The independent FMCG market (represented by unlisted wholesalers and retailers) remains a key area of opportunity for suppliers in South Africa. The dynamic nature of this market sector, within a context of macro-environmental factors impacting South... Read more

Business Intelligence COVID-19 FMCG Manufacturing Product Retail Shopper / Consumer Trading Environment Trends Wholesale

Cannabis is an emerging trend in the wellness and beauty industry, breaking ground across various categories in retail. Read more

Business Intelligence Convenience FMCG Private Label Product Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trading Environment Trends

On its way into the greatness of the light, the shadow economy was pulled back into the darkness by COVID-19. Will it shine again? In this article we examine the impact that COVID-19 has had on the South African informal retail sector. The informat... Read more

Convenience COVID-19 Ecommerce FMCG Private Label Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trends Wholesale

Pick n Pay partnered with global supply-chain solutions company CHEP to trial and launch innovative retail-ready packaging (RRP) platforms in its stores across the country Read more

Business Intelligence Economic FMCG Manufacturing Product Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Sustainability Wholesale

As we celebrate Women’s Month, it’s an opportune time for the FMCG industry to take stock of how far we’ve come in empowering women, and the journey that still lies ahead Read more

Business Intelligence FMCG Retail

Whilst society as a whole navigates the challenges that have come with the COVID-19 pandemic, the youth have endured specific hardships that are often suffered in silence, behind closed doors or are discounted as laziness or entitlement. Read more

COVID-19 Retail Shopper / Consumer Trading Environment Trends

The world is changing at pace and our preferences as consumers are more complex than they were a decade ago. The next generation of consumers are more experimental and granular than those before them, which makes it harder for organisations to unders... Read more

Business Intelligence International Shopper / Consumer