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Unlocking opportunities in South Africa's growing online grocery segment

Unlocking opportunities in South Africa's growing online grocery segment

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Toys R Us reveals top trending toys for 2024 Festive Season

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Source: © 123rf People are increasingly seeking depth, authenticity, and sensory richness in their experiences, aiming to engage with the world in meaningful ways. this is one of five macro trends identified by the Accenture Life Trends 2025 report

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Covid-19 to fast-track online grocery shopping beyond 2021

Covid-19 to fast-track online grocery shopping beyond 2021

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Beyond Covid-19: How retail and the food & beverage industry will evolve

Beyond Covid-19: How retail and the food & beverage industry will evolve

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Covid-19 will bring about a retail apocalypse

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Global artist Raine Tauber's top 5 runway make-up trends

Global artist Raine Tauber's top 5 runway make-up trends

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From CBD to 'catios' - 5 pet care trends for 2020

From CBD to 'catios' - 5 pet care trends for 2020

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Pockets of CPG growth found amid squeezed consumer spending

Pockets of CPG growth found amid squeezed consumer spending

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Doug Place is the chief marketing officer: Africa, Middle East, South Asia. Image supplied.

#BizTrends2020: A strongly resonant brand proposition is more important now than ever before

Doug Place 29 Jan 2020

Odette van der Haar, managing director of Publicis.

#BizTrends2020: Imagine the impossible

Odette van der Haar 24 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: SA trends for brick and mortar stores - the present and the future

#BizTrends2020: SA trends for brick and mortar stores - the present and the future

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#BizTrends2020: Faster and smarter - 8 retail trends for 2020

#BizTrends2020: Faster and smarter - 8 retail trends for 2020

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#BizTrends2020: Disrupting legacy African payments - going digital

#BizTrends2020: Disrupting legacy African payments - going digital

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#BizTrends2020: Using e-commerce tools to build disruptive consumer brands

#BizTrends2020: Using e-commerce tools to build disruptive consumer brands

Paul Cook 16 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Fashion won't be sustainable until consumers are educated

#BizTrends2020: Fashion won't be sustainable until consumers are educated

Emma Longden 15 Jan 2020

Top 10 global consumer trends for 2020 - Euromonitor

Top 10 global consumer trends for 2020 - Euromonitor

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#BizTrends2020: The social franchising opportunity

#BizTrends2020: The social franchising opportunity

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Linah Maigurira, retail industry manager, Google South Africa.

#BizTrends2020: AI will be more powerful than fire in the future

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#BizTrends2020: 5 spirits trends in South Africa for 2020

#BizTrends2020: 5 spirits trends in South Africa for 2020

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#BizTrends2020: Bright future for luxury brands in Africa

#BizTrends2020: Bright future for luxury brands in Africa

Alain Dos Santos 10 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: 15 growing cocktail trends for 2020

#BizTrends2020: 15 growing cocktail trends for 2020

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#BizTrends2020: Sustainability to drive coffee growth in 2020

#BizTrends2020: Sustainability to drive coffee growth in 2020

Jonathan Robinson 9 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Retail and Gen Z in 2020 - who they are and what they want

#BizTrends2020: Retail and Gen Z in 2020 - who they are and what they want

Semona Pillay 9 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: SA retail favours the bold

#BizTrends2020: SA retail favours the bold

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Retail sector shakeout brings challenges and opportunities

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Tasmika Ramlakan 26 Aug 2020

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Two Green Lemons leads the charge on sophisticated, alcohol-free sippers

Two Green Lemons leads the charge on sophisticated, alcohol-free sippers

Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Aug 2020

Credit: Polina via Pexels

Food giants appointing teams to focus on plant-based products

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Photo by ???? | @purzlbaum on

