Tanzania
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On the road
Car ownership remains a privilege of the few in Tanzania A mere 6% of Tanzanian households have a car, according to a Sagaci Research survey conducted in December 2019. It found that the level of car ownership begins to rise significantly once monthly household income rises above USD500: For those with an income of between
16th March 2020
Categories: Blog - Africa - Automotive - Tanzania
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Sagaci Research relaunches the KFC Index
En francais ci-dessous Kwa lugha ya Kiswahili hapa chini KFC Index identifies Central African CFA Franc as the most overvalued currency in Africa Sagaci Research, the leading independent pan-African market research and market intelligence firm, has released its “KFC Index” for January 2020. This twice yearly index utilises the prices of KFC chicken buckets in
31st January 2020
Categories: SagaRetail News - Lesotho - Egypt - Ghana - Angola - Cote d'Ivoire - Gabon - Kenya - Morocco - Mozambique - Nigeria - Senegal - Sudan - Tanzania - Tunisia - Uganda - Zambia - Zimbabwe - South Africa - Ivory Coast
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Carrefour expands in East Africa, while Naivas gobbles up what’s left of Nakumatt in Kenya
Carrefour franchisee Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) opened its first supermarket in Uganda during December and is due to enter the Tanzanian market in the very near future. The Ugandan store is located in Kampala’s Oasis Mall and has a sales area of 2,800m2. This mall formerly hosted Kenyan chain Nakumatt. Its first Tanzanian outlet will
30th December 2019
Categories: SagaRetail News - Retail - Supermarkets - Carrefour - Kenya - Tanzania - Uganda
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Fighting for survival, Choppies prepares to exit South Africa
Botswana-based Choppies, which at its peak operated more than 240 supermarkets in eight countries across Southern and Eastern Africa, has agreed the sale of its South African operations to Kind Investments Proprietary Limited for ZAR1 (USD0.07), including the assumption of all of the subsidiary’s debts. The deal is expected to close by February 2020. As
5th December 2019
Categories: SagaRetail News - Retail - Supermarkets - Africa - Botswana - Kenya - Tanzania - Zambia - Zimbabwe - South Africa
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Choppies on the chopping block
Troubled Botswanan retailer Choppies has indicated that it intends to dispose of its supermarkets in Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa. Choppies currently operates more than 200 outlets in eight countries in Southern and Eastern Africa, with Botswana and South Africa accounting for the bulk of these – 85 and 88 outlets, respectively, according to the
10th September 2019
Categories: SagaRetail News - Consumer - Botswana - Kenya - Tanzania - South Africa
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Miniso’s mighty plans
Variety store chain Miniso, which sells inexpensive homewares and novelty items, is rapidly expanding its presence in African malls. It currently has stores in Egypt, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania and big expansion plans.
4th September 2018
Categories: SagaRetail News - Consumer - Egypt - Retail & Shopping Malls - Distributors - Kenya - Morocco - Nigeria - South Africa
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SagaTrade: Optimising the Crucial Last Mile of the Supply Chain
SagaTrade, a syndicated database of consumer good outlets across key African cities, continues to evolve. Clients are using this tool to make more informed decisions and increase the efficiency of their supply chains from the warehouse to the store shelf. Apart from database subscriptions, we also customise add-ons tailored to the specific needs of clients to further enhance the
4th May 2018
Categories: Retail & Shopping Malls - Tanzania