It’s way too early to talk about a retail revival. After all, the latest financials results reported by JSE-listed retailers and landlords underscore just how brutal the impact of Covid-related trading restrictions has been on company earnings year t... Read more

COVID-19 FMCG Private Label Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing

Shoppers have been buying more than they need as coronavirus cases grow, despite there being plenty to go round - so Tesco and Morrisons have put limits on how much you can purchase. Read more

COVID-19 FMCG Private Label Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing

Many of SA’s already vulnerable domestic workers have been left in acute distress by the pandemic and lockdown, with their incomes cut and costs soaring. Read more

Business Intelligence COVID-19 Financial FMCG Private Label Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Sustainability

DURBAN – The Spar Group in southern Africa felt the impact of the hard lockdowns and restrictions imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the region, with sales improving a mere 4.8 Read more

COVID-19 FMCG Liquor Private Label Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing

The South African alcohol industry is assisting the government's efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic by donating personal protective equipment (PPE) worth almost R20m over two months. Read more

COVID-19 FMCG Liquor Private Label Product Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trends

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

COVID-19 FMCG Private Label Product Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trends Wholesale

SA’s weak economic recovery is likely to be confirmed this week by a slew of important data releases, the top of which will be the purchasing managers’ index ((PMI) for manufacturing, which has remained in expansionary territory since the hard lockdo... Read more

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