Customer satisfaction in the last mile is key to retaining customers

19 Jun 2020

How the Covid-19 crisis could remodel the luxury industry

How the Covid-19 crisis could remodel the luxury industry

Isabelle Chaboud 20 May 2020

Charting a course for post-Covid retail regeneration

Charting a course for post-Covid retail regeneration

14 May 2020

Covid-19 to fast-track online grocery shopping beyond 2021

Covid-19 to fast-track online grocery shopping beyond 2021

4 May 2020

Beyond Covid-19: How retail and the food & beverage industry will evolve

Beyond Covid-19: How retail and the food & beverage industry will evolve

15 Apr 2020

Covid-19 will bring about a retail apocalypse

Covid-19 will bring about a retail apocalypse

Howard Saunders 8 Apr 2020

Global artist Raine Tauber's top 5 runway make-up trends

Global artist Raine Tauber's top 5 runway make-up trends

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From CBD to 'catios' - 5 pet care trends for 2020

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Pockets of CPG growth found amid squeezed consumer spending

Pockets of CPG growth found amid squeezed consumer spending

Lauren Hartzenberg 4 Feb 2020

Doug Place is the chief marketing officer: Africa, Middle East, South Asia. Image supplied.

#BizTrends2020: A strongly resonant brand proposition is more important now than ever before

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Odette van der Haar, managing director of Publicis.

#BizTrends2020: Imagine the impossible

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#BizTrends2020: SA trends for brick and mortar stores - the present and the future

#BizTrends2020: SA trends for brick and mortar stores - the present and the future

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#BizTrends2020: Faster and smarter - 8 retail trends for 2020

#BizTrends2020: Faster and smarter - 8 retail trends for 2020

Dov Girnun 21 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Disrupting legacy African payments - going digital

#BizTrends2020: Disrupting legacy African payments - going digital

Murray Gardiner 17 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Using e-commerce tools to build disruptive consumer brands

#BizTrends2020: Using e-commerce tools to build disruptive consumer brands

Paul Cook 16 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Fashion won't be sustainable until consumers are educated

#BizTrends2020: Fashion won't be sustainable until consumers are educated

Emma Longden 15 Jan 2020

Top 10 global consumer trends for 2020 - Euromonitor

Top 10 global consumer trends for 2020 - Euromonitor

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#BizTrends2020: The social franchising opportunity

#BizTrends2020: The social franchising opportunity

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Linah Maigurira, retail industry manager, Google South Africa.

#BizTrends2020: AI will be more powerful than fire in the future

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#BizTrends2020: 5 spirits trends in South Africa for 2020

#BizTrends2020: 5 spirits trends in South Africa for 2020

Michael Lebona 13 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Bright future for luxury brands in Africa

#BizTrends2020: Bright future for luxury brands in Africa

Alain Dos Santos 10 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: 15 growing cocktail trends for 2020

#BizTrends2020: 15 growing cocktail trends for 2020

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#BizTrends2020: Sustainability to drive coffee growth in 2020

#BizTrends2020: Sustainability to drive coffee growth in 2020

Jonathan Robinson 9 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Retail and Gen Z in 2020 - who they are and what they want

#BizTrends2020: Retail and Gen Z in 2020 - who they are and what they want

Semona Pillay 9 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: SA retail favours the bold

#BizTrends2020: SA retail favours the bold

Nomzamo Radebe 9 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Home décor trends for summer 2019/2020

#BizTrends2020: Home décor trends for summer 2019/2020

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#BizTrends2020: The future of retailing in sub-Saharan Africa

#BizTrends2020: The future of retailing in sub-Saharan Africa

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#BizTrends2020: 7 shifts in retail attraction

Gavin Jones 8 Jan 2020

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#BizTrends2020: Deepen SA's online retail growth trend

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#BizTrends2020: The new normal, 5 plant-based food trends for 2020

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#BizTrends2020: Experience, value and convenience underpin successful QSR loyalty programmes

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#BizTrends2020: More tech, eco initiatives & homegrown championing for SA fashion

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#BizTrends2020: 4 wine trends to look out for in 2020

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#BizTrends2020: How SA retailers can keep growing in a digital world

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