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Retail Asia29/09/2021

Hong Kong-headquartered apparel brand Giordano has launched its first store in Ghana, adding to its African footprint, which already includes Kenya, Mauritius, South Africa, and Zambia. Partnering with local retail chain Melcom Plus, Giordano is planning to open more stores in the country this year at Achimota, Frafrah, Tema, and Weija – all inside in […]

Retail Asia09/06/2021

Michelin today announced that it will be hiking tire prices in India, Africa & the Middle East region. The increase in price is effective from June 18 in India and July 1 for the Middle East region and is applicable to all Michelin Group brands. This is the second price hike this year by Michelin […]

Retail Asia18/12/2019

Vietnamese textile manufacturers are seeing orders decline with buyers moving to others, cheaper developing countries. Normally, by the end of a year they would have enough orders for the whole of the following year, Nguyen Van Thoi, chairman of TNG Investment and Trading JSC, which makes garments, said. But this year many businesses have said […]

Retail Asia13/03/2019

DHL Express in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has announced that the company has once again signed on as lead sponsor for the 2019 DHL eCommerce Africa Conference and Exhibition, which will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Center on the 19thand 20thof March 2019. The eCommerce Africa Conference and Exhibition, delivered by DHL, is […]

Retail Asia22/02/2019

The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) will officially call for applications starting from the 27th of March 2019. The ANPI is a US$10 million Prize competition for African entrepreneurs, founded by the Jack Ma Foundation. Each year for the next ten years, the Prize will host a pitch competition in Africa where ten finalists from […]

Retail Asia12/10/2018

Burger King, the world’s second-biggest burger chain, is set to launch a string of restaurants in sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, according to a senior executive. Daniel Schwartz, chief executive of Burger King’s parent company, Restaurant Brands International, told that the region was seen as a “huge opportunity”. Africa has mouth-watering demographics for any fast-food chain, […]

Retail Asia09/05/2018

‘People are starting to wonder if doing business in China is worth it.’ African nations have been turning to Vietnam as the business environment in China becomes increasingly more difficult. African businesses started flooding to Guangzhou City after China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001. Migration from Africa has risen as China “has stepped […]

Retail Asia17/11/2016

PCCW Global, the international operating division of Richard Li-owned HKT, has selected Djibouti Data Center (DDC) to facilitate network expansion and the provision of colocation and undersea fiber cable access services in East Africa. The Djibouti Data Center has been built to Tier III data center standards and serves as a major meeting point for […]

Retail Asia20/06/2016

Faced with the highest-ever surge in food prices in the past two years, the NDA government did some brainstorming on Wednesday to devise steps to check prices, especially of pulses. At a review meeting convened by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here, it was decided to boost supply by increasing buffer stocks and imports. The Centre […]

Retail Asia15/01/2016

African exports to China fell by 40 percent in 2015, China’s customs office reports. China is Africa’s greatest single trading partner and its interest for African products has fuelled the continent’s recent financial development. The decrease in exports mirrors the recent slowdown in China’s economy. This has, thus, put African economies under weight and to […]

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Giordano opens store in Ghana

Michelin To Hike Tyre Prices In India, Africa And Middle East

Vietnam textile industry orders hit by African competition

DHL renews partnership with Africa’s largest e-commerce event

The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative by jack Ma Foundation calls for applications in March

Burger King eyes expansion in Africa

Rising costs in China make entrepreneurs look to Vietnam

PCCW Global connects to Djibouti Data Center

India may import pulses from Myanmar, African nations

African exports to China descend by 40 percent