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Truworths expects half-year earnings around flat after African sales fall

Truworths expects half-year earnings around flat after African sales fall

Anheuser-Busch InBev will buy back a 49.9% stake in its US metal container plants for about $3 billion (Image source: © AB InBev

AB InBev buys back stake in US metal packaging plants for $3bn

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According to Sociallyin CEO Keith Kakadia, the next phase of digital retail rewards efficiency, conversion, and retention—not spray-and-pray advertising or unchecked scale (Image source: © 123rf )

2026: The year e-commerce gets ruthless

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File photo: Customers walk inside the Carrefour hypermarket at the Two Rivers Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, 8 April 2019. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Carrefour's Kenya franchisee says it will appeal $7.2m penalty

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File photo: Customers walk inside the Carrefour hypermarket at the Two Rivers Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, 8 April 2019. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Kenya fines Carrefour franchisee $7.2m for abuse of buyer power

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Kenya's grocery retail sector is a beacon of innovation and growth

Kenya's grocery retail sector is a beacon of innovation and growth

Kerry Elliott 6 Oct 2023

Source: African Rainbow Energy. Patrice Motsepe, Brics Business Council chairperson.

#BRICS2023: Brics Business Council chair urges swift implementation of AfCFTA

23 Aug 2023

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Retail sales drop 1.4% for May

20 Jul 2023

Celebrating African creativity: Lucky Star and Chepa Streetwear collab on Phatsimo collection

Celebrating African creativity: Lucky Star and Chepa Streetwear collab on Phatsimo collection

Lauren Hartzenberg 7 Jun 2023

Africa's most valuable brands demonstrate resilience and growth as MTN remains dominant

Africa's most valuable brands demonstrate resilience and growth as MTN remains dominant

1 Jun 2023

Jared Carver named new Converse CEO

Jared Carver named new Converse CEO

1 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

Pepkor to roll out new stores despite energy crisis

Tannur Anders 31 May 2023

Big senior leadership shakeup at Nike

Big senior leadership shakeup at Nike

26 May 2023

Luxury retail execs bullish about rising revenues

Luxury retail execs bullish about rising revenues

25 May 2023

Global e-commerce transactions predicted to hit $8tn by 2027

Global e-commerce transactions predicted to hit $8tn by 2027

22 May 2023

Woolworths recalls chicken viennas in South Africa and Botswana

Woolworths recalls chicken viennas in South Africa and Botswana

19 May 2023

The Bed Shop owner Dynamic Bedding changes hands

The Bed Shop owner Dynamic Bedding changes hands

24 Apr 2023

Vincent Viviers, omnichannel retail executive at Pick n Pay, at Ecom Africa. Source: Lauren Hartzenberg

#EcomAfrica: 5 need-to-know trends shaping the future of e-commerce

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Apr 2023

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New Puma project gives young changemakers a seat at the sustainability table

20 Apr 2023

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The big benefits of blockchain for retail in Africa

6 Apr 2023

L'Oréal to buy cult luxury beauty brand Aesop in $2.5bn deal

4 Apr 2023

Direct selling e-commerce company QNet expands to South Africa

Direct selling e-commerce company QNet expands to South Africa

22 Mar 2023

Global Vans x Mami Wata collaboration spotlights African surf culture

Global Vans x Mami Wata collaboration spotlights African surf culture

Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Energy crisis likely to hit TFG Africa sales by R1bn

Nqobile Dludla 13 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Truworths' earnings boosted by credit sales

Nqobile Dludla 24 Feb 2023

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Hermès to give all 19,700 employees globally a €4,000 bonus

22 Feb 2023

African online retailer Jumia's Q4 losses narrow on cost savings

African online retailer Jumia's Q4 losses narrow on cost savings

Nqobile Dludla 17 Feb 2023

#BizTrends: 6 global retail trends making their mark in FMCG

#BizTrends: 6 global retail trends making their mark in FMCG

Lauren Hartzenberg 10 Feb 2023

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Second-hand markets are on the up (and even Zara has jumped on the bandwagon)

Teresa Sádaba 6 Feb 2023

Key trends shaking up Africa's lucrative informal retail sector in 2023

Key trends shaking up Africa's lucrative informal retail sector in 2023

27 Jan 2023

Global protein alternatives market to hit $73.9bn by 2031

Global protein alternatives market to hit $73.9bn by 2031

25 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

TFG sales leap with Black Friday and festive boost

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