Retailing Africa

On Shelf: Matches made in heaven – and Africa

by Louise Burgers. This Valentine's Day some brands are reflecting culture and effecting social change in a refreshingly...

12 Feb 2020

On Shelf: Matches made in heaven – and Africa

by Louise Burgers. This Valentine's Day some brands are reflecting culture and effecting social change in a refreshingly welcome brand departure from the usually overly-commercialised...

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Branding

Why every brand should get to know BERT

Google is changing its algorithm again – the biggest change in five years. It’s going to have a big impact on brands,...

11 Feb 2020

Why every brand should get to know BERT

Google is changing its algorithm again – the biggest change in five years. It’s going to have a big impact on brands, including those in the retail sector vying for their piece...

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Branding

#Breaking: New Woolies TVC celebrates SA activists and achievers

by Louise Burgers. Woolworths is about to release a new brand commercial with all the feels to encourage South Africans to...

10 Feb 2020

Trends

Top 5 FMCG brand ads of Super Bowl 2020

by Louise Burgers. Americans may watch the Super Bowl for the football, but the rest of the world watched the half time show...

10 Feb 2020

Top 5 FMCG brand ads of Super Bowl 2020

by Louise Burgers. Americans may watch the Super Bowl for the football, but the rest of the world watched the half time show last weekend – and then there’s us, those of us who...

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Dave Nemeth

The battle will be won on the shop floor

by Dave Nemeth. No matter how much and how quickly digital commerce evolves in the future, brick and mortar retail will not...

10 Feb 2020

Branding

The growth of shopper marketing

by Carolyn White. Today, I believe we are revisiting some of the foundational principles with more intricacy around the shopper...

07 Feb 2020

The growth of shopper marketing

by Carolyn White. Today, I believe we are revisiting some of the foundational principles with more intricacy around the shopper needs and retail environment....

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Innovation

On Shelf: From insects to CBD oil and hair care – it’s all natural this week

by Louise Burgers. Eating bugs in the interests of accurate reporting; high hopes for Cape Town’s new CBD oil store; and...

06 Feb 2020

Retail

Retailers need to develop clear loyalty strategies

by Louise Burgers. This week Innervation Pan African Payment Solutions announced that it had scaled its retail offering with...

06 Feb 2020