the Retail community of Egypt

Summit to debate soaring food, oil prices

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:04:00 +0200

Africa needs to urgently address the issues of soaring food and oil prices and take appropriate measures as they negatively impact on poor households, said African Union Commission Chairman Jean Ping. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Egypt 'must give oil cash to poor'

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:20:00 +0200

Despite oil wealth, many Egyptians live in poverty. Now religious body issues edict. Read full story... | Send to a friend

H&M to open in Cairo

Wed, 28 May 2008 14:28:00 +0200

H&M, Hennes & Mauritz, the international fashion retailer, will soon be available to eager followers of fashion in Cairo, Egypt. The store will open on June 5th 2008 in Cairo's exclusive Stars Center mall in the new Citystars development. The expansion of the trendy high street brand is a result of H&M's strategic partnership with M.H. Alshaya, one of the Middle East's leading retailers. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Can bread subsidies continue in their present form?

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:52:00 +0200

Some 500 political activists and textile workers were arrested and dozens of others injured during clashes with police in the Nile Delta city of Mahalla Al-Kobra on 6 April in protests over high bread prices, said eyewitnesses. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Egyptian trade ministry to ban rice and cement exports

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:33:00 +0200

Spurred by the steady ascent of cement and rice prices here over the past months, the Ministry of Trade and Industry announced it would ban exports of both goods late last week, hoping to staunch further increases and avert the troubles that long-term instability in either commodity's price could provoke. Read full story... | Send to a friend

Kenya retail supermarket among the best

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:47:00 +0200

Only one African retailer other than those out of South Africa has achieved a world ranking - and that retailer is in Kenya. Read full story... | Send to a friend