Kenya is ready for specialist retail curriculum

Nearly 1 million young Kenyans have recently completed their national high school examinations, popularly known as KCSE. A large portion of them will be looking to proceed to college when their results are released in few weeks. At the front of their mind will be the question ‘what course do…

E commerce poised for greater role in Kenyan retail

With a burgeoning population estimated to be close to the 50-million mark, Kenya is generally considered a growth market for a wide variety of products. This is largely due to a number of factors, including a young, educated population, urbanization, devolution, a large diaspora and exposure to the global marketplace…

Retailers not spared by high cost of living

Kenya is currently in the grip of an unprecedented cost of living. Life, for many people, has become tenuous as prices of fuel and food items, be they fresh or processed, are at an all-time high.  We have not even recovered from the negative effects of the Covid pandemic. The…