Trends

By Zuko Mdwaba, Salesforce SA VP & Country Leader. Trends come and go, but retailers which expect to be around beyond 2023 understand the need for operational excellence and tech efficiency...

By Michelle Steyn, Bateleur Marketing & Sales Director. Key retail strategies must include fully understanding customer needs and motivations behind their decision-making process....

Marketing strategies have a major role to play in business growth as we face a new consumer with new priorities. Insights from global Google business leaders....

By Lena le Roux, Staycold International MD. The last three years have been the most challenging, but there are basic principles we can focus on, to help give hope to our retail sector...

By Donovan Neale-May, CMO Council CEO. CMOs today need to become the authority on growth strategies, revenue leakage/recovery, pricing/margin upside, opportunity conversion, transactional...

By Michelle Cavé, Brandfundi MD. Brands have the power to step up and be the 'hero', offering consumers hope during the cost-of-living crisis, and creating a more certain future for...

By Astrid Ascar, WTSA Chief Growth Officer. Find hope in the fact that all downward cycles do eventually swing upwards. Find hope in the fact that the future shopper will shop in very...

By Louise Burgers, Retailing Africa Editor. Investing in hope and keeping your eye on your goals of making your business sustainable, are some ways to achieve growth in 2023....

By Kirsty Bisset, HYH Durban MD. The hope for retail in 2023 will be malls that give people things to do, besides shopping - retail innovation coupled with experiences....

By Terena Chetty, 1Africa Consulting Head of Strategy. As 2023 kicks off the ‘post-Covid’ era, all signs point to malls making a huge comeback....

By Louise Burgers, Retailing Africa Editor. My annual Year in Review of 2022 in memes. 'Dumfungled' is a word from an old Scottish dialect for being “mentally and physically worn...

By Louise Burgers, Retailing Africa Editor. A South African holiday ad made our list of 10 Best Christmas adverts for the 2022 festive season!...