date:Jun 14, 2013
In a joint venture with CFAO Carrefour plans to launch stores in eight countries, including Cameroon, Congo, Cte d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal.
Joseph Robinson, a lead consultant at the Conlumino research agency, said: Retailers are slowly coming to acknowledge that factors such as growing middle classes, mobile technology and improving infrastructure are slowly driving the continent to prominence.
Emerging market consultancy Novirost described