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Africa's luxury goods markets emerge as a powerhouse

Africa's luxury goods markets emerge as a powerhouse

Nairobi Fashion Week 2025 puts regenerative fashion in the spotlight

Nairobi Fashion Week 2025 puts regenerative fashion in the spotlight

11 Feb 2025

Source: © 123rf A recent study by Public Desire ranked the most 'online shopping addicted' countries

Top 10 countries most addicted to online shopping | China tops the list, UK and US follow closely

10 Feb 2025

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Spanish fashion brand Desigual arrives in South Africa

10 Sep 2020

Shoprite CEO Pieter Engelbrecht

Shoprite plans to close stores in Kenya

9 Sep 2020

Gustavo via Pexels

Global consumers ease back into in-store shopping - report

4 Sep 2020

Newly launched virtual event to bring African agrofood, plastprintpack industries together

Newly launched virtual event to bring African agrofood, plastprintpack industries together

4 Sep 2020

Global food prices rise in August

Global food prices rise in August

3 Sep 2020

Timberland strives for net positivity by 2030

Timberland strives for net positivity by 2030

2 Sep 2020

The Watershed reopens with new 'made in Africa' beauty offering

The Watershed reopens with new 'made in Africa' beauty offering

2 Sep 2020

Letlhogonolo Thobejane

#WomensMonth: KFC's Nolo Thobejane on achieving QSR success in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Aug 2020

#WorldEntrepreneursDay: Roque Online is connecting informal traders to larger markets in Angola

#WorldEntrepreneursDay: Roque Online is connecting informal traders to larger markets in Angola

Evan-Lee Courie 21 Aug 2020

Second AfricaRise store opens in Gauteng

Second AfricaRise store opens in Gauteng

21 Aug 2020

Builders expands to East Africa with first store in Kenya

Builders expands to East Africa with first store in Kenya

19 Aug 2020

1 in 4 consumers tried a new brand during pandemic - global report

12 Aug 2020

Do you know where your coffee comes from? The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of knowing about our supply chains. Here, a woman carries harvested coffee beans in a coffee plantation in Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique, in August 2019. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

The coronavirus pandemic requires us to understand food's murky supply chains

Cory Searcy and Pavel Castka 6 Aug 2020

Global food prices continue to rise in July

Global food prices continue to rise in July

6 Aug 2020

Shoprite to discontinue operations in Nigeria

Shoprite to discontinue operations in Nigeria

5 Aug 2020

Andrew Stein on how Game is rediscovering its retail mojo

Andrew Stein on how Game is rediscovering its retail mojo

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Jul 2020

Credit: Polina via Pexels

Food giants appointing teams to focus on plant-based products

30 Jul 2020

Bronwyn Williams stars in Pulp Non-Fiction on Bizcommunity

Bronwyn Williams stars in Pulp Non-Fiction on Bizcommunity

Bizcommunity.com 30 Jul 2020

Network International to acquire DPO in landmark pan-African payments deal

Network International to acquire DPO in landmark pan-African payments deal

29 Jul 2020

Food security: How will we feed 9 billion mouths by 2037?

Food security: How will we feed 9 billion mouths by 2037?

Dr Peter Oberem 27 Jul 2020

Global disruption can have local implications

Global disruption can have local implications

Soromfe Uzomah 27 Jul 2020

Coronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety - keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on

Coronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety - keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on

Jessica Vredenburg and Megan Phillips 24 Jul 2020

How Asia's clothing factories switched to making PPE - but sweatshop problems live on

How Asia's clothing factories switched to making PPE - but sweatshop problems live on

Alessandra Mezzadri and Kanchana N Ruwanpura 23 Jul 2020

Image credit: Retha Ferguson from Pexels

Covid-19 impact on consumption patterns in Africa's key markets

23 Jul 2020

Amazon's Paul Misener on the link between innovation and diversity

Amazon's Paul Misener on the link between innovation and diversity

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Jul 2020

Antibacterial activewear? The claim is just as absurd as it sounds

Antibacterial activewear? The claim is just as absurd as it sounds

Catherine Burke 20 Jul 2020

TFG agrees to buy selected Jet stores and related assets for R480m

TFG agrees to buy selected Jet stores and related assets for R480m

13 Jul 2020

Why is used clothing popular across Africa? We found out in Malawi

Why is used clothing popular across Africa? We found out in Malawi

Dan Banik 10 Jul 2020

Owner of Legit offers to buy part of Edgars

Owner of Legit offers to buy part of Edgars

8 Jul 2020

Customer experience will help retailers overcome the financial hit from coronavirus

Customer experience will help retailers overcome the financial hit from coronavirus

Frederic Dimanche 6 Jul 2020

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RetailSpanish fashion brand Desigual arrives in South Africa

10 Sep 2020

Shoprite CEO Pieter Engelbrecht

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9 Sep 2020

Gustavo via Pexels

RetailGlobal consumers ease back into in-store shopping - report

4 Sep 2020

Newly launched virtual event to bring African agrofood, plastprintpack industries together

AgricultureNewly launched virtual event to bring African agrofood, plastprintpack industries together

