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Small-scale retailers will need to adapt to survive and thrive

25 Jul 2023

Key trends shaking up Africa's lucrative informal retail sector in 2023

Key trends shaking up Africa's lucrative informal retail sector in 2023

27 Jan 2023

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The "end" of the shopkeeper (and other retail trends)

The "end" of the shopkeeper (and other retail trends)

Wynand Smit 29 Aug 2018

#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

2 Aug 2018

Kenyan e-commerce startup Sokowatch raises $2m seed round

Kenyan e-commerce startup Sokowatch raises $2m seed round

Tom Jackson 30 Jul 2018

Kenyan startup Tanda launches inventory-management solution

Kenyan startup Tanda launches inventory-management solution

Tom Jackson 6 Jun 2018

#AfricaMonth: Beware - Africa's brand growth comes with counterfeiting challenges

Vanessa Ferguson 25 May 2018

Nielsen Consumer 360 event unpacks major shifts in SA's consumer landscape

Nielsen Consumer 360 event unpacks major shifts in SA's consumer landscape

21 May 2018

Jaza Duka benefits local communities by giving them quicker, more reliable access to the products they need most to support their families.

Pilot study to overcome cash constraints for entrepreneurs

9 May 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Jan 2018

Mastercard-Spazapp collaboration brings cashless payments to informal retailers

Mastercard-Spazapp collaboration brings cashless payments to informal retailers

15 Nov 2017

How safe is the food on your plate?

19 Sep 2017

#FreshConnections: Maryla Masojada on the state of fresh produce retail in SA

#FreshConnections: Maryla Masojada on the state of fresh produce retail in SA

Lauren Hartzenberg 12 Sep 2017

Selling Brazilian fashions, the women of Angola's ‘suitcase trade' spot trends and pedal dreams

Selling Brazilian fashions, the women of Angola's ‘suitcase trade' spot trends and pedal dreams

Léa Barreau Tran 17 Jul 2017

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

6 Jul 2017

Senegal's corner shops go digital to track trade

Senegal's corner shops go digital to track trade

19 Jun 2017

Uganda's second Slow Food Earth Market launched in Manafwa

13 Apr 2017

Stuart Miles via

Manufacturers, experts decry labelling of Nigerian goods as Made-in-Asia

11 Jun 2015

Counterfeit medicine trade targets Africa's poor

Counterfeit medicine trade targets Africa's poor

24 Aug 2013

Paddy Hartdegen

This is lateral thinking of the first order

Paddy Hartdegen 4 Jul 2013

If you're content, we're content

If you're content, we're content

Bizcommunity.com 18 Mar 2013

[2013 trends] Pdf of 2013 Biz Trends Report now available

[2013 trends] Pdf of 2013 Biz Trends Report now available

Bizcommunity.com 13 Feb 2013

[2013 trends] Malls set to 'mobilise' consumers like never before

[2013 trends] Malls set to 'mobilise' consumers like never before

Doug Mayne 28 Jan 2013

[2013 trends] Africa finding its own solutions using mobile tech

[2013 trends] Africa finding its own solutions using mobile tech

Dr KF Lai 25 Jan 2013

[2013 trends] Eyes front and centre

[2013 trends] Eyes front and centre

Abey Mokgwatsane 18 Jan 2013

Young researchers excel at the 2012 SAMRA conference

Young researchers excel at the 2012 SAMRA conference

28 Aug 2012

Ghana bans 'invader' traders from streets

7 Jun 2012

How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news

How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news

Bizcommunity.com 3 Oct 2011

Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Bizcommunity.com 20 Sep 2011

Bridging Africa's digital divide: an opportunity

Bridging Africa's digital divide: an opportunity

23 Nov 2010

Southern Africa: Women traders "blocked" from the "big business"

Servaas van den Bosch 17 Aug 2010

More news

The "end" of the shopkeeper (and other retail trends)

