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Why some Kenyan retail stores survive as others fold business

By Victor Chesang | 47m ago

In retail, growth means little without customer understanding, cost discipline and sustainable expansion. [Courtesy]

"By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures," Proverbs 24:3-4.

Why do African retailers keep building giants that fall before they mature?

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