We are in the last month of the year; December. October to December happens to be the busiest quarter of the year. Schools have closed and as such more customer traffic is witnessed in the outlets of children coming either to shop with their parents, others just window shopping, and others just there to enjoy …
An online price analysis has been done comparing the different commodity prices on the shelves of known supermarkets outlets. The total sum of the commodities so selected among the different supermarkets seems to tally with a few shillings’ differences. This could explain that the buyer/ consumer does not lose anything extra whether they buy from …
We are in hard times. We are in a time that no one had prepared for. A time that even our contingency plans might work but for a short duration. A time that we aren’t sure of when the pandemic will end. Forgive my pessimistic view. In recent history no global pandemic has been contained …
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My life revolves around retail and any instance, experience, circumstances I go through I relate to retail. As a retailer, do you enjoy what you do? What’s your passion towards your retailing business? Are you there for financial gain, or is it a calling. If as a retailer you enter the market with key objective …
Too many businesses today are based on driving prices lower by screwing over somebody: pounding suppliers or squeezing employees. Be the opposite. Put employees first, radically… If you take care of them, they will take care of your customer better than anybody else.
Kenyans are unique in their own ways. Kenyans are known to be early/ quick adopters and are always willing to try new things. This characteristic is evident in their day to day life’s including how we market our products and also our consumer spending habits. See how fashion trends and mobile phones have evolved in …
On Saturday we had Church inter presbytery games at Kasarani. Me being the who I am decided to give a try on the 100 Meters competition. I did well as I managed to be number 4 in the category of my age (…am still young). This made me think that by virtue of being that …
Supermarkets have been defined by different authors in various ways. According to the dictionary of business and finance, a supermarket is defined as a large store selling a wide variety of consumer goods, particularly food and a small collection of household requirements. Others have defined a supermarket as a form of grocery self-service store that …
Kenya’s retail industry has continued to grow in the past few years. It’s actually been one of the key drivers of the Kenyan economy. With the IMF forecasting GDP growth will rise from 5.6% last year to 6% in 2016, retailers will be aiming for stronger returns amid increased consumer confidence. We have seen entry …
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