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First West African Lesaffre Baking Center opened in Abidjan

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#BizTrends2020: Disrupting legacy African payments - going digital

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Africa gains prominence in Global Retail Development Index 2019

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#BizTrends2020: Africa's double-edged consumer demand

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Pick n Pay mentorship app launched to empower small suppliers

Pick n Pay mentorship app launched to empower small suppliers

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Unilever unveils €85m food innovation centre in the Netherlands

Unilever unveils €85m food innovation centre in the Netherlands

9 Dec 2019

GoDaddy integrates with WooCommerce, simplifying e-commerce set up on WordPress

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6 Dec 2019

Customers can now contact Makro directly via WhatsApp

Customers can now contact Makro directly via WhatsApp

5 Dec 2019

35% growth in Black Friday online sales points to prepared shoppers, industry resilience

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4 Dec 2019

Strategies to unlock retail growth in 2020

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Blockchain, driven by IoT, can save food industry $31bn by 2024

Blockchain, driven by IoT, can save food industry $31bn by 2024

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Checkers pilots 60-minute grocery delivery service

Checkers pilots 60-minute grocery delivery service

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What SA's FMCG space can learn from Kenya

What SA's FMCG space can learn from Kenya

Andrew Dawson 25 Nov 2019

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South African retailers reveal deals for Black Friday 2019

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Annual digital commerce spend to climb to $19tn by 2024

Annual digital commerce spend to climb to $19tn by 2024

20 Nov 2019

Dynamicweb, Braintree partner up to offer true e-commerce

Dynamicweb, Braintree partner up to offer true e-commerce

20 Nov 2019

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Tommy Hilfiger aims for 100% 3D apparel design

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RetailFirst West African Lesaffre Baking Center opened in Abidjan

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Retail#BizTrends2020: Disrupting legacy African payments - going digital

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Retail#BizTrends2020: The future of retailing in sub-Saharan Africa

Christele Chokossa 8 Jan 2020

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Annual digital commerce spend to climb to $19tn by 2024

RetailAnnual digital commerce spend to climb to $19tn by 2024

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Dynamicweb, Braintree partner up to offer true e-commerce

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Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

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RetailSA retailers still not fully embracing online opportunity - Accenture

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Ramaphosa opens South Africa's first smartphone factory

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