Ecuador Black Friday Set for 20 November to Avoid Election Weekend
Ecuador Black Friday will be held on Friday 20 November 2026, retail groups said on 30 September, a week early...
September 30, 2026Topic
Retail
Chile’s Unimarc Owner SMU Seeks Approval to Buy Ahorra Discount Stores
SMU, the Chilean group behind Unimarc, has asked competition regulators to approve its purchase of Ahorra Food Depot, a six-shop...
September 26, 2026
Quickmart Kenya Grows on Supplier Credit Rather Than Bank Debt
Quickmart Kenya funds new stores from cash and supplier credit rather than bank borrowing, the model behind its proposed Nairobi...
September 25, 2026
South Africa’s Woolworths Exits Top 40 Stock Index as Shoppers Cut Back
South Africa's Woolworths, no relation to the US or Australian chains, left Johannesburg's Top 40 index on 21 September after...
September 25, 2026
Kenya’s Quickmart NSE Listing Still Unpriced And Unapproved
The Quickmart NSE listing was filed but still unpriced on 24 September 2026. Kenya's regulator has not approved it and...
September 24, 2026
Amazon Raises US Warehouse Starting Pay to US$20 an Hour
Amazon is raising starting pay for full-time US operations workers by US$1 to US$20 an hour, matching Costco, and adding...
September 21, 2026
Shoprite Buys South Africa’s Largest Coffee Chain
Shoprite has agreed to acquire all of Vida e Caffè, about 400 outlets across Africa. No price was disclosed. A...
September 13, 2026
Chilean Retailer Ripley Corp Regains A+ Rating as Debt Falls
Chile's Ripley Corp was upgraded to A+ in June 2026 by Feller Rate and Humphreys, as mall profits and lower...
August 3, 2026
Brazilian Raia Drogasil Opens Sephora-Style Beauty Store
RD Saude opens its first premium beauty pharmacy, Raia Conceito, in São Paulo on 5 August 2026, with over 65%...
August 3, 2026