Stocktake

It’s been a busy few weeks as Covid regulations end; SA grapples with Stage 6 loadshedding; and dire economic indicators. Yet the sector is growing and interesting refurbs and colabs...

News from CS Sales Holdings; Engen; Spar; Libstar; Walmart; Wells Fargo; Serco; and a Meme-of-the-Week Gallery - in case you still have a sense of humour left after all the loadshe...

Retailer expansions, new mall extensions, plastics innovation, meme-of-the-week, and international news....

News this week from PNA on its Namibian expansion; Massmart and OneCart collaboration increases; and Zimbabwe gets food production investment....

News this week includes earnings reports; new digital customer communications channels; ecommerce investment and online shopping projections....

Game’s turnaround strategy rests on omnichannel transformation; brands continue to aid KZN after floods; Hostex returns live; international retail guru for Nedbank IMC Conference;...

A Kenyan online, community, bulk-buying platform for groceries aims to cut grocery spend by as much as 60% for consumers....

Aid is pouring into KZN after the terrible floods last week; and a National State of Disaster was declared once again by the President....

It’s great to see local restaurants and chefs generating some heat after the live foodie scene withered somewhat under lockdown....

Africarare is commercialising Africa’s first creative metaverse in collaboration with South African influencer, Boity....

Drawing on renewable energy, helping restaurateurs in need, ethical business practices, retail and brand protests against an unjust war – this is business today if you want to stay...

While business in some sectors has started off strong this year as the end of the pandemic is hopefully in sight, consumers will still endure significant pain at the tills this year...