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Source: © 123rf People are increasingly seeking depth, authenticity, and sensory richness in their experiences, aiming to engage with the world in meaningful ways. this is one of five macro trends identified by the Accenture Life Trends 2025 report

5 global macro trends and consumer insights from the Accenture Song's Life Trends 2025 report

#BizTrends2024: Nicola Cooper – The rise of African music and fashion globally continues

#BizTrends2024: Nicola Cooper – The rise of African music and fashion globally continues

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#BizTrends2024: A closer look at SA's 2024 consumer brands and retail landscape

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5 trends influencing consumer purchases in 2022 - Mondelez SA MD

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#EcommerceDay2021: Redefining retail - A future view of digital commerce in 2030

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#BizTrends2021: Recalibrating for diminished growth - resolutions for 2021

#BizTrends2021: Recalibrating for diminished growth - resolutions for 2021

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#BizTrends2021: Safety vs sustainability - the packaging industry's key conundrum

#BizTrends2021: Safety vs sustainability - the packaging industry's key conundrum

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Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

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#BizTrends2020: Disrupting legacy African payments - going digital

#BizTrends2020: Disrupting legacy African payments - going digital

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Top 10 global consumer trends for 2020 - Euromonitor

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#BizTrends2020: Bright future for luxury brands in Africa

#BizTrends2020: Bright future for luxury brands in Africa

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#BizTrends2020: 15 growing cocktail trends for 2020

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#BizTrends2020: Retail and Gen Z in 2020 - who they are and what they want

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#BizTrends2022: What's next for retailing in Africa?

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Africa emerging as next big retail hotspot - Kearney report

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5 trends influencing consumer purchases in 2022 - Mondelez SA MD

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#Fasa21: KFC's Akhona Qengqe on business survival and innovating for the future

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#EcommerceDay2021: Redefining retail - A future view of digital commerce in 2030

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#BizTrends2021: Recalibrating for diminished growth - resolutions for 2021

#BizTrends2021: Recalibrating for diminished growth - resolutions for 2021

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#BizTrends2021: Safety vs sustainability - the packaging industry's key conundrum

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Automation and data-driven decision-making to power retail in 2021

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Covid-19 to fast-track online grocery shopping beyond 2021

Covid-19 to fast-track online grocery shopping beyond 2021

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Beyond Covid-19: How retail and the food & beverage industry will evolve

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Covid-19 will bring about a retail apocalypse

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#BizTrends2020: Disrupting legacy African payments - going digital

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Top 10 global consumer trends for 2020 - Euromonitor

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#BizTrends2020: Bright future for luxury brands in Africa

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#BizTrends2020: 15 growing cocktail trends for 2020

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#BizTrends2020: Retail and Gen Z in 2020 - who they are and what they want

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#BizTrends2020: SA retail favours the bold

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#BizTrends2020: The future of retailing in sub-Saharan Africa

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#BizTrends2020: The new normal, 5 plant-based food trends for 2020

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#BizTrends2020: How SA retailers can keep growing in a digital world

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#BizTrends2020: Africa's double-edged consumer demand

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#BizTrends2020: 3 key trends shaping Africa's property sector

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Technology trends impacting global manufacturing in 2020

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Strategies to unlock retail growth in 2020

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