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SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2024: What's hot to eat, taste, wear and more in 2024[Sue Blaine] As 2024’s working year warms up, Sue Blaine takes a look at lifestyle trends and tips for the year... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2024: The future of wellness: you are what you eat, sleep and move[Márcia Eugénio] There is a growing awareness of the importance of integrating wellness into daily life. Wellness is a crucial aspect of overall health, including physical, mental, and emotional well-being... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2024: Beyond the plate - the next wave of culinary evolution[Renate Singh] In 2024, the combination of sustainability, nutrition, taste, convenience, and localisation is poised to shape a new culinary landscape for the future of food... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2020: All about authenticity - 3 major trends influencing the travel industry[Jared Ruttenberg] As tourism continues to rise (2018 saw a global increase of 6% in 2017) consumers are not shy to make their preferences known on how they want to travel and, afterwards, what they thought of the experience... | |
SOUTH AFRICA 10 key trends seen at South African Menswear Week - AW23[Meagan Duckitt] Meagan Duckitt takes a look at the key trends at South African Menswear Week - AW23 which ran from 30 March to 1 April 2023... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2023: The state of play in South AfricaImage supplied: Martin Myers | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2023: Authentic content skyrockets while language barriers crumbleImage supplied: Tecla Ciolfi | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2023: Where to next for wellness?Image supplied: Lyndsay Webster-Rozon, marketing director for Virgin Active South Africa | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2023: What's happening in the restaurant industry?Image supplied: Ryan Cole, head chef at Salsify at the Roundhouse | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2023: What happened to the live event industry?Image supplied: Greg Walsh, CEO at G&G Productions | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2022: Domestic tourism continues its reign[Mariette du Toit-Helmbold] Mariette Du Toit-Helmbold, chief destineer at Destinate, looks at domestic tourism trends over the next year. | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2022: SA artists poised to dominate while TikTok still reigns supreme[Tecla Ciolfi] Tecla Ciolfi, founder of Texx and the City, looks at the local music industry trends for the year ahead... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2021: 2021 is set to be a promising year for the fashionably forward[Rob Noble] From large florals to '50s inspired headscarves, fashionistas globally are getting ready to kiss their WFH ensembles goodbye, despite many countries forcing their citizens back indoors to help curb the spread of the dreaded coronavirus. Here are a few trends the stylish can look forward to in the year to come... | |
SOUTH AFRICA 7 unexpected interior design and décor trends for 2021[Yael Geffen] Interior design and décor trends may not always be as changeable as their fashion counterparts, however, things do change and when they do they look to the past for inspiration. Very few trends are new. | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2021: A renewed focus on community through exclusive content and livestreaming[Tecla Ciolfi] I'm not one to blow my own trumpet - well, not too much anyway - but all of the #BizTrends that I made last year came to fruition. A focus on independent artists, the rise of TikTok, the continued domination of streaming services - all featured prominently in shaping the global music scene... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2020: From the rise of independent artists to the age of TikTok[Tecla Ciolfi] While it's not exactly easy to predict the future, there are a few musical movements that have seemed to gain momentum over the last year-or-so, movements that will hopefully be more relevant than ever, in the first year of our new decade... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2021: Finding purpose and wellbeing through travel[Mariette du Toit-Helmbold] So what will travel look like in 2021 and going forward? One is understandably hesitant to make any confident predictions apart from the most obvious one being that 2021 will most likely continue to be a very difficult year for the global travel and tourism sector. If I had to highlight a few travel trends for the coming year and beyond, these would stand out... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2021: 5 key factors influencing the business of fashion[Meagan Duckitt] 2020 was a difficult year for fashion businesses globally. Consumers became more self-aware, with a more needs-based focus and the pandemic forced a shift in industry 'thinking' and the implementation of new strategies to improve sales in 2021... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2020: More tech, eco initiatives & homegrown championing for SA fashion[Meagan Duckitt] Let's take a look at what we can expect from the South African fashion industry in 2020... | |
SOUTH AFRICA #BizTrends2019: What's in store for interior design and décor trends towards 2020?[Dave Nemeth] Natural materials, texture, and individuality are the key elements that will shape interior design and décor trends into 2020... |