At which point do we remove the ‘new’ in “new normal”? Until we have a clear answer on that, I will, like many others, keep referring to the times we are living in as just that. COVID-19 has undoubtedly shaken things up across categories, Read more

Ecommerce FMCG Liquor Private Label Shopper / Consumer Sustainability Trends

Black Friday has become one of South Africa’s most anticipated calendar events. With the ecommerce arena growing exponentially over the past three years Read more

Business Intelligence COVID-19 Ecommerce Economic FMCG Liquor Point of Purchase Product Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing

President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned of growing ‘pandemic fatigue’ across the country and the possibility of a second coronavirus resurgence in South Africa. Read more

COVID-19 FMCG Liquor Trends

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

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

COVID-19 FMCG Liquor Product Retail Shopper / Consumer

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

Business Intelligence COVID-19 Ecommerce Economic FMCG Liquor Personal Care / Beauty Private Label Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trends