Business

New research finds corner shops faring well against big box stores in emerging markets

Ihesiulo Grace 16 September 2022 0

BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE Today, Flourish Ventures released a new research report showing that corner shops are doing better than predicted despite protracted supply chain issues and big-box and online retail competitors. The study confirmed better-than-expected sales and that 94 per cent of consumers

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How Kaduna gas explosion raized shops, injured several persons

Ihesiulo Grace 4 January 2020 0

Kaduna – A gas explosion on Saturday afternoon burnt down shops injuring several persons in Kaduna. The incident occurred at about 2:00 p.m. on Kachia road by Anguwn Boro in Kaduna. Some residents seen crying at the scene said  the explosion occurred at the gas refill centre trapping many people in the inferno. Many shops, […]

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Fire destroys 50 shops in Calabar market

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2017 0

Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has confirmed the destruction of over 50 shops after Monday’s fire incident at the Yoruba section of Watt market in Calabar. Mr. John Inaku, SEMA Director General, who disclosed this after an assessment visit to the area on Tuesday, said the cause of the fire was still unknown. […]

Features

The Computer Village Squeeze

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2015 0

One of the reasons that the average Igbo man would sell just about anything, anywhere, came to light at the Computer Village when our correspondent talked with some innovative young men in the software/hardware hub in the heart of Ikeja, Lagos. To start with, 48-year old Joe Nwabueze, a relation of a feared native doctor […]