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Technode
Alibaba’s Freshippo to shut down all warehouse-style membership stores by end of August
Freshippo logo on its office. Credit: Freshippo Freshippo, the Alibaba-owned grocery chain, will close all of its warehouse-style membership stores by the end of August, according […]
WeeTracker
South Africa’s Shoprite Chain Announces Exit From Ghana, Malawi Markets
South Africa’s Shoprite has announced its exit from Ghana and Malawi. This latest move by the supermarket chain illustrates the challenges many South African retailers and […]
Technode
Apple to close a retail store in China for the first time
Apple will close one of its retail stores in the Chinese city of Dalian on August 9, marking its first store closure in the country since […]
Tech Nova Ghana
Western Union, Zoona, and Chipper Cash launch Global Money Transfers in Zambia
Western Union, Zoona Transactions Zambia Limited, and Chipper Cash have teamed up to launch international money transfer services directly within the Chipper Cash app. Why it […]
The Recursive
“Who Controls the Skies, Controls the Future”: Inside Dronamics with Svilen Rangelov
In 2014, brothers Svilen and Konstantin Rangelov, co-founders of Bulgarian cargo drone airline Dronamics, made a pact: they wouldn’t shave their beards until their full-scale drone, […]
Wamda
Calo raises $39 milliion Series B extension to boost global growth
Press release: Calo, the Middle East’s largest foodtech startup, revolutionising personalised meal subscriptions, today announced it has raised $39 million (SAR 146.27 million) in a Series […]