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Rapt Commerce, in partnership with the Akelo Group and its subsidiary Retail Engage has launched Rapt Emerge for emerging market retailers. Pictured: Garreth van Vuuren, CEO of Rapt Group (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

Rapt Commerce: A powerful new offering for the informal and emerging retail markets

2 days

Wetility, A2Pay empowers Kasi economy with energy independence, financial resilience

Retail

Wetility, A2Pay empowers Kasi economy with energy independence, financial resilience

23 Aug 2024

A look at SA’s independent grocery trade

Retail

A look at SA’s independent grocery trade

20 Aug 2024

PepsiCo divests Marmite, Bovril, and Savoury Ingredients business to Lallemand

Retail

PepsiCo divests Marmite, Bovril, and Savoury Ingredients business to Lallemand

29 Jul 2024

#YouthMonth: Lunga Momoza of Basket Ecommerce, empowering youth in SA's agritech

Agriculture

#YouthMonth: Lunga Momoza of Basket Ecommerce, empowering youth in SA's agritech

Robin Fredericks 27 Jun 2024

Informal sector has a crucial role in the global economy

Retail

Informal sector has a crucial role in the global economy

24 Jun 2024

Reaching the township shopper where they shop

Marketing & Media

Reaching the township shopper where they shop

Issued by Brandright 10 Apr 2024

Source: Postbank/Facebook.

Finance

Smart IDs: From government grants to payment cards? The deal that's raising eyebrows

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2024

AbaQulusi Plaza redevelopment complete

Retail

AbaQulusi Plaza redevelopment complete

8 Dec 2023

Grocery retail in Africa is evolving

Retail

Grocery retail in Africa is evolving

7 Sep 2023

SA retailers and consumers count the costs of a collapsing state

Retail

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?

Retail

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

Retail

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

Retail

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

Retail

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

Retail

#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

Retail

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

Darijan Boškovic 5 Jan 2023

Risks that could impact retail in 2023

Retail

Risks that could impact retail in 2023

Sanet Yelland 6 Dec 2022

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

Retail

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

Marketing & Media

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

Issued by MakeReign 10 Aug 2022

Source: Vgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Retail

Acquainting township trade with the potential of digital payments

19 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied

Retail

New app simplifies inventory management for Africa's informal retailers

28 Jun 2022

Source: Vgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Retail

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

Retail

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

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 May 2022

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

Finance

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

Katja Hamilton 13 May 2022

Source: Copia Global

Retail

Kenyan retail distributor Copia secures $50m for Africa expansion

George Obulutsa 21 Jan 2022

Source: Supplied

Retail

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

20 Jan 2022

Source: , , via Wikimedia Commons

Retail

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

Agriculture

Agricultural e-commerce may be a key enabler for Africa

Cobus de Bruyn 2 Dec 2021

The impact of riots and looting on spaza shops in Johannesburg 2021

Retail

The impact of riots and looting on spaza shops in Johannesburg 2021

Issued by Ask Afrika 18 Aug 2021

Muslim organisations unite to rebuild KZN's Isipingo Market

Retail

Muslim organisations unite to rebuild KZN's Isipingo Market

2 Aug 2021

Revolutionise the informal retail space with intelligent tech

Retail

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

Retail

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

Richard Dunn 22 Jun 2021

Informal traders receive training in bookkeeping

Education

Informal traders receive training in bookkeeping

11 May 2021

Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Retail

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

Retail

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

Retail

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

Retail

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

Nokulunga Majola 2 Feb 2021

SA's lucrative township food economy still underserved

Retail

SA's lucrative township food economy still underserved

7 Dec 2020

Partnership empowers informal retail traders across Eastern and Southern Africa

Entrepreneurship

Partnership empowers informal retail traders across Eastern and Southern Africa

3 Dec 2020

Informal traders urged to apply for grant

Retail

Informal traders urged to apply for grant

23 Nov 2020

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

Agriculture

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

Retail

The FMCG main market - deploying technology in the new normal

Andrew Dawson 28 Aug 2020

Technology-integrated township advertising

Marketing & Media

Technology-integrated township advertising

Issued by MegaVision Media 24 Jul 2020