Online retail giant Amazon has launched its Amazon PayCode payment option for Kenyan consumers. The new initiative allows Kenyan shoppers to buy goods on Amazon’s e-commerce platform and pay in cash via Western union money transfer agents in Kenya. Amazon’s new …

Tuskys has invested Sh30m ($300,000) to revamp its online store, promising same day delivery in Nairobi and coverage across its 61 stores in Kenya and Uganda. We question its ability to execute what it is promising. The new platform is …

Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), which sold its majority stake in Kenyan coffee shop chain Java House in 2017, has invested in Nairobi restaurant group and coffee shop chain Artcaffé. ECP has invested in Artcaffé, a direct competitor of the Java …

French wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard has invested in the leading African online retailer, Jumia. The two companies will form a strategic partnership to improve Pernod Ricard’s distribution in African markets. For Pernod Ricard, Jumia’s 14 country coverage, online …

As we come to a close in 2018, Trendtype looks back on the major news and events of the year across retail and consumer markets in Africa and makes some forecasts for 2019. The headlines: Nigeria is recovering and will …

Shoprite has now officially opened its first supermarket in Kenya, on schedule. The new store, in the former Nakumatt site in Nairobi’s Westgate Shopping Mall, is the first of more than seven stores the South African retailer plans to open …

French supermarket giant Carrefour has signed a deal with leading African online retailer Jumia in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Kenya. The agreement means that Carrefour products will be distributed via Jumia platform. Jumia and Carrefour have signed an agreement for the …

Kenyan oil company KenolKobil has announced that it has acquired 33 petrol stations from Caribbean-based multinational Delta Petroleum for an undisclosed value. The additional 23 petrol stations in Uganda and 10 in Rwanda take KenolKobil’s total outlets to 56 and …

Kenyan confectionery exports fell by KSh136m ($1.35m) in the six months ended June compared to the same period in 2017 – the result of an ugly trade war that has seen Tanzania and Uganda put a 25% tax on imported …

Leading East African investment company Centum is looking for an exclusive distributor in Kenya for its King Beverage subsiary. King Beverage has been the Kenya distributor for Carlsberg beer since it was established in 2014, with the franchise later extended …

Kenyan retailer Tuskys announced a $20 million investment in expanding its in-store electronics offering in a ‘shop-in-shop’ format. The leading Kenyan retailer says it is responding to consumer demand as the country’s grocery retail sector experiences significant changes. Tuskys has …

Carrefour is eyeing the former Nakumatt Mega space in Uhuru Highway. If it succeeds, Carrefour will soon open its biggest branch in Kenya and become the third largest supermarket chain in the country, behind Naivas and Tuskys. Just two weeks …

Kenyan chain supermarket Souk Bazaar, a new entrant to retailing in Kenya, is set to open its second outlet in Kenya. The new outlet will open in the former Nakumatt Lifestyle store in the Hazina Trade Centre on Monrovia Street …