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Why African Retail Can No Longer Treat E-commerce as a Separate Channel
Why African Retail Can No Longer Treat E-commerce as a Separate Channel
By Pankaj Badola [AgMP 22] | Head, Modern Trade & Key Accounts, OmniRetail Africa For much of the past decade, the dominant assumption in African retail has been that e‑commerce is a distinct, self‑contained sales channel: a digital storefront that can be run in parallel…
When Legacy Aspirations Outpace Legacy Infrastructure: Why African Family Businesses Struggle to Last Beyond the Founder
When Legacy Aspirations Outpace Legacy Infrastructure: Why African Family Businesses Struggle to Last Beyond the Founder

by Oreoluwa Adeyinka, Senior Programme Manager, Lagos Business School Family Business Initiative Across Africa, and particularly in Nigeria, family businesses are the backbone of economic activity. They generate employment, drive domestic production, and anchor local supply chains. Most of these enterprises are founded with long-term…

From Firms to Ecosystems: How Africa Is Rewriting the Rules of Strategy
From Firms to Ecosystems: How Africa Is Rewriting the Rules of Strategy

By Nkemdilim Iheanachor | Professor of Strategic Management, Lagos Business School For decades, the dominant logic of business strategy has been built around a single unit of analysis: the firm. Build walls. Protect your advantages. Lock out competitors. The stronger your moat, the safer your…

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