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Spar Group plans to sell Swiss and UK retail businesses

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Source: © Vogue Business It has been confirmed that Dior artistic director Maria Grazia Chiuri steps down

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Nut industry hit with unanticipated market impacts and lockdowns in China

Nut industry hit with unanticipated market impacts and lockdowns in China

23 May 2022

Patrik Frisk, outgoing Under Armour CEO and president. Source: Under Armour

Patrik Frisk to step down as Under Armour CEO

23 May 2022

McDonald's to exit Russian market

McDonald's to exit Russian market

17 May 2022

SAB CEO Richard Rivett-Carnac with AB InBev CEO Michel Doukeris. Source: Supplied

AB InBev, SAB committed to Africa's economic recovery - CEO Michel Doukeris

16 May 2022

Rihanna's Fenty Beauty to launch in 8 African countries this May

Rihanna's Fenty Beauty to launch in 8 African countries this May

16 May 2022

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Rapid development of competition law across Africa

Lerisha Naidu, Angelo Tzarevski, Sphesihle Nxumalo and Zareenah Rasool 11 May 2022

Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa

Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa

Nelson Banya 11 May 2022

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Ardagh's $1bn takeover of African glass maker Consol concludes

3 May 2022

Birame Sock, Kwely founder and CEO. Source: Kwely

African B2B marketplace Kwely raises nearly $1m in seed funding

29 Apr 2022

Kirk Perry, president and CEO of IRI, will become CEO of the combined company. Source: Business Wire

IRI and NPD to merge, offering view of total retail purchasing and consumption trends

8 Apr 2022

Farfetch to invest up to $200m in Neiman Marcus Group in strategic luxury tie-up

Farfetch to invest up to $200m in Neiman Marcus Group in strategic luxury tie-up

5 Apr 2022

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Cross-border e-commerce to surpass $2.1tn in 2023, new research reveals

4 Apr 2022

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Boycotting Russian products might feel right, but can individual consumers really make a difference?

Mike Lee 24 Mar 2022

How the war in Ukraine will affect food prices

How the war in Ukraine will affect food prices

16 Mar 2022

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CPG giants Nestlé, Mars and Mondelez scale back business in Russia

11 Mar 2022

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Growing list of retail brands suspend business in Russia [updated]

Lauren Hartzenberg 11 Mar 2022

China's retail revolution: Innovations that could change the way the world shops

China's retail revolution: Innovations that could change the way the world shops

Mark Greeven 11 Mar 2022

Major food companies curb business activity in Russia

Major food companies curb business activity in Russia

9 Mar 2022

Global food prices rise to record high in February

Global food prices rise to record high in February

7 Mar 2022

Ivory Coast tests new cocoa traceability system to fight deforestation

Ivory Coast tests new cocoa traceability system to fight deforestation

Ange Aboa 4 Mar 2022

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Kenya's Cellulant targets 50,000 new merchants

Duncan Miriri 28 Feb 2022

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Streamlining of intra-African trade gathers momentum

Virusha Subban 28 Feb 2022

Montego scales production capacity to lead pet food manufacturing growth in Africa

Montego scales production capacity to lead pet food manufacturing growth in Africa

25 Feb 2022

Miguel Patricio, CEO at Kraft Heinz and Matias Muchnick, co-founder and CEO at NotCo. Source: Kraft Heinz

Kraft Heinz in joint venture to drive AI-driven plant-based food innovation

24 Feb 2022

Peter Harvey to depart DPO Group

Peter Harvey to depart DPO Group

22 Feb 2022

Wish rolls out shoppable video feature Wish Clips

Wish rolls out shoppable video feature Wish Clips

18 Feb 2022

Outlook for Africa's snack foods industry in 2022 and beyond

Outlook for Africa's snack foods industry in 2022 and beyond

Francois Robertson 15 Feb 2022

Coca-Cola sets goal to make 25% of packaging reusable by 2030

Coca-Cola sets goal to make 25% of packaging reusable by 2030

14 Feb 2022

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Bounty Apparel becomes exclusive distributor of Reebok in SA, SADC

11 Feb 2022

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ADM grows reach in Africa with takeover of SA's Comhan

9 Feb 2022