Makro comprises 12 warehouse clubs in South Africa and two similar formats in Zimbabwe trading in food, general merchandise and liquor. All stores operate in major metropolitan areas and, apart from the food offering which is largely resold by independent traders into the LSM 3 – 6 markets, all target the LSM 5 – 10 market.The low-expense/low-margin trading philosophy is manifest in the distribution of high volumes of merchandise in selected categories at very competitive prices.