GrocerApp is expanding its operations. But can it succeed in its market?
We take you through the business model, the ethic and what lies ahead of GrocerApp
Why are Pakistani advertisers ignoring TikTok?
Due to brand safety concerns, advertisers in Pakistan are working directly with TikTok content creators instead of working with the Bytedance platform. Profit investigates why.
Inside the stealth online grocery distribution unit by Unilever Pakistan
Having experimented with online marketplaces and e-tailers for a number of years and seen the growth of e-commerce, including the growing pains for doing so, Unilever Pakistan has set aside a $1 million investment to launch its own owned e-commerce site for all its products, across the B2B and B2C product portfolio. Profit has the exclusive.
Ibex Ltd, TRG’s subsidiary, finally going public on the NASDAQ
Speculation about the impending IPO has led to a run up in the parent company’s stock on the PSX
Balochistan Particle Board has declared bankruptcy. Someone wants to buy it anyway
A company that has not produced its core product since 1997 is trying to resist a hostile takeover. Can someone explain what is going on?
Is the cement cartel back in action?
As the construction industry is given packages and concessions to get back up on its feet, does the rise in cement prices that followed mean the cement sector is back to its old tricks?
Could PMEX transform the Pakistani farm for the better? Maybe
The commodities exchange could change the way farmers raise capital and the way agriculture is conducted in the country, but it needs the supply chain infrastructure to catch up
The ARY story: How a keen mid-tier trading family became one of the most powerful conglomerates of Pakistan
From the gold traders accused in bribery scandals to the owners of a media empire, the ARY Group continues to grow… without shedding any of its controversial baggage
In religious tourism, it’s strictly business. Now the govt wants to regulate it like one
For decades there has been no policy managing the religious tourism to Iran, Iraq, and Syria, allowing tour operators to work with impunity. The government finally wants to regulate it.
As temperatures soar, so do Pak Elektron’s profits
The maker of the PEL brand of white goods witnesses a recovery in its appliances business, and better than expected power sales
Yunus Brothers’ diversification strategy begins to pay dividends
The conglomerate that owns Lucky Cement, Kia Lucky Motors, and ICI Pakistan is set to take advantage of positive tailwinds in the cement, auto, and pharmaceutical industries
ByteDance pulls TikTok representation from InMobi in Pakistan
Effective immediately, ByteDance has asked InMobi to pause all B2B selling for TikTok in Pakistan, leaving advertisers stranded after finally getting approvals to do so.
Will the post office be able to improve financial inclusion in Pakistan?
The central bank thinks the country’s largest post provider has the potential to do so much good. If only it could figure out how to handle simple alliances
Design thinking has come to Corporate Pakistan. What does that mean?
A management problem solving framework that has been developed out of industrial engineering, design thinking promises to help companies address their customers – and management’s – root problems rather than just symptoms. But does it work? And will Pakistani companies learn how to use it?
Sorry, JazzCash & Easypaisa; the fintech revolution for the unbanked is finally here
In October 2017, the giants of Pakistan’s financial and policy scene met at the most expensive hotel in the federal capital for...