk export or CRM enrichment.
Showing 25 of 1,022,993 South African retail companies· click a column to sort, or a company for its full record
| Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in specialised stores | 63 | $49.8B | |
| Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating | 495 | $35.7B | |
| Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores | 2,012 | $18.5B | |
| Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores | 48 | $16.8B | |
| Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores | 10 | $14.7B | |
| Other retail sale in non-specialised stores | 15 | $14.2B | |
| Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating | 495 | $8.6B | |
| Retail sale of beverages in specialised stores | 85 | $6B | |
| Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores | 0 | $5.8B | |
| Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores | 32,000 | $4.8B | |
| Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores | 6 | $4.8B | |
| Other retail sale in non-specialised stores | 465 | $4.8B | |
| Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores | 45 | $4.2B | |
| Retail sale of beverages in specialised stores | 10 | $4.2B | |
| Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores | 50 | $3.2B | |
| Other retail sale in non-specialised stores | 44 | $3.1B | |
| Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores | 84 | $3.1B | |
| Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds, fertilisers, pet animals and pet food in specialised stores | 195 | $2.7B | |
| Dispensing chemist in specialised stores | 6 | $2.7B | |
| Retail trade not in stores, stalls or markets | 54 | $2.7B | |
| Other retail sale in non-specialised stores | 159 | $2.5B | |
| Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating | 0 | $2.5B | |
| Other retail sale in non-specialised stores | 20 | $1.9B | |
| Other retail sale in non-specialised stores | 22 | $1.5B | |
| Dispensing chemist in specialised stores | 500 | $1.2B |
This is a sample. The full database holds 1,022,993 South African retail companies, each with every attribute in the dictionary below.
Database overview
Distributions across all 1,022,993 retail companies in South Africa — registry-sourced from CIPC and refreshed daily.
These distributions are computed from the full South African retail companies database, not the sample above.
Data coverage
South Africa business database
Legal name, registered address, NACE sub-sector, legal form, founding year and website. Every record is keyed to its Registration Number — the stable CIPC identifier that survives name changes and rebrands, making it the most reliable CRM deduplication key for South Africa data.
Each company is geocoded to GPS coordinates covering its registered seat and operating locations across South Africa, with a precision level on every point — useful for territory planning and proximity targeting.
Records carry the Registration Number and, where applicable, the VAT registration number, with a flag for when the two coincide. These are the cleanest match keys for enriching lists and cross-referencing against the national tax authority and your CRM.
InfobelPRO resolves the corporate hierarchy — parent, subsidiaries and the size of the worldwide corporate family — so sales and compliance teams can see who controls an entity before engaging or onboarding it.
Annual revenue in local currency, EUR and USD, employee headcount and founding year, with multi-year history where filed. Figures are sourced from CIPC filings and carry an Actual-or-Modeled reliability flag.
Data dictionary
The full field catalogue behind each record. Contact data (email, phone, executives) is part of the licensed dataset but is never displayed on this page.
Source comparison
CIPC gives you legal registration data. InfobelPRO adds the commercial intelligence sales, marketing and compliance teams actually need.
| Attribute | CIPCFree official registry | InfobelPRO |
|---|---|---|
| Registration Number | Yes | Yes — on 99.9% of records |
| Legal name & registered address | Yes | Yes |
| Company status (HQ / branch) | Yes | Yes — daily sync |
| NACE sub-sector classification | Yes | Yes — up to 6 codes |
| Annual revenue (local / EUR / USD) | Filings only | Yes — multi-currency |
| Employee count | No | Yes |
| Decision-maker contacts | No | Yes — licensed |
| Geocoded coordinates | No | Yes |
| Corporate group structure | Filings only | Yes — full hierarchy |
| API access | No | Yes — REST API |
| Bulk export (CSV / JSON / Parquet) | No | Yes |
| Update frequency | Periodic (filings) | Daily sync |
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