Private label has established its place as a key feature in FMCG retail, driven by retailers and embraced by South African shoppers. According to a recent report,1 in 2019 private label sales grew +9.6% year-on-year Read more

Business Intelligence Financial FMCG Private Label Product Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trends

In short the gig economy is a sub-sector of the platform economy, which enables all organisations and individuals to participate in the broader digital economy. It is also called the ‘sharing’ economy, ‘open talent’ economy, Read more

COVID-19 Economic Financial Product Trends

The independent FMCG market (represented by unlisted wholesalers and retailers) remains a key area of opportunity for suppliers in South Africa. The dynamic nature of this market sector, within a context of macro-environmental factors impacting South... Read more

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Four staff members at the Ballito Rage Festival tested positive for Covid-19, organisers said. Read more

COVID-19 Trends

Across the globe, consumers are altering their path to purchase and increasingly turning to online channels to address their shopping needs in response to the lingering effects of COVID-19. With this shift, the need for retailers to be digitally focu... Read more

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

Thirty-eight more deaths were recorded, 17 of these from the Eastern Cape, pushing the death toll to over 21,000. Read more

COVID-19 Trends

In “Shuggie Bain,” Douglas Stuart’s award-winning and harrowing depiction of alcoholism, sectarianism and deprivation in post-industrial Scotland, money is always scarce and often dirty. Read more

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