Three months after Covid-19 was officially declared a pandemic on 11 March, and with virtually all states having reopened for business to various degrees, shopper intelligence platform Read more

COVID-19 FMCG Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing

The quarantine and subsequent removing of restrictions have continued to help e-commerce sales in the latter half of the spring. Compared to a period before the pandemic in late February, nearly all the Read more

Business Intelligence COVID-19 Ecommerce Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Wednesday announcement that the restaurant industry can reopen is a case of too little, too late, with over 700 eateries having gone bust and thousands of workers now unemployed. Read more

Business Intelligence COVID-19 FMCG Retail Shopper / Consumer

JOHANNESBURG – Massmart on Wednesday reported it had received a R4 billion inter-company loan from Walmart, its parent and US retail chain giant, to help its liquidity constraints as it counted the cost of the Covid-19 lockdown period. Read more

COVID-19 FMCG Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Wholesale

JOHANNESBURG - Retail group Massmart says it lost approximately R2.3-billion in liquor sales during the April and May lockdown period. Read more

COVID-19 Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Wholesale

Liquor stores nationally are witnessing enormous queues and hefty sales as lockdown Level 3 marks a lifting of the ban on alcohol sales. However, the market is expected Read more

COVID-19 Ecommerce FMCG Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trading Environment Trends Wholesale

With some of the longest working and commuting hours in the world, Japanese consumers rely heavily on the country's more than 55,000 convenience stores to fulfill immediate consumption needs across dayparts. Read more

COVID-19 Loyalty Retail Shopper / Consumer Trends