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How the duka mentality is fueling growth of retailers

Retailer Sarah Macharia at her shop in Umoja estate, Nairobi County. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Long before the convenience of online shopping and doorstep delivery, local shopkeepers ruled the roost.

Corner shops offered the same convenience that e-commerce affords the modern shopper.

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