Africa’s E-Commerce at a Crossroads
Africa’s leading online marketplaces — Jumia, Takealot, and Konga — are navigating an increasingly competitive and resource-constrained environment. The early
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MarketForce Withdraws from Three Markets to Enter Social Commerce in Kenya
MarketForce, a Kenyan B2B ecommerce startup, has significantly scaled down its operations amidst funding challenges. Co-founder and CEO Tesh Mbaabu
Maximising Opportunities in South Africa’s Informal Retail Market – Spazas
With over 150,000 informal retailers or spazas across South Africa, located close to people’s homes, spazas are an integral part
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
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
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
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
Wasoko to launch an innovation hub in Zanzibar
African ecommerce company Wasoko is launching an innovation hub in Zanzibar, with the aim of attracting engineers, designers, and product
Ibadan based Alerzo raises $10.5M to digitise Nigeria’s informal retail sector
Nigeria – Alerzo, an Ibadan B2B ecommerce retail startup has announced a $10.5 million Series A round led by London-based
Newsletter 11
Size of the cash economy: According to FirstRand, the scale of the cash economy in the South African townships is
The Supply Chain Lab 