Apply for the NOVA Bank Graduate Trainee Program 2025
NOVA Bank, a commercial banking institution active in investment, wholesale, retail, and digital banking, invites qualified Nigerian graduates to apply for a place in the NOVA Bank Graduate Trainee Program. If you would like to begin a career in Nigeria’s banking industry, you may consider taking advantage of this opportunity. Read more about Opportunities The […]
Transforming Retail Advertising Revenue with FinTech
The retail industry has always been highly competitive, with businesses vying for consumer attention in an increasingly digital world. One of the primary sources of revenue for retailers has been advertising. While traditional advertising methods continue to play a role, the rise of fintech companies is opening up exciting new opportunities for retailers to […]
How To Set Up Your Business for A Fantastic Retail Experience
Creating an exceptional retail experience is an endeavour that demands careful planning, strategic thinking, and an unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction. In a world where consumer expectations continue to evolve and competition remains fierce, the success of a retail business hinges on its ability to provide a memorable and delightful shopping journey for its […]
12 Sectors that Can Benefit from Cloud Technology
As the world grows more dependent on cloud technology, it’s getting applied to broader aspects of daily life. Nowhere is this reliance more pronounced than in the world of business. Spending on the cloud by businesses across the world exceeded $330 billion in 2020. Already, companies are devoting a third of their budgets to […]
Seven Trends Shaping Africa’s Informal Retail Sector
The informal retail sector in Africa is a rapidly growing and dynamic sector that plays a crucial role in the economic development of the continent. It encompasses a wide range of small-scale, informal businesses that sell goods and services to consumers, often from street vendors, open-air markets, and small shops. These businesses are typically […]
How Businesses and Startups Can Integrate Offline and Online Retail Channels in Nigeria (Part 2)
Employing online and offline channels in your business is a crucial part of doing business in a post-pandemic world. In a previous post, I reported that in 2021, over 53% (over 300 million) Africans became active e-commerce purchasers. In 2025, the number will increase to 500 million, an over 20% growth. Read more about […]
How Businesses and Startups Can Integrate Offline and Online Retail Channels in Nigeria (Part 1)
If you are a business owner, an entrepreneur or a startup founder in Nigeria, the past three years – the years of COVID-19 and the global economic meltdown – must have taught you vital lessons about being adaptive and agile in your distribution channels. Read more about Business During COVID-19, we saw massive porting […]
Business Events this Month: November 2019
This month, our selection of top business events are drawn from a variety of industries: energy, automotive, retail, beauty, and property. There are also a number of general interest trade shows to look forward to, the biggest of them being the Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF). You may find these events worth attending if you […]
RETAIL SOURCING FAIR WEST AFRICA
The Retail Sourcing Fair West Africa in Lagos Nigeria, is your first step to establishing a presence for your brand in key markets on the continent. The RSF is a trade-only fair focusing exclusively on retail and commercial products for the home, office, gift and Textile sectors. WHAT TO SOURCE AT RSF • Art & […]
#CNBizFair Promos: Growing Global, Winning Big
There are lots of gifts up for grabs at The Connect Nigeria Busines Fair, holding on 26th and 27th April at TBS, Lagos. Find other deals and promos here. Refer a Business and Get Paid This offer is a Win Win as you stand to be fee paid 5 percent of what the business contributed. […]
Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Mmabon’ Custom & Retail
M Mmabon’ Custom & Retail is clearly a leader in the trendy customized wears business in Nigeria. It is one of the pioneer brands specializing in customizable apparel for women, men and children. According to its founder and design director, Elizabeth Idem-Ido, the brand started in 2009 as a mere hobby of designing and printing […]
Connect Nigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Stylemark Mall Enterprises
Achenyo Helen Asimegbe is a serial entrepreneur whose passion for business drove her to resign from her bank job to focus on her dream of becoming a full-fledged entrepreneur, before the age of 30. She actualised that dream through the deliberate steps she took to invest in herself: she took a number of local and […]
ConnectNigeria’s Top 100 SMEs: Fehin Mall
Nigeria’s retail fashion sector has lapped up the e-commerce revolution with great enthusiasm. Apparel vending businesses are establishing online storefronts, to complement their brick-and-mortar boutiques. A growing number of ventures in this space are choosing to operate almost solely on social media and own websites. As a result, it’s much easier than it’s ever been […]
Did You Know? 10 Cool Facts About Amazon
Amazon.com is an international e-commerce company that offers online retail, computing services, consumer electronics, and digital content. The company is based in Seattle, Washington, and is currently the largest Internet retailer in the world as measured by revenue and market capitalization. Amazon is also one of the top 5 most valuable brands in the world […]
Interswitch Launches Quickteller Global Mall to Ease International Online Shopping
Interswitch is an indigenous fin-tech company that provides integrated digital payments solutions for African businesses. Founded in 2002 by Mitchell Elegbe and headquartered in Lagos, Interswitch connects banks in Nigeria and has over 11,000 ATMs on its network. Popular products by the e-commerce company include Verve, Nigeria’s most used payment card; Quickteller, an online payments platform; […]
Data & Tech To Transform Nigerian Retail Market
The convergence of AI, tech, and data on Nigeria’s multi-billion dollar plus retail market – will be a strategic focus to local & international developers, investors and retailers at the 4th annual West Africa Property Investment Summit taking place on 15 and 16 November 2018 in Lagos. Considered one of the world’s most significant and accessible […]