https://www.bizcommunity.com/137/345.html Mauritius Informal Retailing news 15 Informal Retailing news - Mauritius https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/137/345.html en-us Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:54:52 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/414/345/240460.html In response to a challenging and rapidly evolving retail landscape, millions of small, independent shops in East Africa will need to look at diversifying, digitalising, and even partnering for growth. These cornerstones of neighbourhoods undeniably form an integral part of a countries socioeconomic system. 1-240460 Tue, 25 Jul 2023 11:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing Mauritius https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/731/235415.html According to Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Africa's informal retail sector accounts for more than 70% of food, beverage and personal care products provided to consumers across the continent. 1-235415 Fri, 27 Jan 2023 14:39:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing Mauritius https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/731/234815.html In a post-pandemic era, factors like burdening government debts and the domino effects of the Ukrainian war plunged African economies into an unprecedented inflationary crisis. Consequently, households have been exposed to rising costs in basic commodities prices like fuel, wheat, rice and vegetable oil. 1-234815 Mon, 09 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing Mauritius https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/185/229153.html South African fintech startup Nomanini has launched a supply chain finance solution, called StockNow, that enables informal micro and small retailers to purchase stock digitally. 1-229153 Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing Mauritius https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/345/228332.html The economic contribution of Africa's informal retail market and its prevalence in the lives of the continent's consumers should not be underestimated. Providing underserved communities with convenient access to food and other essentials, informal retail continues to play an important role in the region even as modern channels such as online shopping pick up steam. 1-228332 Tue, 31 May 2022 15:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing Mauritius https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/731/223772.html In the aftermath of various lockdowns that led to divestments, delays in expansion plans and in some cases, bankruptcy, the crisis also offered new opportunities to existing and new players to improve their market penetration across the African retailing landscape. 1-223772 Wed, 05 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing Mauritius https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/174/209728.html Trade routes have been significantly disrupted this year in efforts to contain Covid-19. The effects of this are already showing: global growth is set to contract by 4.9% and growth in sub-Saharan Africa will contract by 3.2%. 1-209728 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 09:35:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing Mauritius https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/462/206106.html The sale of used clothing is a billion-dollar global industry. According to some estimates, almost 70% of garments that are donated globally end up on the African continent. 1-206106 Fri, 10 Jul 2020 14:35:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing Mauritius https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/414/394/204834.html East African e-commerce startup Sokowatch has launched an e-voucher scheme to help ensure that essential food and goods are available, free of charge, to vulnerable families impacted by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. 1-204834 Fri, 05 Jun 2020 16:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing Mauritius https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/185/200608.html South African fintech and customer engagement business, 2Engage, is pursuing international growth opportunities. Boosted by its relationship with Mergence Group, which acquired a 26% stake in 2Engage in November 2019, the company has plans to aggressively grow its footprint and consumer rewards programmes in Africa and beyond. 1-200608 Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing Mauritius