JSE-listed Dis-Chem, one of the country's largest pharmaceutical retailers, is planning to expand further into the hair salon market by capitalising on the woes of independent shops that are closing because of the lockdown. Read more

COVID-19 Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing

JSE-listed pharmaceutical group Dis-Chem intends appealing against the Competition Tribunal's R1.2m fine for price gouging in the sale of surgical masks. Read more

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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

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Almost six in 10 South African consumers were worried about meeting their financial obligations in May, according to a survey by Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) Centre for Customer Insight. Read more

COVID-19 FMCG Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing

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

There can be no doubt that the next era of retail success will be defined by the friction-free, or ultra-convenient, shopping experience. Read more

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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

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