Industry Developments

Rwanda is all set for its first initial public offering (IPO) since the onset of the East African Community (EAC) common market in July 2010. The government looks set to sell a 30%... 2010-11-26

Negotiations between Massmart and Wal-Mart are ongoing with no closure expected until at least 2011. Wal-Mart made a non-binding ZAR148-a-share offer for Massmart in September 2010... 2010-11-24

Europe's second largest retailer by annual sales Metro AG has quit Morocco after agreeing to sell its eight cash & carry stores to Carrefour's franchisee La Vie for about EUR120mn.... 2010-11-23

As South Africa's initial public offering (IPO) market continues to liven up after a fairly barren 2009, one of its largest branded consumer goods companies Clover has announced plans... 2010-11-22

Africa's leading sugar producers received a major boost in October 2009 when the new EU Africa-region sugar policy came into effect. Largely aimed at strengthening the competitiveness... 2010-11-19

Even though the global beer industry continues to find itself in a tough spot, especially in the developed world where levered households, sluggish job markets and the imposition of... 2010-11-18

Kenya's leading retailers are succeeding in wooing in more and more consumers on the periphery of organised and independent retail. Much further along in its development relative to... 2010-11-16

Côte d'Ivoire's consumer sector is expected to liven up over the next few years as rising incomes have a strong knock on effect on the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry. With... 2010-11-12

Pick 'n' Pay is actively, and arguably belatedly, pursuing non-South African expansion on multiple fronts. Competing neck and neck with Shoprite in South Africa in terms of market share,... 2010-11-11

Qatar could potentially challenge the UAE (specifically Dubai) as the Gulf region's most premiumised and segmented consumer sector over the next few years. With a 2009 per capita GDP... 2010-11-10