The Future of Ecommerce in Africa and Why Speed and Reliability Is Everything with Dima Rasnovsky
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Episode 224 with Dima Rasnovsky, General Manager for Africa at Glovo, one of the world’s leading quick commerce and on demand delivery platforms transforming how consumers access food, groceries, retail products, and everyday essentials across cities. Dima leads Glovo’s growth and operations across African markets, helping drive the expansion of digital commerce, last mile delivery, and retail technology across some of the continent’s fastest growing economies.
In this episode, we explore the future of ecommerce in Africa and how quick commerce is reshaping consumer behaviour across major urban centres including Lagos, Nairobi, Kampala, and Abidjan. Dima explains how rising smartphone adoption, mobile money, digital payments, and rapid urbanisation are accelerating the growth of on demand delivery and creating new opportunities for African retailers, restaurants, supermarkets, and small businesses.
From ultra fast grocery delivery and digital retail infrastructure to logistics networks and last mile delivery systems, Dima shares how Glovo is building the technology and operational systems required to support the next generation of commerce in Africa. He discusses the rise of convenience driven consumer behaviour, why African consumers increasingly expect same day or instant delivery, and how local businesses are using digital platforms to expand their reach and compete in a changing retail environment.
What We Discuss With Dima
The future of ecommerce and quick commerce across Africa.How Glovo is transforming food delivery, grocery delivery, and digital retail in African cities.Building last mile logistics and delivery infrastructure in Lagos, Nairobi, Kampala, and Abidjan.Helping neighbourhood stores, restaurants, and SMEs participate in the digital economy.Why mobile money, fintech, and digital payments are critical to Africa’s commerce ecosystem.Whether Africa could leapfrog traditional retail systems and shape the future of global commerce.Did you miss my previous episode where I discus The Nigerian Entrepreneur Building Africa’s Sports Economy Through Boxing, Events and Entertainment? Make sure to check it out!
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