Massmart Growth Summit

A Growth Summit is a large sourcing event. For selected entrepreneurs, it is an exciting opportunity to pitch their products to a merchant and potentially get a product in the hands of millions of our customers. Products must be made, grown or assembled in the designated country of the event in order to be considered for the event.

All pitches are one-on-one meetings to provide opportunities for potential deals supplying our stores and formats or participating in our multiple global online marketplaces.

In addition to the pitch meetings, the event includes a series of breakout sessions designed to inform and educate business owners of all sizes on what it’s like to do business with Massmart.

As an international retailer, Walmart brings value to customers and communities worldwide, and we understand that local entrepreneurs and manufacturers are vital to the success of the global retail sector. We see huge potential for suppliers to grow their businesses by leveraging the unique scale and global distribution opportunity that we provide. We also believe that by significantly accelerating our international suppliers, we are helping more local businesses reach our customers, while creating jobs and strengthening communities across the globe.

When applications open for each event, you will submit through an exclusive link provided by RangeMe.com. You will be able to access the link when applications go live, but now is a great time to set up a free account on www.RangeMe.com and begin building a robust product portfolio and supplier profile. Completing this information now on www.RangeMe.com will streamline the required steps once the process starts. 

The application process happens through two steps:

1. Create a free profile that includes your company and product information. Note: You won’t be able to "apply” for the Growth Summit without completing this crucial first step.

2. Apply! You will receive a dedicated link that takes you to a questionnaire designed for Massmart to learn more about your business and capabilities.

RangeMe is the product discovery and sourcing platform where retailers and suppliers discover, connect, and grow their business. Walmart Inc. has partnered with this web platform – RangeMe for gathering all item and company information for Growth Summits. Subject to space availability, only items submitted on RangeMe during the application period will be considered. 

Yes. Your products must be made, grown, or assembled in Africa.

Yes. You can find general supplier requirements, but additional requirements for each market will be shared during each event.

All items submitted by the supplier can be viewed on the RangeMe platform.

All companies that submit by the deadline will receive an email confirming their submission after the application period closes. If your product and company meet our criteria, we will extend a meeting invitation, outlining which category and product was selected, if appropriate.

Invited companies will be offered the opportunity to include a maximum of two (2) attendees if selected to attend in person.

You will receive a confirmation email and be included in the communication stream for event attendees.

Your product pitch should focus on items appropriate for the category for which you are meeting. Please limit your product pitch meetings to the items listed in your confirmed meeting invitation (and any color/size/style variants that are appropriate for the category listed in the confirmed meeting information).

Marketplace sellers are uniquely positioned to tap into our omnichannel capabilities and be among the first candidates considered for the Massmart Growth Summit. Established Marketplace sellers bring millions of exciting products already. With the Massmart Growth Summit opportunity, together we can expand these offerings to our stores and formats across the world to get popular Marketplace products in the hands of millions of our brick-and-mortar customers. Learn more about the Marketplace seller qualification process here