Newsletter 11
Size of the cash economy: According to FirstRand, the scale of the cash economy in the South African townships is
Size of the cash economy: According to FirstRand, the scale of the cash economy in the South African townships is
What is Favo? It is a community group buying platform focused on micro-locations that enables participants to make purchases through social media. By
Last-mile: Women in rural Rajasthan in Dina, where ecommerce marketplaces like Amazon and Flipkart do not deliver, are becoming the last-mile link
Delivery companies know well the challenges with inconsistent and poor addresses in emerging markets. Addresses are often ambiguous or in
China’s social ecommerce platforms remain largely unknown outside of the country, but the models have had a big impact on
Reliance Industries is creating an online-to-offline ecommerce platform connecting kirana stores to its network. The retailer is digitising retail stores
Indonesia has become an attractive prospect for regional startups looking to expand, and similar to India, a growing number of
1. Nigeria’s TradeDepot plans to be the preferred supply chain partner for micro-retailers in Nigeria TradeDepot is a B2B distribution platform
Yebo Fresh is a food delivery startup servicing Cape Town township customers. The company started with fresh produce, but has since expanded