DURBAN – The Spar Group in southern Africa felt the impact of the hard lockdowns and restrictions imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19 in the region, with sales improving a mere 4.8 Read more

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

Exactly half a year has passed since we declared a national state of disaster in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more

COVID-19 Trends

CAPE TOWN – Banks have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, with combined headline earnings falling 65.5 percent in the first half of this year compared with the same period last year, Read more

Business Intelligence COVID-19 Economic Financial Trends

It’s been 168 days since the start of lockdown and the country is slowly adjusting to the economy opening up and restrictions being lifted. Five months of lockdown have radically altered consum Read more

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

JOHANNESBURG - South African consumer confidence remained at an almost three-decade low in the third quarter even after a partial recovery as restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic were gradually eased. Read more

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

CAPE TOWN - Employer organisations say the maladministration in the governments UIF TERS Covid-19 relief payment scheme could Read more

COVID-19 Economic Financial

Pretoria – The Beer Association of South Africa, which incorporates the Craft Brewers Association South Africa, Heineken and the South African Breweries, on Wednesday threatened to cut alcohol Read more

COVID-19 FMCG Liquor Product Retail Shopper / Consumer