Informal Retail – Page 3 – The Supply Chain Lab

Small business lessons I learned from Somalis

Piracy, terrorism, and tears. That’s the world view of Somalia, as a Somali friend of mine likes to joke. Unfortunately,

Ibadan based Alerzo raises $10.5M to digitise Nigeria’s informal retail sector B2B Funding Nigeria: Alerzo, an Ibadan B2B ecommerce retail startup

Nigeria – Alerzo, an Ibadan B2B ecommerce retail startup has announced a $10.5 million Series A round led by London-based

Scale of the cash economy in the South African townships surprises Size of the cash economy: According to FirstRand, the

Mitra Tokopedia is an app that enables individuals and shop owners such as grocery stores and warung (stalls), to sell digital

Favo’s community group buying platform in Latin America What is Favo? It is a community group buying platform focused on micro-locations that enables

Women in last-mile Last-mile: Women in rural Rajasthan in Dina, where ecommerce marketplaces like Amazon and Flipkart do not deliver, are becoming

Favo is a community group buying platform focused on micro-locations that enables participants to make purchases through social media. The

Social ecommerce models – how Pinduoduo and Shihuituan are reshaping online sales in China China’s social ecommerce platforms remain largely