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Vincent Viviers, omnichannel retail executive at Pick n Pay, at Ecom Africa. Source: Lauren Hartzenberg
#EcomAfrica: 5 need-to-know trends shaping the future of e-commerce 
#BizTrends: 6 global retail trends making their mark in FMCG
#BizTrends: 6 global retail trends making their mark in FMCG

By Lauren Hartzenberg 10 Feb 2023

Key trends shaking up Africa's lucrative informal retail sector in 2023
Key trends shaking up Africa's lucrative informal retail sector in 2023

27 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019
#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

  24 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Payments, engagement, partnership - African retail trends for 2019
#BizTrends2019: Payments, engagement, partnership - African retail trends for 2019

  22 Jan 2019

Euromonitor's top 10 global consumer trends for 2019
Euromonitor's top 10 global consumer trends for 2019

15 Jan 2019

Olesia Bilkei ©
#BizTrends2019: Social marketing, and true word (of mouth) power

  15 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Africa's consumers - connected, in control, and hungry for convenience
#BizTrends2019: Africa's consumers - connected, in control, and hungry for convenience

  14 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Africa's new creative direction
#BizTrends2019: Africa's new creative direction

  10 Jan 2019

#GoogleRetail: No room for silos in omnichannel retail
#GoogleRetail: No room for silos in omnichannel retail

  6 Nov 2018

Top 10 trends in digital commerce
Top 10 trends in digital commerce

  17 Oct 2018

The future of retail: Clicks, bricks and data-driven insights
The future of retail: Clicks, bricks and data-driven insights

  13 Jul 2018

Nicholas Haralambous
#ECMA18: It's not an apocalypse, it's a retail revolution

  26 Mar 2018

Africa's consumer goods and retail sectors driven by expanding middle class, tech development
Africa's consumer goods and retail sectors driven by expanding middle class, tech development

1 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail
#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

  29 Jan 2018

Image supplied.
Trends 2018: Omnichannel is the new normal

  25 Jan 2018

Nicola Cooper, senior trend analyst and cultural strategist at Nicola Cooper & Associates (NC&A).
#BizTrends2018: Connecting with ever-connected, ever-younger African consumers

  10 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Top mobile trends for the 2018 consumer
#BizTrends2018: Top mobile trends for the 2018 consumer

  8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands
#BizTrends2018: The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands

  8 Jan 2018

The story of the African consumer
The story of the African consumer

  3 Jun 2014

Peter Motlare says problems at Dangote hurt Tiger Brands but plans are underway to resolve these problems. Image: Tiger Brands
Tiger Brands earnings from operations reach R8.56

  22 May 2014

[2014 trends] Fashionably late
[2014 trends] Fashionably late

  7 Feb 2014

Luxury goods firms taking the battle to Africa
Luxury goods firms taking the battle to Africa

  27 Dec 2013

Luxury brands turn attention to Africa
Luxury brands turn attention to Africa

  5 Nov 2013

Retailers hit sweet spot in Africa
Retailers hit sweet spot in Africa

  26 Aug 2013

Edcon's first quarter retail sales up 3.2%
Edcon's first quarter retail sales up 3.2%

23 Aug 2013

Distell aims to push exports to 35% of total sales
Distell aims to push exports to 35% of total sales

  22 Aug 2013

Retail consumer markets offer promise
Retail consumer markets offer promise

  9 Jul 2013

Vodacom Business wants to grow fast
Vodacom Business wants to grow fast

5 Jul 2013

SABMiller taking Chibuku beer to rest of Africa
SABMiller taking Chibuku beer to rest of Africa

  11 Oct 2012

Barclays, Absa to combine African operations

21 Aug 2012

Consumer Confidence Survey: Economy again top global concern
Consumer Confidence Survey: Economy again top global concern

9 Nov 2011

Retail giants pioneer shopping mall culture in Africa

8 Jul 2011

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#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019
#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019

 24 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Payments, engagement, partnership - African retail trends for 2019
#BizTrends2019: Payments, engagement, partnership - African retail trends for 2019

 22 Jan 2019

Euromonitor's top 10 global consumer trends for 2019
Euromonitor's top 10 global consumer trends for 2019

15 Jan 2019

Olesia Bilkei ©
#BizTrends2019: Social marketing, and true word (of mouth) power

 15 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Africa's consumers - connected, in control, and hungry for convenience
#BizTrends2019: Africa's consumers - connected, in control, and hungry for convenience

 14 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Africa's new creative direction
#BizTrends2019: Africa's new creative direction

 10 Jan 2019

#GoogleRetail: No room for silos in omnichannel retail
#GoogleRetail: No room for silos in omnichannel retail

 6 Nov 2018

Top 10 trends in digital commerce
Top 10 trends in digital commerce

 17 Oct 2018

The future of retail: Clicks, bricks and data-driven insights
The future of retail: Clicks, bricks and data-driven insights

 13 Jul 2018

Nicholas Haralambous
#ECMA18: It's not an apocalypse, it's a retail revolution

 26 Mar 2018

Africa's consumer goods and retail sectors driven by expanding middle class, tech development
Africa's consumer goods and retail sectors driven by expanding middle class, tech development

1 Feb 2018

#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail
#BizTrends2018: The new rules of retail

 29 Jan 2018

Image supplied.
Trends 2018: Omnichannel is the new normal

 25 Jan 2018

Nicola Cooper, senior trend analyst and cultural strategist at Nicola Cooper & Associates (NC&A).
#BizTrends2018: Connecting with ever-connected, ever-younger African consumers

 10 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Top mobile trends for the 2018 consumer
#BizTrends2018: Top mobile trends for the 2018 consumer

 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands
#BizTrends2018: The in-store experience - an opportunity for brands

 8 Jan 2018

The story of the African consumer
The story of the African consumer

 3 Jun 2014

Peter Motlare says problems at Dangote hurt Tiger Brands but plans are underway to resolve these problems. Image: Tiger Brands
Tiger Brands earnings from operations reach R8.56

 22 May 2014

[2014 trends] Fashionably late
[2014 trends] Fashionably late

 7 Feb 2014

Luxury goods firms taking the battle to Africa
Luxury goods firms taking the battle to Africa

 27 Dec 2013

Luxury brands turn attention to Africa
Luxury brands turn attention to Africa

 5 Nov 2013

Retailers hit sweet spot in Africa
Retailers hit sweet spot in Africa

 26 Aug 2013

Edcon's first quarter retail sales up 3.2%
Edcon's first quarter retail sales up 3.2%

23 Aug 2013

Distell aims to push exports to 35% of total sales
Distell aims to push exports to 35% of total sales

 22 Aug 2013

Retail consumer markets offer promise
Retail consumer markets offer promise

 9 Jul 2013

Vodacom Business wants to grow fast
Vodacom Business wants to grow fast

5 Jul 2013

SABMiller taking Chibuku beer to rest of Africa
SABMiller taking Chibuku beer to rest of Africa

 11 Oct 2012

Barclays, Absa to combine African operations

21 Aug 2012

Consumer Confidence Survey: Economy again top global concern
Consumer Confidence Survey: Economy again top global concern

9 Nov 2011

Retail giants pioneer shopping mall culture in Africa

8 Jul 2011

Intelsat wins new contracts
Intelsat wins new contracts

14 Apr 2011

Kraft Foods 'double in five' plan looks to Africa

 29 Mar 2011

Shoprite competition closes in

 28 Feb 2011

Unemployment, inflation worries hit consumer confidence
Unemployment, inflation worries hit consumer confidence

27 Jan 2011

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