Retail

The latest Retail sector features, company profiles, and executive interviews from across Africa.

Latest Retail Corporate Stories

Zone Fitness Clubs : Fitness For All

Zone Fitness Clubs is a family-owned business that has expanded its portfolio to become a household name in South Africa, creating a supportive atmosphere in which clients can reach their fitness aspirations.

The Pavilion : Home Sweet Home

The Pavilion has leveraged its owner, Pareto’s reputation for ethical, strategic growth to become the region’s foremost shopping mall.

Cultivating the Green Opportunity in Kenyan Real Estate

Intrinsically linking commercial viability with sustainability, at a time of such intensive building and development, offers the possibility of elevating the region's people into a prosperous new world

The Sarit Centre : The City Within a City

With a master-plan for expansion well and truly underway, The Sarit Centre is firmly cementing its position in Nairobi and further afield as the number one shopping destination.

Roland Imperial Tobacco : Indigenous Zambian Tobacco

Roland Imperial Tobacco has built an excellent reputation in Zambia and further afield for manufacturing an extensive product range, always working with customers’ best interests at heart.

JTI Malawi : A Journey Together

JTI Malawi is renowned for recognising the risks involved in smoking, ensuring its products are a favourite amongst its clientele in Malawi.

Oryx Properties : Uplifting Investments

Oryx Properties is renowned for its consistency in delivering growing and  sustainable income for its investors; doing so in a way that enriches not just the  business, but the wider communities also.

The Rise of Retail Robots

Jan Moganwa, Chief Executive of Customer Solutions at Absa Retail and Business Banking asks whether humans are still the customers' champion, or whether the robots have risen to top spot

Citydia Nigeria : Proximity and Price

Encouraged by the future, Citydia Nigeria is a major driving force in the expansion of the neighbourhood supermarket industry in Africa

Marriott International Rapidly Expands its Footprint across Africa

The leading hospitality Company has announced six new deals, one new brand, and more than 1,100 rooms

ATTAfrica : First-Rate Real Estate

AttAfrica is demonstrating its ability to roll with the punches across Africa’s real estate domain as equally pivotal periods of lucrative expansion and economic headwinds continue to be negotiated with the same long-term goals in mind.

Massive Scope for Mobile Growth in Kenyan Retail Market

A new Nielsen Study on Kenyan retailers and technology reveals that despite the massive uptake in mobile usage in the country, there is still significant scope for growth in the market, particularly in the retail environment