The "end" of the shopkeeper (and other retail trends)

Wynand Smit 29 Aug 2018

#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

#PIPC2018: The role of affordable payment solutions in promoting financial inclusion

2 Aug 2018

Kenyan e-commerce startup Sokowatch raises $2m seed round

Kenyan e-commerce startup Sokowatch raises $2m seed round

Tom Jackson 30 Jul 2018

Kenyan startup Tanda launches inventory-management solution

Kenyan startup Tanda launches inventory-management solution

Tom Jackson 6 Jun 2018

#AfricaMonth: Beware - Africa's brand growth comes with counterfeiting challenges

Vanessa Ferguson 25 May 2018

Nielsen Consumer 360 event unpacks major shifts in SA's consumer landscape

Nielsen Consumer 360 event unpacks major shifts in SA's consumer landscape

21 May 2018

Jaza Duka benefits local communities by giving them quicker, more reliable access to the products they need most to support their families.

Pilot study to overcome cash constraints for entrepreneurs

9 May 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

Lauren Hartzenberg 29 Jan 2018

Mastercard-Spazapp collaboration brings cashless payments to informal retailers

Mastercard-Spazapp collaboration brings cashless payments to informal retailers

15 Nov 2017

How safe is the food on your plate?

19 Sep 2017

#FreshConnections: Maryla Masojada on the state of fresh produce retail in SA

#FreshConnections: Maryla Masojada on the state of fresh produce retail in SA

Lauren Hartzenberg 12 Sep 2017

Selling Brazilian fashions, the women of Angola's ‘suitcase trade' spot trends and pedal dreams

Selling Brazilian fashions, the women of Angola's ‘suitcase trade' spot trends and pedal dreams

Léa Barreau Tran 17 Jul 2017

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

6 Jul 2017

Senegal's corner shops go digital to track trade

Senegal's corner shops go digital to track trade

19 Jun 2017

Uganda's second Slow Food Earth Market launched in Manafwa

13 Apr 2017

Stuart Miles via

Manufacturers, experts decry labelling of Nigerian goods as Made-in-Asia

11 Jun 2015

Counterfeit medicine trade targets Africa's poor

Counterfeit medicine trade targets Africa's poor

24 Aug 2013

Paddy Hartdegen

This is lateral thinking of the first order

Paddy Hartdegen 4 Jul 2013

If you're content, we're content

If you're content, we're content

Bizcommunity.com 18 Mar 2013

[2013 trends] Pdf of 2013 Biz Trends Report now available

[2013 trends] Pdf of 2013 Biz Trends Report now available

Bizcommunity.com 13 Feb 2013

[2013 trends] Malls set to 'mobilise' consumers like never before

[2013 trends] Malls set to 'mobilise' consumers like never before

Doug Mayne 28 Jan 2013

[2013 trends] Africa finding its own solutions using mobile tech

[2013 trends] Africa finding its own solutions using mobile tech

Dr KF Lai 25 Jan 2013

[2013 trends] Eyes front and centre

[2013 trends] Eyes front and centre

Abey Mokgwatsane 18 Jan 2013

Young researchers excel at the 2012 SAMRA conference

Young researchers excel at the 2012 SAMRA conference

28 Aug 2012

Ghana bans 'invader' traders from streets

7 Jun 2012

How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news

How to contribute to Bizcommunity, from op-ed pieces to news

Bizcommunity.com 3 Oct 2011

Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Bizcommunity launches new dedicated sectors, newsletters

Bizcommunity.com 20 Sep 2011

Bridging Africa's digital divide: an opportunity

Bridging Africa's digital divide: an opportunity

23 Nov 2010

Southern Africa: Women traders "blocked" from the "big business"

Servaas van den Bosch 17 Aug 2010

Zim: Clothing retail giants endure tough market

Zim: Clothing retail giants endure tough market

Dumisani Ndlela 8 Mar 2010

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