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#BizTrends2025: The rise of the conscious consumer

Trends

#BizTrends2025: The rise of the conscious consumer

Max Oliva 15 Jan 2025

Inquiry makes recommendations to improve competition in fresh produce market

Research

Inquiry makes recommendations to improve competition in fresh produce market

14 Jan 2025

Pick n Pay raises R8.5bn in Boxer IPO

Banking & Finance

Pick n Pay raises R8.5bn in Boxer IPO

Nqobile Dludla 25 Nov 2024

Boxer formally announces its intention to list on JSE

Retailers

Boxer formally announces its intention to list on JSE

11 Nov 2024

FMCG e-commerce continues to ‘deliver’ growth

E-commerce

FMCG e-commerce continues to ‘deliver’ growth

Nicola Allen 7 Nov 2024

Boxer IPO in Johannesburg could raise close to R8bn for Pick n Pay

Retail

Boxer IPO in Johannesburg could raise close to R8bn for Pick n Pay

Nqobile Dludla 29 Oct 2024

In a SA first for retail, Checkers Sixty60 has taken to the skies (image supplied)

Branding

A SA retail first, Checkers Sixty60 "lifts" off and takes to the sky

25 Oct 2024

SA's grocery retailers report reveals flat real growth despite turnover rise

Retail

SA's grocery retailers report reveals flat real growth despite turnover rise

15 Oct 2024

A look at SA’s independent grocery trade

Retail

A look at SA’s independent grocery trade

20 Aug 2024

Over 50% of MEA consumers in loyalty programmes want freebies - Euromonitor International

Retail

Over 50% of MEA consumers in loyalty programmes want freebies - Euromonitor International

20 May 2024

Spar gets secondary listing on A2X Markets

Banking & Finance

Spar gets secondary listing on A2X Markets

8 May 2024

SA’s grocery retailers: comparative report reveals winners

Research

SA’s grocery retailers: comparative report reveals winners

Nick Paul 20 Feb 2024

Kenya's grocery retail sector is a beacon of innovation and growth

Retail

Kenya's grocery retail sector is a beacon of innovation and growth

Kerry Elliott 6 Oct 2023

Food inflation remains at nearly twice the inflation rate - Competition Commission

FMCG

Food inflation remains at nearly twice the inflation rate - Competition Commission

14 Sep 2023

Grocery retail in Africa is evolving

Retail

Grocery retail in Africa is evolving

7 Sep 2023

Source: Cavendish Square.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Over 2,000 malls set for transformation as exclusive leases end

31 Aug 2023

Competition Commission and Spar have reached a consent agreement

Retail

Competition Commission and Spar have reached a consent agreement

31 Aug 2023

The pros and cons of home delivery as e-commerce surges

E-commerce

The pros and cons of home delivery as e-commerce surges

29 Aug 2023

Regulatory

Shoprite given extension to phase out exclusive leases by 2026

13 Jul 2023

Source: © 123rf The South African Customer Experience Report has found that consumers no longer have empathy for brands, and instead have developed a striking state of apathy

CRM

Consumers settle for good enough while brands create the leaky bucket syndrome

12 Jul 2023

Revamped Spar Rewards programme gathers 1 million sign-ups in 6 days

CRM

Revamped Spar Rewards programme gathers 1 million sign-ups in 6 days

23 May 2023

Image supplied. Despite shifting shopper behaviour due to tough economic conditions the FMCG retail sector remains the jewel in the South African economy crown

FMCG

FMCG retail sector remains the jewel in the South African economy crown - despite unsettled economy

28 Apr 2023

Cofounder Brian Coppin reflects on 30 years of Food Lover's Market

Retailers

Cofounder Brian Coppin reflects on 30 years of Food Lover's Market

Lauren Hartzenberg 23 Mar 2023

Cashierless 24-hour Spar store opens in Switzerland

Retailers

Cashierless 24-hour Spar store opens in Switzerland

17 Mar 2023

Search is on for Food Lover's Market's next social enterprise supplier

ESG

Search is on for Food Lover's Market's next social enterprise supplier

13 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retailers

Woolworths' profit up 75%, but SA's power crisis will hurt growth

Nqobile Dludla 1 Mar 2023

Celebrating 30 years: How Food Lover's grew into SA's largest privately-owned retailer

Retailers

Celebrating 30 years: How Food Lover's grew into SA's largest privately-owned retailer

27 Feb 2023

Source: ©hxdyl -

Retail

#Budget2023: Mostly positive but some disappointment - Consumer Goods Council

24 Feb 2023

Shoprite Group CEO, Pieter Engelbrecht. Source: Shoprite Group

Retailers

SA's grocery CEOs urge govt to rethink diesel rebates

Nqobile Dludla 24 Feb 2023

Shoprite launches private label range sourced from local SMMEs

FMCG

Shoprite launches private label range sourced from local SMMEs

22 Feb 2023

Township e-commerce startup Yebo Fresh secures R78m to fuel expansion

E-commerce

Township e-commerce startup Yebo Fresh secures R78m to fuel expansion

1 Feb 2023

#BizTrends2023: How to win in sub-Saharan Africa's retailing landscape

Trends

#BizTrends2023: How to win in sub-Saharan Africa's retailing landscape

Christele Chokossa 9 Jan 2023

Africa's changing shopping trends allow e-tailers to meet evolving expectations

Trends

Africa's changing shopping trends allow e-tailers to meet evolving expectations

Darijan Boškovic 5 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Shoppers get back to the new normal

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Shoppers get back to the new normal

Ged Nooy 9 Jan 2023

Source: Massmart (File photo)

Retailers

Shoprite gets go-ahead to acquire some Massmart stores - with conditions

12 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retailers

Spar seeking legal opinion on loan allegations

Nqobile Dludla 12 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Retailers

OBC Butchery accuses Spar of anti-competitive conduct in shopping malls

18 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied

Research

Are SA's promo-hungry shoppers in a state of economic denial?

19 Oct 2022

PnP Groceries platform launches on Mr D

E-commerce

PnP Groceries platform launches on Mr D

4 Oct 2022

Woolworths integrates shopping apps in omnichannel push

E-commerce

Woolworths integrates shopping apps in omnichannel push

4 Oct 2022

Shoprite Avonwood in Elsies River, Western Cape. Source: Supplied

Retailers

Shoprite Group store openings in September create 521 new jobs

30 Sep 2022

Shannon Temple, lead retail analyst at DataEQ. Source: Supplied

Trends

3 things SA grocery shoppers care about in 2022

16 Sep 2022

Food Lover's to open R100m Western Cape standalone flagship in October

Retailers

Food Lover's to open R100m Western Cape standalone flagship in October

23 Aug 2022

Retailers

Pick n Pay reveals new QualiSave supermarket brand

15 Aug 2022

Price crisis sees SA shoppers reach tipping point of affordability

Research

Price crisis sees SA shoppers reach tipping point of affordability

27 Jul 2022

Amethis sells stake in Kenyan retailer Naivas to Mauritian firm

Retailers

Amethis sells stake in Kenyan retailer Naivas to Mauritian firm

George Obulutsa 27 Jun 2022

Pick n Pay's big plans: New brands, cost-cutting, Boxer expansion and omnichannel growth

Retailers

Pick n Pay's big plans: New brands, cost-cutting, Boxer expansion and omnichannel growth

18 May 2022

Source: Supplied

E-commerce

Pick n Pay and Takealot partner to launch grocery platform on Mr D

17 May 2022