KENYA – The High Court of Kenya, Commercial and Tax Division has extended the period of amending Uchumi Supermarkets Plc’s Company Voluntary Agreement, its recovery plan to return to normalcy by 30 days so as […]
ZAMBIA – South African retailer, Shoprite has opened a new look store ‘Shoprite East Park’ in Lusaka Zambia worth K40 million (US$3m). This makes it the second Fresh X store in Zambia after the opening […]
SOUTH AFRICA – The Spar Group, a South African retail chain, has launched the second phase of its Eastern Cape campaign to reduce the use of plastic as part of its efforts to promote a […]
ETHIOPIA – The Agricultural Transformation Agency (ATA) in Ethiopia has unveiled that it will be setting up about 200 agricultural inputs retail outlets, at an estimated investment of US$21.4 million (624 million Br). The agency […]
ZIMBABWE – Millers under the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) have said that they will no longer supply retailers engaging in overcharging of basic commodities. This move seeks to further support the millers’ price […]
SOUTH AFRICA –Massmart, Walmart’s subsidiary in South Africa, has appointed Mohammed Abdool-Samad as the chief financial officer effective August 1 2019, reports Business Day. Abdool-Samad who is currently the chief finance officer at Illovo Sugar, […]
KENYA – Kenya based retailer, Uchumi Supermarkets, has unveiled plans of franchising more of its branches across the country in a move that aims at enabling the retailer recover its performance and grow its business. […]
SOUTH AFRICA – Pick n Pay, second largest retailer in South Africa has reported 9.6% growth in its annual turnover for the financial year to the end of March 2019 despite declining consumer spending which […]
ZIMBABWE – International retail giant Pick n Pay has opened a new branch in Zimbabwe as it continues to pursue ambitions of growing its footprint in the country by launching more stores. Located in Victoria […]
INDIA – Jubilant FoodWorks, the operator of the fast food restaurants Domino’s Pizza and Dunkin’ Donuts has entered into Chinese fast casual segment by launching its first own-brand ‘Hong’s Kitchen’. Hong’s Kitchen has opened its […]
