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Author: Tielman Nieuwoudt

Tielman Nieuwoudt is a consultant focused supply chain, last-mile logistics, and informal retail service models in emerging markets. He has more than two decades of personal and professional experience — working, living and travelling across more than a hundred countries, primarily in emerging economies in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
May 23, 2023 Country & Region / Micro-Retail

JEMLA: Digitising Ethiopia’s Informal Retail Sector with Tech-Enabled Platform

Ethiopia’s bustling informal retail sector has found a partner in JEMLA, a promising B2B ecommerce platform that caters to the

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March 22, 2023 Micro-Retail / Technology

Moroccan start-up Chari launches chain of B2B stores to digitise informal retailers

Moroccan start-up Chari has launched a new chain of B2B stores to cater to local grocery stores seeking to digitise

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March 8, 2023 Micro-Retail / Technology

Mitra Bukalapak: Empowering Indonesia’s Mom-and-Pop Shops through Digital Capabilities

Warungs, or informal retailers, a cornerstone of the Indonesian economy, have long been overlooked and underserved. However, in the past

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March 3, 2023 Micro-Retail / Technology

The digitalisation of the traditional retailer in Africa

The humble mom-and-pop shop or traditional retailer has been getting a lot of attention of late. It seems like not

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March 2, 2023 Micro-Retail / Technology

How Latin American SMEs are Adapting to a Digital World

Digitalisation has become an important strategy in Latin America for enhancing the performance of micro and small enterprises (MSEs). Incorporating

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February 28, 2023 Micro-Retail / Technology

From Chamas to Online Shopping: Kapu’s Social eCommerce in Kenya

Kenyan social ecommerce startup Kapu aims to alleviate the impact of rising food prices for Kenyan consumers by offering groceries

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February 24, 2023 Country & Region / Supply Chain

Up to one-third of EU clothes “recycled” to Kenya are immediately dumped or burned

A report published by Clean Up Kenya and Wildlight for the Changing Markets Foundation (CMF) has found that as much

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February 7, 2023 Micro-Retail / Technology

Yebo Fresh raises R78m to expand in South African townships

Yebo Fresh, a South African grocery ordering platform serving low-income township communities, has raised R78m ($4.5m) in its latest funding

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January 25, 2023 Micro-Retail

Refilling stations in Philippines’ sari-sari stores provide daily consumer goods

As the world grapples with the environmental crisis of plastic pollution, innovative solutions are needed to curb the proliferation of

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January 19, 2023 Micro-Retail

Keeping pace with Africa’s shifting retail market: E-tailers respond to evolving customer needs

The African continent is being viewed as a potential goldmine for retailers, with a population of 1.4 billion, including over

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