Retail

Ben Leo: South Africa’s richest, potential-loaded retail markets may not be where you think

Published by Ben Leo on 6 July 2019

South Africa’s top five largest informal markets.

A Tunisian entrepreneur gets dressed for success

Published by Vanessa Bauza on 18 February 2019

Ameni Mansouri, co-founder and chief executive officer of Dabchy, talks about leaving her job in Paris to launch a start-up in Tunis—and why bigger is not always better.

Cosmic retail boom in Côte d’Ivoire as economic recovery spurs shift to formal shopping

Published by Staff Writer on 20 December 2018

Côte d’Ivoire’s most extensive shopping and leisure centre sees record footfall in opening weeks.

Nielsen ranking: African countries with the best prospects for business

Published by Staff Writer on 30 November 2018

Fierce competition amongst Africa’s top country prospects.

Michael Mugasa: Kenya – which way for homebred, local retailers?

Published by Michael Mugasa on 13 August 2018

Local retailers will have to set their sights beyond the short term, says partner at PwC Kenya.

Profit-making idea: Open up cross-border e-commerce and delivery

Published by Justin Probyn on 8 August 2018

Bridging the gap with cross-border e-commerce.

China’s ‘Little Africa’ losing its allure

Published by Franck Kuwonu on 4 August 2018

A downturn in a Chinese city once bustling with African traders and brokers.

‘We sell bananas’: Twiga Foods CEO on building a market-relevant business in Kenya

Published by Grant Brooke on 30 July 2018

African entrepreneurs cannot easily satisfy preconceived notions of venture-backed businesses, while solving problems in a scalable and sustainable (and profitable) way.

The journey so far: Faith Kabira, founder and CEO, Aleezas

Published by Nelly Murungi on 14 June 2018

‘I wish I knew that entrepreneurship was the tougher mountain to climb than employment.’

Startup snapshot: Y Combinator-backed B2B marketplace wants to be the Alibaba of Africa

Published by Justin Probyn on 12 June 2018

Morocco-based WaystoCap is an online B2B marketplace for businesses in Africa to buy and sell goods.

Trailblazing online shopping in Rwanda

Published by Oluwabusayomi Sotunde on 11 June 2018

Yvette Uwimpaye sees untapped opportunity in Rwanda’s e-commerce industry.

The journey so far: Jean-Philippe Kayobotsi, CEO, Brioche Café Bistro

Published by Justin Probyn on 17 May 2018

‘A good idea is not a guarantee of funding. It is important to know that in advance, not to be discouraged, but to be prepared.’

Baking from the heart: Breaking into the fast-moving consumer goods industry

Published by Jeanette Clark on 14 May 2018

Mother-and-daughter-team build expanding bakery business.

What Kenyan e-commerce firms can learn from the Chinese experience

Published by Wenhao Zhang on 1 January 2018

Kenya’s e-commerce scene can be viewed as similar to that of China in the early 2000s.