The Competition Commission’s case against a small industrial company for excessive pricing of dust masks has raised concerns about overreach and problematic legal precedent Read more

Business Intelligence COVID-19 Ecommerce Economic FMCG Retail

Although South Africa is not quite at ‘post-pandemic’ stage yet, data analytics Lightstone have analysed key trends and themes and concluded that encouraging opportunities await in the retail space . Read more

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JOHANNESBURG - South African consumer confidence remained at an almost three-decade low in the third quarter even after a partial recovery as restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic were gradually eased. Read more

Business Intelligence COVID-19 Economic FMCG Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing

South Africans may not be spending as much overall as they did last year, due to the economic fallout from Covid-19 Read more

COVID-19 Economic Product Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trends

Some small-town malls catering to farming and mining communities are doing better than those in the cities Read more

COVID-19 Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing

European retailers continue to focus their energy on developing ways to address new consumer priorities, by adapting off and online store formats to the new shopping behavior. Read more

COVID-19 Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trends

Pretoria – The Beer Association of South Africa, which incorporates the Craft Brewers Association South Africa, Heineken and the South African Breweries, on Wednesday threatened to cut alcohol Read more

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