Responding to clients needs for detailed information about a specific town, without the expense of commissioned consumer research, Douglas Parker Associates offers specific Town Reports that are compiled from secondary data and interviews with the local authorities.

Considerably more detailed than the information published in Towns of South Africa, these reports are compiled on request and therefore contain the most up to date information available.

Details include an overview of recent and pending investments, infrastructural changes, residential, commercial and industrial developments, council initiatives and estimates of current population. They also include a ten year history of growth trends, and forecasts for the next ten years.

They very often precede more detailed research to first check out the size and likely growth rate of a town.

Additional modules may be added, such as a census of establishments to assess likely market opportunities, or the extent to which a town may be overtraded.

With the Stop/Go history of some of our industrial and mining towns, these reports are essential for a sound understanding of the market dynamics.

To find our more about Town Reports, please complete the Enquiry Form.