…his resignation. Finance Minister Roland Lescure has pledged support measures for shopkeepers and craftspeople. Patrick Martin, the head of France’s Medef business lobby group, accused the state of having “failed” during the urban unrest that hit at least 3,000 businesses, according to preliminary estimates. Donald Tru…

…Also in the dock was a Somali alleged to have collected “protection fees” from the shopkeepers outside Stellenbosch, the winelands capital 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Cape Town. The trial has highlighted the targeting of foreign-owned “spaza” shops in a growing extortion economy that preys on a range of businesses fr…

…the military seized power in the impoverished Portuguese-speaking west African country. Shopkeeper Halimatou Traore told AFP she hoped the new constitution would bring positive changes. “The successive crises the country has gone through have had a very negative impact on my earnings,” she said as she waited to vote. “…

A leopard wandered into Todaraisingh town in Rajasthan on July 19, attacking multiple people, including a forest ranger volunteerTerrifying footage captured 25-year-old salesman Sanjay Gurjar wrestling free from the big cat inside an alcohol storeA rescue team arrived hours after the attacks began to capture the leopar…

…appeared to be a stocking area of the booze shop in Todaraisingh, India, and mauled the shopkeeper Sanjay Gurjar on Monday, July 20. The male leopard, 5, swiped its claws at Gurjar, 25, and grabbed onto his shoulders before the worker managed to shake the beast free and frantically scurried out of the store. People cou…

…conversation on social media after narrating an unexpected experience she had with a shopkeeper shortly after buying a snack for the woman's child. The lady explained that she had visited the shop to purchase some items when the shopkeeper's baby began crying for a snack. Out of kindness, she asked the woman to give th…

…month. Telcos have watched your money move around for years. Marketplaces know which shopkeeper is having a good month and which one is quietly struggling to restock shelves, and payroll companies know if payday came on time this month or if something changed. For all fintech’s talk about reinventing credit, the busine…