Tag: Trade and distribution
in Bangui, Djibou is one of the few male make-up artists in town
He may not be the only one, but in any case, he is one of the few male makeup artists in Bangui. Djibril Marvin Gueye, known as Djibou, develops his…
in Goma, prices are soaring and the risk of food shortages worries the inhabitants
In eastern DRC, prices have soared since the M23 rebels took up arms again at the end of 2021. Although the armed group has withdrawn from certain localities, the main…
“dead days” in ports, fishermen are up against European projects
No boat at sea, no fish on the stalls: French fishermen are mobilizing from Thursday 30 to Friday 31 March. For the first time, the National Fisheries Committee is launching…
Frenchman Leroy Merlin wants to cede control of his DIY stores in Russia
More than a year after the start of the war in Ukraine, Leroy Merlin, a French DIY equipment giant, has announced that it wants to sell all of its stores…
Flowers from here, transport reinvented
Tuesday, March 20, the planet will celebrate spring! The opportunity for many listeners to offer or… to offer themselves flowers! As surprising as it may seem, the cut flower market…
Are French ready-to-wear brands doomed to disappear?
Gap France, Kookaï or even Camaïeu: these French clothing brands emblematic of the 90s are today in great pain, or even had to go out of business. The reasons are…
the port of Saint-Nazaire is at a standstill
Seventh day of mobilization in France against the pension reform and the disturbances continue. A third of TGV and TER trains run. The Paris metro remains very disrupted. Fuel shipments…
Arm wrestling between manufacturers and mass distribution: “Total opacity on the price structure”
Negotiations between manufacturers and large retailers to set prices this year end on Wednesday, March 1. Some large groups still refuse to cut corners. The stormy discussions predict further price…
in Nairobi, hundreds of traders denounce Chinese competition
Hundreds of small traders protested on Tuesday, February 28, in the streets of downtown Nairobi, Kenya. They denounced the competition, unfair according to them, of the Chinese traders, more and…
a crucial vote and populations exhausted by shortages
This Saturday, we vote in Nigeria for the presidential and legislative elections, a crucial ballot for the most populous country on the continent. After two consecutive terms, President Muhammadu Buhari…