https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/87.html East Africa Retail news 15 Retail news - East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/87.html en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:46:47 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/gerety-awards-announces-2026-global-executive-jury-622671a The Gerety Awards' full global executive jury for its 2026 edition has been announced. These professionals will sit across 15 in-person jury sessions worldwide, evaluating the work that will shape the benchmark for creativity in 2026. 1-266121 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:11:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/elevate-28-wpp-strategy-to-transition-into-a-single-company-288597a Transitioning from a holding company structure to a single company, WPP will simplify its business to deliver fully integrated, AI-enabled solutions through four core operating units: WPP Media, WPP Creative, WPP Production and WPP Enterprise Solutions across four regions, North America, Latin America, EMEA and APAC. 1-266050 Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:02:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/creative-country-2026-awarded-to-france-517660a France is the Cannes Lions 2026 Creative Country of the Year Award. 1-265726 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/article/canneslions2026-young-kenyan-creatives-set-for-young-lions-competition-173046a Three young Kenyan creative duos have secured their spots at Cannes Young Lions 2026 after winning the second edition of the Cannes Young Lions Kenya competition. 1-265498 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/8-shifts-opening-new-ideas-experience-and-growth-840823a Shifts in culture and technology open up spaces for new ideas, new experiences and new growth, but major shifts don’t just move in one direction and every year major technology shifts grow and die in the hype cycle. 1-265109 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:59:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/wpp-launches-worlds-largest-content-production-powerhouse-517860a To help its clients reimagine growth in the AI era, WPP has launched WPP Production, which brings together all its creative producers into a single global platform. 1-265026 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/bananas-cco-safaraaz-sindhi-on-inaugural-one-show-indies-jury-738902a The One Club for Creativity has announced the jury for the inaugural One Show Indies, with Safaraaz Sindhi, founder/CCO at Bananas in Johannesburg, on the global jury. 1-264892 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 06:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/kenyan-court-postpones-case-seeking-to-halt-diageo-23bn-sale-of-eabl-283617a Kenya's High Court on Friday moved to 20 January the hearing of a case seeking to stop Diageo's $2.3bn sale of its local subsidiary EABL to Japan's Asahi Holdings. 1-264670 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/january-is-an-opportunity-for-brands-11-social-media-marketing-ideas-738112a The brands that win in 2026 will be the ones who view this seasonal moment not as a post-holiday filler, but as the launchpad for behaviour-driven engagement. January isn’t the calm after the storm; it’s the eye of opportunity. 1-264602 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/2026-the-year-e-commerce-gets-ruthless-627121a E-commerce growth has temporarily slowed to roughly 1–2% in 2025, down from nearly 9% the year prior. Far from signalling decline, forecasts show a rebound to approximately 7.2% growth in 2026, marking the start of a more competitive and unforgiving era for digital retail. The catch? That growth won’t lift all brands equally. 1-264561 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:39:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail East Africa