The digitisation 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
Tag: Africa
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
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
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
The challenges of servicing informal retailers – and why they still matter
Servicing micro-retailers or informal retailers with low volume and limited space can pose challenges and often comes at a higher
Differences between traditional trade and modern trade
In emerging markets, modern trade is still in the early stages of development, especially in some less developed economies in
Newsletter 11
Scale of the cash economy in the South African townships surprises Size of the cash economy: According to FirstRand, the
Newsletter 09
Women in last-mile Last-mile: Women in rural Rajasthan in Dina, where ecommerce marketplaces like Amazon and Flipkart do not deliver, are becoming
Ecommerce for rural Africa – The Copia Global way
Copia Global is a B2C ecommerce startup — enabling people in rural and peri-urban areas to purchase products online, without
South Africa’s Nomanini – connecting micro-retailers with financial services
South Africa’s Nomanini provides a retail point-of-sale device — allowing informal traders to sell digital goods such as electricity and
