The Covid-19 pandemic has changed our world irrevocably in a matter of months. Some scientists now predict that the pandemic could continue for as long as two years and will begin to subside Read more

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

Distell operation in Cape Town. The ban on alcohol sales and distribution took its toll on the country’s biggest wine, spirits and ciders maker Distell, felling its profits 18.2 percent and volumes 25 percent in the year to June Read more

Business Intelligence COVID-19 Economic FMCG Liquor Private Label Product Retail Shopper / Consumer

The retail industry has been profoundly affected by the Covid-19 crisis. The way consumers buy from and engage with grocery stores has changed. And as the crisis unfolds, consumer behaviour will evolve too. Read more

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Western Cape minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, David Maynier has welcomed the announcement by president Cyril Ramaphosa that the whole of South Africa will be moving to Alert Level 2. Read more

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Luckily for some industries, the speculations turned out to be true in previous lockdown easing announcements. Read more

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We asked Andrew Murray, vice-president of finance, Africa zone at AB InBev, whether it’s money that will now never be invested, Read more

Business Intelligence COVID-19 FMCG Liquor Product Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trends

The country's biggest beer maker, SAB, said yesterday that it had abandoned R5billion worth of capital investment projects in South Africa on the 12-week alcohol ban imposed by the government as part of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: L... Read more

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