Tag: Trade and distribution
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…
connected farms and an autonomous dairy machine at the Agricultural Show
The 59th edition of the International Agricultural Show to be held from February 25 to March 5, 2023 in Paris, Porte de Versailles. He will exhibit this year the ultimate…
opening of the 16th International Crafts Fair of Ouagadougou (SIAO)
In Burkina Faso, the 16th edition of the International Crafts Fair of Ouagadougou (SIAO) opened its doors this Friday, January 27, in the presence of the President of the Transition,…
will the new banknotes be available in time?
Nigeria and its more than two hundred million inhabitants are on their way to the presidential and legislative elections scheduled for February 23, but before that, here is another deadline:…