JOHANNESBURG – Private sector players have rallied behind the accelerated economic recovery strategy proposed by South Africa’s biggest business Read more

Business Intelligence Financial FMCG Liquor Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trends

South Africa's alcohol industry has expressed its disappointment with the government's decision to reinstate the ban on the sale and distribution Read more

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

Dis-Chem has decided to close its Covid-19 testing facilities “for the foreseeable future” as the company struggles with a backlog in getting test results from the testing labs. Read more

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

Cape Town - The possibility of load shedding could be the final straw that will break the back of businesses already struggling under the lockdown because of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to business leaders and economists. Read more

COVID-19 FMCG Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trends

By Level 4 of the national lockdown, drivers were doing most of their shopping closer to the noon hours. This trend persisted into Level 3, despite curfews and restrictions on businesses being lifted. Read more

COVID-19 FMCG Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trends

Zurich — Chocolate may be a go-to comfort food for many but Swiss chocolate giant Barry Callebaut said on Thursday that sales tumbled during its latest quarter when many consumers were confined to their homes as part of measures Read more

COVID-19 FMCG Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Sustainability Trends

JOHANNESBURG – Massmart on Tuesday flagged that it planned to cull nearly 1 800 more jobs at its Game stores just months after it closed the loss making Dion Wired unit. Read more

COVID-19 FMCG Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trends