4 Sep 2020

Global food prices rise in August

AgricultureGlobal food prices rise in August

3 Sep 2020

Timberland strives for net positivity by 2030

RetailTimberland strives for net positivity by 2030

2 Sep 2020

The Watershed reopens with new 'made in Africa' beauty offering

RetailThe Watershed reopens with new 'made in Africa' beauty offering

2 Sep 2020

Letlhogonolo Thobejane

Retail#WomensMonth: KFC's Nolo Thobejane on achieving QSR success in Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Aug 2020

#WorldEntrepreneursDay: Roque Online is connecting informal traders to larger markets in Angola

Entrepreneurship#WorldEntrepreneursDay: Roque Online is connecting informal traders to larger markets in Angola

Evan-Lee Courie 21 Aug 2020

Second AfricaRise store opens in Gauteng

RetailSecond AfricaRise store opens in Gauteng

21 Aug 2020

Builders expands to East Africa with first store in Kenya

RetailBuilders expands to East Africa with first store in Kenya

19 Aug 2020

Retail1 in 4 consumers tried a new brand during pandemic - global report

12 Aug 2020

Do you know where your coffee comes from? The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of knowing about our supply chains. Here, a woman carries harvested coffee beans in a coffee plantation in Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique, in August 2019. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

RetailThe coronavirus pandemic requires us to understand food's murky supply chains

Cory Searcy and Pavel Castka 6 Aug 2020

Global food prices continue to rise in July

AgricultureGlobal food prices continue to rise in July

6 Aug 2020

Shoprite to discontinue operations in Nigeria

RetailShoprite to discontinue operations in Nigeria

5 Aug 2020

Andrew Stein on how Game is rediscovering its retail mojo

RetailAndrew Stein on how Game is rediscovering its retail mojo

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Jul 2020

Credit: Polina via Pexels

RetailFood giants appointing teams to focus on plant-based products

30 Jul 2020

Bronwyn Williams stars in Pulp Non-Fiction on Bizcommunity

Marketing & MediaBronwyn Williams stars in Pulp Non-Fiction on Bizcommunity

Bizcommunity.com 30 Jul 2020

Network International to acquire DPO in landmark pan-African payments deal

RetailNetwork International to acquire DPO in landmark pan-African payments deal

29 Jul 2020

Food security: How will we feed 9 billion mouths by 2037?

AgricultureFood security: How will we feed 9 billion mouths by 2037?

Dr Peter Oberem 27 Jul 2020

Global disruption can have local implications

EntrepreneurshipGlobal disruption can have local implications

Soromfe Uzomah 27 Jul 2020

Coronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety - keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on

RetailCoronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety - keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on

Jessica Vredenburg and Megan Phillips 24 Jul 2020

How Asia's clothing factories switched to making PPE - but sweatshop problems live on

RetailHow Asia's clothing factories switched to making PPE - but sweatshop problems live on

Alessandra Mezzadri and Kanchana N Ruwanpura 23 Jul 2020

Image credit: Retha Ferguson from Pexels

RetailCovid-19 impact on consumption patterns in Africa's key markets

23 Jul 2020

Amazon's Paul Misener on the link between innovation and diversity

RetailAmazon's Paul Misener on the link between innovation and diversity

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Jul 2020

Antibacterial activewear? The claim is just as absurd as it sounds

RetailAntibacterial activewear? The claim is just as absurd as it sounds

Catherine Burke 20 Jul 2020

TFG agrees to buy selected Jet stores and related assets for R480m

RetailTFG agrees to buy selected Jet stores and related assets for R480m

13 Jul 2020

Why is used clothing popular across Africa? We found out in Malawi

RetailWhy is used clothing popular across Africa? We found out in Malawi

Dan Banik 10 Jul 2020

Owner of Legit offers to buy part of Edgars

RetailOwner of Legit offers to buy part of Edgars

8 Jul 2020

Customer experience will help retailers overcome the financial hit from coronavirus

RetailCustomer experience will help retailers overcome the financial hit from coronavirus

Frederic Dimanche 6 Jul 2020

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3 Jul 2020

The African Continental Free Trade Area - from agreement to implementation

LegalThe African Continental Free Trade Area - from agreement to implementation

Robyn Berger, Theunis Claassen and Catherine Robson 30 Jun 2020

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RetailKim Kardashian West sells stake in beauty brand to Coty for $200m

30 Jun 2020

Scan Display's MD elected global association's first African president

Marketing & MediaScan Display's MD elected global association's first African president

Scan Display 30 Jun 2020

Mr Price reveals impact of SA lockdown and its plans to exit Nigeria

RetailMr Price reveals impact of SA lockdown and its plans to exit Nigeria

29 Jun 2020

RetailThe 50-year evolution of the Game brand

26 Jun 2020

Mondelez International announces senior appointments in sub-Saharan Africa

RetailMondelez International announces senior appointments in sub-Saharan Africa

23 Jun 2020

Coca-Cola Africa commits $17m in response to Covid-19

RetailCoca-Cola Africa commits $17m in response to Covid-19

19 Jun 2020

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Marketing & MediaCMO Council identifies agile brands that have benefitted from opportunities during global lockdown

15 Jun 2020

Africa Food Security 11 via

AgricultureThe impact of Covid-19 on food security in Africa

Professor Njuguna S. Ndung'u 11 Jun 2020