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SA retailers and consumers count the costs of a collapsing state
SA retailers and consumers count the costs of a collapsing state

Lauren Hartzenberg 1 Jun 2023

Could local street traders ease the burden of soaring food prices?
Could local street traders ease the burden of soaring food prices?

Marc Wegerif 12 May 2023

Informal traders inside Cape Town mall told to vacate by next Sunday
Informal traders inside Cape Town mall told to vacate by next Sunday

Ashraf Hendricks 3 Mar 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

Chinese imports could undermine Ethiopian manufacturing - leaving women workers worst off
Chinese imports could undermine Ethiopian manufacturing - leaving women workers worst off

Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor, Ruby Acquah, Yohannes Ayele 25 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: How to win in sub-Saharan Africa's retailing landscape
#BizTrends2023: How to win in sub-Saharan Africa's retailing landscape

Christele Chokossa 9 Jan 2023

Africa's changing shopping trends allow e-tailers to meet evolving expectations
Africa's changing shopping trends allow e-tailers to meet evolving expectations

Darijan Boškovic 5 Jan 2023

Risks that could impact retail in 2023
Risks that could impact retail in 2023

Sanet Yelland 6 Dec 2022

The state of independents - Play to win in the formal independent trade
The state of independents - Play to win in the formal independent trade

Issued by Trade Intelligence 27 Sep 2022

MakeReign: The most awarded specialist UX/UI agency at the Bookmarks
MakeReign: The most awarded specialist UX/UI agency at the Bookmarks

Issued by MakeReign 10 Aug 2022

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Acquainting township trade with the potential of digital payments

19 Jul 2022

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New app simplifies inventory management for Africa's informal retailers

28 Jun 2022

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Mitigating risk in the main market is about more than just going cashless

Andrew Dawson 8 Jun 2022

#AfricaMonth: Why informal retailing in Africa must not be overlooked
#AfricaMonth: Why informal retailing in Africa must not be overlooked

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 May 2022

Taking the lead. Female-first
Taking the lead. Female-first

Issued by The Media Krate 27 May 2022

#EcomAfrica: Is Big Retail missing out by not delivering to townships?
#EcomAfrica: Is Big Retail missing out by not delivering to townships?

Katja Hamilton 13 May 2022

Source: Copia Global
Kenyan retail distributor Copia secures $50m for Africa expansion

George Obulutsa 21 Jan 2022

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Nestlé, Nomanini and Standard Bank partner to help informal retail sector

20 Jan 2022

Wi-Fi-enabled spaza shops
Wi-Fi-enabled spaza shops

Issued by Keys Communications 20 Dec 2021

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Finding balance in the overlooked informal retail sector

Dr Beate Stiehler-Mulder and Kgaugelo Mehlape 7 Dec 2021

Agricultural e-commerce may be a key enabler for Africa
Agricultural e-commerce may be a key enabler for Africa

Cobus de Bruyn 2 Dec 2021

Stock-up, top-up, pop-in...
Stock-up, top-up, pop-in...

Issued by Keys Communications 5 Oct 2021

Muslim organisations unite to rebuild KZN's Isipingo Market
Muslim organisations unite to rebuild KZN's Isipingo Market

2 Aug 2021

Revolutionise the informal retail space with intelligent tech
Revolutionise the informal retail space with intelligent tech

Andrew Dawson 5 Jul 2021

From the last mile to the last metre: Driving growth through informal markets
From the last mile to the last metre: Driving growth through informal markets

Richard Dunn 22 Jun 2021

Informal traders receive training in bookkeeping
Informal traders receive training in bookkeeping

11 May 2021

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Challenging 6 informal sector myths

Kim Furman 12 Apr 2021

A roadside Spaza Shop, Cathedral Peak, KwaZulu Natal. King of the Grasshoppers, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Informal township businesses adapting to new Covid-19 world

GG Alcock 3 Mar 2021

Covid-19: Grim start to year for once bustling Gatesville market
Covid-19: Grim start to year for once bustling Gatesville market

Ashraf Hendricks 5 Feb 2021

Beaches open again, but damage has been done, say informal traders
Beaches open again, but damage has been done, say informal traders

Nokulunga Majola 2 Feb 2021

SA's lucrative township food economy still underserved
SA's lucrative township food economy still underserved

7 Dec 2020

Partnership empowers informal retail traders across Eastern and Southern Africa
Partnership empowers informal retail traders across Eastern and Southern Africa

3 Dec 2020

Informal traders urged to apply for grant
Informal traders urged to apply for grant

23 Nov 2020

Data-driven agriculture can solve the challenge of food security in Africa
Data-driven agriculture can solve the challenge of food security in Africa

Amrote Abdella 21 Oct 2020

The FMCG main market - deploying technology in the new normal
The FMCG main market - deploying technology in the new normal

Andrew Dawson 28 Aug 2020

Technology-integrated township advertising
Technology-integrated township advertising

Issued by MegaVision Media 24 Jul 2020

Government formalises over 2,000 spaza shops
Government formalises over 2,000 spaza shops

24 Jun 2020

Sokowatch e-voucher scheme delivers relief to Kenya's vulnerable
Sokowatch e-voucher scheme delivers relief to Kenya's vulnerable

5 Jun 2020

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Standard Bank partners with Sefa to assist spaza shops

4 Jun 2020

Justice Rapapule serving a client at his spaza shop in Tsakane. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro
"My business will never be the same again," says Duduza spaza shop owner

27 May 2020

Key Distributors boosts sales by 25% with ConnectFMCG
Key Distributors boosts sales by 25% with ConnectFMCG

Issued by MegaVision Media 25 May 2020

R140 for a packet of cigarettes in Soweto
R140 for a packet of cigarettes in Soweto

Mosa Damane 18 May 2020

R2m food voucher system rolled out to at-risk communities
R2m food voucher system rolled out to at-risk communities

24 Apr 2020

Free platform equips small, informal retailers to sell essentials online
Free platform equips small, informal retailers to sell essentials online

21 Apr 2020

Adapting traditional trade strategy for the Covid-19 retail reality
Adapting traditional trade strategy for the Covid-19 retail reality

Richard Wells 21 Apr 2020

Guidelines for spaza shops announced
Guidelines for spaza shops announced

20 Apr 2020

Regulations for grocery retail SMMEs and informal food traders during lockdown
Regulations for grocery retail SMMEs and informal food traders during lockdown

7 Apr 2020

Covid-19: Lockdown hits informal traders
Covid-19: Lockdown hits informal traders

Ashraf Hendricks 26 Mar 2020

South Africa's spaza shops: how regulatory avoidance harms informal workers
South Africa's spaza shops: how regulatory avoidance harms informal workers

Andries du Toit 26 Feb 2020

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