The rise and fall of Walmart in Brazil

Read the updated version of this article here https://emergingmarkets.today/walmart-journey-brazil-rise-decline-acquisition/ Things are not looking good for Wal-Mart in Brazil. So far, the retailer closed 60 stores, mainly because of failing profits.…

Uber and Duolingo partnership will strike gold in Brazil

Perhaps I’m a bit biased to write a post about Duolingo and Uber as I like and use both apps. For those that are not familiar, Duoling is a free…

Social Media Spotlight: Myanmar & The Digital Frontier

Guest post by Nomfundo Msomi For digital media stakeholders in Myanmar, as well as Burmese society as a whole, the keyword of the decade is change. Ever since the country…

Uganda: How social media is re-shaping everyday life

Gmail is indisputably the greatest mailing service that happened to Uganda since the Post Office. Its sister service Google+ thus comes out as more widely known than any other social…

WhatsApp for business: the secret weapon of Brazil

Unlike in this article at the Telegraph, where it highlights how few UK small companies are using WhatsApp to build a rapport with their customers, Brazil is already having large…

Why Brazil still is a no-go for IKEA

Read a more updated version of this article here: No IKEA in Brazil: local furniture brands pose fierce competition In developed markets, IKEA is positioned as a low-priced mass-market brand,…

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