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Customer Experience Africa Awards return for 2nd Edition

Customer Experience Africa Awards return for 2nd Edition

West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes

West Africa’s fashion designers are world leaders when it comes to producing sustainable clothes

By Adwoa Owusuaa Bobie 17 Apr 2024

Geoff Seeley is the CMO for PayPal. Source: PayPal.

PayPal appoints Geoff Seeley as new CMO amid job cuts

By Karabo Ledwaba 27 Feb 2024

Shoprite feels African slowdown

Shoprite feels African slowdown

Michelle Gumede 18 Jan 2018

Global potato processing market to surpass $3,500m by 2025

Sayali Tribhuvan 12 Jan 2018

2017 global food prices highest since 2014 despite December decline

12 Jan 2018

Nicola Cooper, senior trend analyst and cultural strategist at Nicola Cooper & Associates (NC&A).

#BizTrends2018: Connecting with ever-connected, ever-younger African consumers

Nicola Cooper 10 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Top mobile trends for the 2018 consumer

#BizTrends2018: Top mobile trends for the 2018 consumer

Lynette Hundermark 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands

#BizTrends2018: The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands

Caroline Currie 8 Jan 2018

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

Calestous Juma 2 Jan 2018

Africa's first digital free trade area for rollout in 2018

Africa's first digital free trade area for rollout in 2018

Julius Barigaba 28 Dec 2017

Zimbabwe's Munch sees growth in food delivery space

Zimbabwe's Munch sees growth in food delivery space

Tom Jackson 27 Dec 2017

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Tom Jackson 19 Dec 2017

Ethiopia: Institute says textile, garment market expanding

Ethiopia: Institute says textile, garment market expanding

Abebe Wolde Giogis 13 Dec 2017

Alcohol delivery service Jumia Party launches in Ghana

Alcohol delivery service Jumia Party launches in Ghana

11 Dec 2017

Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

Gabriella Mulligan 8 Dec 2017

Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

Eleonore Voisard 7 Dec 2017

Image credit: Nadege Imbabazi via

Made-in-Rwanda Expo ends with calls to buy local

Julius Bizimungu 6 Dec 2017

A festival of African creativity launched by Absolut

A festival of African creativity launched by Absolut

5 Dec 2017

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

4 Dec 2017

Nestle to close its DR Congo factory

Nestle to close its DR Congo factory

4 Dec 2017

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Leles African Cuisine taps into virtual restaurant trend

Leles African Cuisine taps into virtual restaurant trend

17 Nov 2017

Strengthening of trade, investment ties at Africa ASEAN Business Expo

Strengthening of trade, investment ties at Africa ASEAN Business Expo

16 Nov 2017

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

10 Nov 2017

#Trending: The rise of consumer resilience

#Trending: The rise of consumer resilience

Louise Marsland 7 Nov 2017

Brands do not market effectively to women in Africa

Brands do not market effectively to women in Africa

2 Nov 2017

Africa's consumption revolution

Africa's consumption revolution

2 Nov 2017

Heineken invests in African creativity

Heineken invests in African creativity

1 Nov 2017

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tom Nevin 1 Nov 2017

South African retail compound annual growth rate.

Phygital: The new retail marketing playground

Jainita Khatri 26 Oct 2017

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Shoprite feels African slowdown

Shoprite feels African slowdown

Michelle Gumede 18 Jan 2018

Global potato processing market to surpass $3,500m by 2025

Sayali Tribhuvan 12 Jan 2018

2017 global food prices highest since 2014 despite December decline

12 Jan 2018

Nicola Cooper, senior trend analyst and cultural strategist at Nicola Cooper & Associates (NC&A).

#BizTrends2018: Connecting with ever-connected, ever-younger African consumers

Nicola Cooper 10 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Top mobile trends for the 2018 consumer

#BizTrends2018: Top mobile trends for the 2018 consumer

Lynette Hundermark 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands

#BizTrends2018: The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands

Caroline Currie 8 Jan 2018

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

Calestous Juma 2 Jan 2018

Africa's first digital free trade area for rollout in 2018

Africa's first digital free trade area for rollout in 2018

Julius Barigaba 28 Dec 2017

Zimbabwe's Munch sees growth in food delivery space

Zimbabwe's Munch sees growth in food delivery space

Tom Jackson 27 Dec 2017

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Tom Jackson 19 Dec 2017

Ethiopia: Institute says textile, garment market expanding

Ethiopia: Institute says textile, garment market expanding

Abebe Wolde Giogis 13 Dec 2017

Alcohol delivery service Jumia Party launches in Ghana

Alcohol delivery service Jumia Party launches in Ghana

11 Dec 2017

Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

Less than 30% of Africa's e-commerce startups profitable

Gabriella Mulligan 8 Dec 2017

Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

Eleonore Voisard 7 Dec 2017

Image credit: Nadege Imbabazi via

Made-in-Rwanda Expo ends with calls to buy local

Julius Bizimungu 6 Dec 2017

A festival of African creativity launched by Absolut

A festival of African creativity launched by Absolut

5 Dec 2017

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

4 Dec 2017

Nestle to close its DR Congo factory

Nestle to close its DR Congo factory

4 Dec 2017

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Leles African Cuisine taps into virtual restaurant trend

Leles African Cuisine taps into virtual restaurant trend

17 Nov 2017

Strengthening of trade, investment ties at Africa ASEAN Business Expo

Strengthening of trade, investment ties at Africa ASEAN Business Expo

16 Nov 2017

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

10 Nov 2017

#Trending: The rise of consumer resilience

#Trending: The rise of consumer resilience

Louise Marsland 7 Nov 2017

Brands do not market effectively to women in Africa

Brands do not market effectively to women in Africa

2 Nov 2017

Africa's consumption revolution

Africa's consumption revolution

2 Nov 2017

Heineken invests in African creativity

Heineken invests in African creativity

1 Nov 2017

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tom Nevin 1 Nov 2017

#ShopperMarketing: A winning omni-channel approach

Stefan Abro 26 Oct 2017

South African retail compound annual growth rate.

Phygital: The new retail marketing playground

Jainita Khatri 26 Oct 2017

Jumia Food promotes gender diversity through female rider recruitment

Jumia Food promotes gender diversity through female rider recruitment

26 Oct 2017

Charlene Olivier.

#ShopperMarketing: Nobody cares about shopper marketing

Charlene Olivier 25 Oct 2017

Four things this packaging company teaches us about Africa's consumer goods industry

Jaco Maritz 24 Oct 2017

#ShopperMarketing: The current and future state of retail

#ShopperMarketing: The current and future state of retail

Dave Nemeth 24 Oct 2017

#ShopperMarketing: Consumers consider brands for just 10 seconds in store

#ShopperMarketing: Consumers consider brands for just 10 seconds in store

Gill Randall 24 Oct 2017

RMB Ventures, Investec Asset Management acquire stakes in Botswana-based retailer

RMB Ventures, Investec Asset Management acquire stakes in Botswana-based retailer

24 Oct 2017

Gateway 'Out the Box' shopper promotion.

#ShopperMarketing: Case study - Gateway Theatre of Shopping

23 Oct 2017

WAZA signs MoU to help make sustainably produced palm oil the norm

20 Oct 2017

Shreenal Ruparelia appointed new MD of Jumia Food

Shreenal Ruparelia appointed new MD of Jumia Food

18 Oct 2017