Tag: retail

More in store for African retail & consumer businesses – prospects remain positive: PwC report

March 15, 2016/PwC PwC’s inaugural publication entitled ‘So much in store’ is an in-depth study into the make-up of Sub-Saharan Africa’s retail and consumer goods industries Africa’s economy has seen modest growth in the wake of falling commodity prices, slowing revenues and volatile currencies. The moderation in growth impacts a […]

2015 Holiday Shopping Stats Reveal Omnishopping Insights for 2016 … and Beyond

January 15, 2016/MasterCard By Ryan Erenhouse This holiday season there was a new breed of consumer driving sales—omnishoppers, a group that aggressively uses technology to interact with brands across multiple channels. The Retail CMO’s Guide to the Omnishopper, culled from aggregated and anonymized transaction data and a robust global MasterCard […]

IOSCO Board Approves Task Force on Cross Border Regulation

By Peter OBIORA InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE) – The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Tuesday said its Board has approved a task force on cross border regulation. The board of IOSCO gave this approval at a recent meeting it held in Montreal Canada. According to David Wright, Secretary-General, and Tajinder […]