Market research: Africa (page 1 of 8)

CI Hermeco, with its brand Offcorss, continues to build its brand through a focus on modern design and with a vertically-integrated system of manufacture, distribution and retail sales that allows fle...

Following the 2011 unrest International apparel retailers faced very long waiting times before stock was approved to be delivered into the country. Waiting times increased from two to three weeks to t...

Bella Donna Fouad Hodroj aims to gain share within clothing and footwear specialist retailers over the forecast period by focusing on popular fashion trends. The company will also continue to focus on...

Due to the political and economic instability over the past year, 2012 was very challenging for the industry. Most consumers were unwilling to spend on unnecessary items. Companies had to rethink ther...

Homeshopping players focused on maintaining their customer base in 2012, appealing to the sense of convenience for the customer. Food and drink homeshopping was introduced in 2011 and has proven to be...

International Company For Ready Made Garment intends to become a leading player in clothing and footwear specialist retailers over the forecast period, mainly by focusing on its private label range. T...

internet shopping remains a relatively small category. However, it is experiencing great success, especially among the urban, computer literate youth segment....

Marks & Spencer opened its first store in Egypt at the Dandy mega mall in Cairo at the beginning of 2011. Undeterred by the political unrest in the country, it went on to open a further two stores: on...

Egyptian retail has had to cope with a dramatic drop in business, particularly due to increased unemployment, political instability and the crippling economic downturn. This has particularly affected ...

Retailing in Cameroon continued to expand throughout the review period, with solid value growth recorded during 2012. This growth is mainly due to the westernisation of the working population and an i...

Euromonitor International's Non-Grocery Retailers in Cameroon report offers insight into key trends and developments driving the industry. The report examines all retail channels to provide sector ins...

Non-store retailing in Cameroon increased in value by 6% in 2012. Much of this growth can be attributed to the rising popularity of internet retailing in Cameroon as rising numbers of consumers have t...

Direct selling remains a successful channel in retailing, with employment creation opportunities. Many people across South Africa are earning extra income as direct selling agents; hence they have the...

There was a general slowdown in volume sales within homeshopping during 2012. Consumers’ focus shifted towards store-based retailers, as they were watching their spending. Companies such as Verimark s...

Internet retailing continues to significantly grow in South Africa, as the number of online users continues to grow. The increase in the number of internet access platforms stimulated such growth; mob...

The acquisition of Massmart by Wal-Mart is indeed yielding positive results, as can be seen by the general price cuts being introduced within the retail market. Massmart’s suppliers cut their prices i...

Consumer confidence improved during the first quarter of 2012, and this pushed up value sales for most apparel specialist retailers, despite a general increase in the cost of living. Retailers general...

Retailing recorded significant current value growth of 10% in 2012. This growth was stimulated by unit price increases across all retail channels during the year. The rising costs of production pushed...

Non-grocery retailers increased in value by 10% in 2012, while the number of outlets in the channel increased by 3%. The development of franchising, the inflation rate of 4% and the devaluation of the...

Retailing in Algeria witnessed stronger value growth during 2012 than the current value CAGR recorded over the entire review period. Higher retailing selling prices combined with improvements in retai...

Non-store retailing increased in value by 56% in Algeria during 2012, a strong rate of growth which was due to the channel rising from a low base. Non-store retailing only became a significant retail ...

The key story in 2012 was the acquisition of Batam, a chain of electronics and appliance specialist outlets, by Groupe Magasin Générale. This acquisition will allow the group, which currently speciali...

The main story in 2012 was the introduction of an online grocery retailer www.myshop.tn. This new trend allows Tunisians, especially those belonging to the high income group, to do their shopping onli...

Despite the general price increase in 2012, which decreased consumer purchasing power, retailing saw value growth of 8%. This performance was mainly due to the expansion of supermarket outlets, which ...

This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Algeria, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Coun...

This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Angola, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Count...

This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Botswana, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Cou...

This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Cameroon, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Cou...

This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Congo-Brazzaville, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Eac...

This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Congo-Kinshasa, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each I...