Retail

The Alibaba of Africa: WaystoCap provides a platform for businesses to buy and sell goods

Published by Gloria Mwaniga Odary on 19 January 2021

Like the winding highways that connect the five African countries in which WaystoCap operates, Niama El Bassunie’s journey to becoming a tech entrepreneur took many twists.

Selling consumer goods in an unstable economy: How Ka Da Terra is making it work in Mozambique

Published by Jeanette Clark on 12 January 2021

Úrsula Pais, founder of Ka Da Terra Supermercados, adapted her business in response to Mozambique’s economic troubles.

Smaller packs and increased food spending: Trends that will shape Nigeria’s retail sector in 2021

Published by Staff Writer on 12 January 2021

The impact of the pandemic, rising inflation, border closures and other issues drove significant changes in behaviour for retailers, distributors and manufacturers.

Kenya’s Peter Njonjo left his corporate job to build a company that connects farmers with small shopkeepers

Published by Gloria Mwaniga Odary on 4 January 2021

Peter Njonjo’s mission was straightforward: make food more affordable for Kenyans, who spend about 46% of their household income on food – among the highest percentage in the world.

Nigerian startup connects retail stores to customers based on their location

Published by Nelly Murungi on 4 January 2021

One Kiosk is a Nigerian online platform that connects local store owners with customers based on their location.

Egypt: Entrepreneur builds e-commerce platform that connects small retailers to suppliers

Published by Gloria Mwaniga Odary on 2 January 2021

Belal El-Megharbel, CEO of MaxAB, describes how he grew his business from a small warehouse outside Cairo to a platform that features 22,000 retailers selling everything from dairy products to laundry detergent.

‘Its pure, hardcore survival’: Jumia Uganda CEO on business conditions in light of Covid-19

Published by Ron Kawamara on 11 December 2020

Ecommerce CEO explains how Covid-19 and the lockdown have impacted Uganda’s business environment.

How So Fresh tapped into an opportunity in Nigeria’s healthy food market

Published by David I. Adeleke on 7 December 2020

Talking business with the CEO and co-founder of So Fresh, a healthy food restaurant and retail chain.

Africa’s retail sector: Market dynamics and the opportunities available

Published by Knight Frank on 2 December 2020

As a result of the economic challenges, some stemming from and others exacerbated by Covid-19, performance in Africa’s retail sector has remained subdued.

Etop Ikpe wants to transform how vehicles are bought, financed and serviced in Africa

Published by Jeanette Clark on 1 December 2020

Ikpe’s new venture aims to address the pain points of buying, selling and repairing cars in Africa, regarded as the final frontier for the global automotive industry.

Profit-making idea: Last-mile e-commerce distribution in South Africa

Published by Sven Hugo on 19 November 2020

In the next five years, e-commerce platforms may approach smaller, local service providers to deliver parcels by bicycle or scooter.

South Africa: Naspers-backed company spots gap to streamline the food service supply chain

Published by Sven Hugo on 11 November 2020

We talk to Food Supply Network CEO and co-founder Gert Steyn about building an ecosystem for the food service industry.

Tanzanian company connects farmers to fresh produce buyers

Published by Nelly Murungi on 10 November 2020

Kilimo Fresh is a Tanzanian online fresh produce platform that connects smallholder farmers to buyers.

South Africa’s township food economy remains underserved

Published by Jeanette Clark on 3 November 2020

South Africa’s townships offer more than meets the eye for food producers and retailers.

Retail

The Alibaba of Africa: WaystoCap provides a platform for businesses to buy and sell goods

Selling consumer goods in an unstable economy: How Ka Da Terra is making it work in Mozambique

Smaller packs and increased food spending: Trends that will shape Nigeria’s retail sector in 2021

Kenya’s Peter Njonjo left his corporate job to build a company that connects farmers with small shopkeepers

Nigerian startup connects retail stores to customers based on their location

Egypt: Entrepreneur builds e-commerce platform that connects small retailers to suppliers

‘Its pure, hardcore survival’: Jumia Uganda CEO on business conditions in light of Covid-19

How So Fresh tapped into an opportunity in Nigeria’s healthy food market

Africa’s retail sector: Market dynamics and the opportunities available

Etop Ikpe wants to transform how vehicles are bought, financed and serviced in Africa

Profit-making idea: Last-mile e-commerce distribution in South Africa

South Africa: Naspers-backed company spots gap to streamline the food service supply chain

Tanzanian company connects farmers to fresh produce buyers

South Africa’s township food economy remains underserved

Eight agribusiness and food opportunities in Africa worth pursuing in 2021

South African soft drink brand taps into global health trend

Uber-for-tractors platform makes agricultural machinery affordable for African small-scale farmers

An African sneaker brand: Founder of Bathu explains how he built his business

How to build a private schools business in Africa

Agribusiness in Africa: Investor reveals which areas hold the most potential

Entrepreneur wants Uganda to have a bigger slice of the $7bn market for superfood moringa

The Nigerian entrepreneur behind Africa’s response to Paypal and Stripe

Profit-making idea: Manufacturing affordable feed for Ghana’s poultry industry

Ghana: Entrepreneur builds business by turning cocoa waste into organic fertiliser

How Covid-19 did what poverty could not: Convince Africa it needs to manufacture

The Alibaba of Africa: WaystoCap provides a platform for businesses to buy and sell goods

Profit-making idea: Providing grain storage space for Ghana’s maize farmers

Nine entrepreneurs producing branded food products in Africa

Ugandan company streamlines vehicle maintenance through online platform

Entrepreneur explains the ups and downs of building a seed company in Ghana

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