South African premium CBD brand Goodleaf is merging with Highlands Investments, formerly Canopy Growth Africa, in a deal that will see the combined company be valued at approximately R650m...
From sportswear and street style to catwalk fashion, sneakers have made their mark as cultural commodities...
Naomi Braithwaite 3 Jun 2021
During the PayFast eCommerce Virtual Summit, investor and serial entrepreneur Marek Zmyslowski urged African businesses to employ a more level-headed approach to mapping online growth...
Lauren Hartzenberg 23 May 2021
The outlook for high street stores seems gloomy. Social distancing measures and lockdowns have driven people to shop online, leading to shop closures and a boom for online retailers...
Cathrine Jansson-Boyd 14 May 2021
In the age of digital transformation, it is critical to guide your target audience through the customer journey from interest to purchase...
Ndagi Job Goshi 14 May 2021
Afrikrea has partnered with DHL and Visa to launch Anka, a platform that provides African micro retailers and small businesses with e-commerce, payments and global shipping services...
The Village Market Africa is the winner of Food Lover's Market's Seeds of Change Supplier Development Partnership, launched to create an opportunity for social enterprises to join the retailer's supplier network...
The topic of sustainable textile development will be discussed by a panel at the upcoming Zone 22 Rotary Africa Centennial International Conference...
Target will add products from more than 500 Black-owned businesses across its multi-category assortment and increase its spend with more Black-owned companies...
By 2025, e-commerce will expand by an additional $1.4tn, and account for half the growth in the global retail sector...
Thanks to platforms that link online consumption to local interests, the desire to buy local, a trend fuelled by the Covid-19 pandemic, is giving rise to a new phenomenon known as digital localism...
Myriam Ertz, Damien Hallegatte, Imen Latrous and Julien Bousquet 19 Mar 2021
Amazon announced Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO almost 27 years after he founded the company to sell books to customers over dial-up modems...
Venkatesh Shankar 4 Feb 2021
Jeff Bezos is stepping down from his role as Amazon CEO, and will transition to the role of executive chair in the third quarter...
Digital sales grew around 58% during the five days leading up to Christmas, despite earlier shipping cutoffs...
