Some small-town malls catering to farming and mining communities are doing better than those in the cities Read more

COVID-19 Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing

European retailers continue to focus their energy on developing ways to address new consumer priorities, by adapting off and online store formats to the new shopping behavior. Read more

COVID-19 Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trends

The national minimum wage should be frozen until the country is over the financial crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, says a large employer organisation. Read more

COVID-19 Economic Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing

Much has been said about the apparent rise in e-commerce and the digital economy during the Covid-19 crisis. But how much of that will still be a reality as more of the economy opens up? Read more

COVID-19 Ecommerce Economic FMCG Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing

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

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

The current coronavirus pandemic and ensuing lockdown period continue to leave the food and beverage industry teetering on the brink. Every day, more and more restaurateurs face the grim prospect of closing their doors, many of them permanently. Read more

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