Retailing Africa

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

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 disappear....

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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

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

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 it’s about time – a kids’ natural hair product range...

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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

Retail

Is there still a future for CNA?

by Dave Nemeth. It came as quite a surprise when Edcon announced on Tuesday, 4 February, that it was selling off CNA to a...

05 Feb 2020

Is there still a future for CNA?

by Dave Nemeth. It came as quite a surprise when Edcon announced on Tuesday, 4 February, that it was selling off CNA to a consortium of investors led by JSE-listed Astoria Investme...

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Retail

Africa is the next big growth market for pet food manufacturers globally

by Louise Burgers. Africa is the biggest emerging market for the pet food industry globally, right now, with year-on-year...

05 Feb 2020

Innovation

Understanding risk in retail – while supporting the disruptors

by Alex Appleby. While many South African retailers may be basking in the afterglow of season sales, it’s still a depressed...

04 Feb 2020