Consumer research in South Africa

Converting browsers into buyers: the number one challenge for retailers and manufacturers in SA

Consumer behaviour and expectations are changing as digital channels start to play a bigger part in the customer journey. So, how does one convert a browser into a buyer?...

SA energy drinks market, Monsters vs Bulls?

Insight Survey's latest SA Sports and Energy Drinks Industry Landscape Report 2017 carefully unfolds the sports and energy drinks markets based on the latest information and research...

Issued by Insight Survey 7 Aug 2017

Sluggish economy dampens demand for small domestic appliances in South Africa

Small domestic appliance sales in South Africa declined 17% to US$228m (about R3bn) in 2016, with kettles and irons accounting for 43% of market value...

Issued by GfK South Africa 3 Aug 2017

Flavoured milk loses zest

BMi Research's report on the flavoured milk category in 2016, indicate that it did not perform at the same level as 2015 and the volumes declined by 5.2%...

28 Jul 2017

Vanity rules in tough economy

South Africans are not counting cents when it comes to scents. Market research from EuroMonitor showed that deodorant is considered an essential item...

By Nivashni Nair 27 Jul 2017

Could 'buy online pickup in store' uplift brick-and-mortar retail?

The third annual JDA Consumer Survey reveals that about 54% of respondents prefer to shop in-store to other channels...

26 Jul 2017

Storyteller to provide Roots consumer behaviour insights

Spark Media has appointed BMi Research to assist in the delivery of Roots data, via Storyteller to make the data more accessible to various sectors...

26 Jul 2017

Future-proofing brick-and-mortar retail

With the onslaught of e-commerce a constant in the retail industry today, new and innovative approaches need to be taken to inform retailers and marketers on ways to increase footfall and boost sales in their ‘traditional' brick-and-mortar stores...

Issued by Moving Tactics 25 Jul 2017

Is Porsche or Ferrari the favourite brand of SA's super-rich?

SA's super-rich doesn't shy away from luxury brands, be they supercars, private jets, watches, alcohol or clothing...

By Suthentira Govender 14 Jul 2017

How SA's recession is impacting consumer spending

With Stats SA reporting a 0.7% GDP decrease in the first quarter of 2017, the announcement we were all dreading finally came in June...

By Gareth Pearson 11 Jul 2017

WRLC delves into expansion of SA retailer's activities into Africa

The Wholesale and Retail Leadership Chair has released a research study on ‘Expansion of South African Retailer's Activities into Africa'...

10 Jul 2017

RTD energy, sports drinks market performance in review

BMi Research has released its reports on the ready to drink (RTD) energy and sports drinks market for 2016...

5 Jul 2017

Research reveals key drivers of sharing economy

A new whitepaper reveals the key drivers of the ever growing sharing economy, outlining the challenges and future opportunities surrounding it...

28 Jun 2017

Top 15 SA fast food brands account for 80% of stores

Contrary to a generation ago, for many households fast food has become more of a staple diet than a treat...

26 Jun 2017

International

Contaminated eggs show continuing problems with supply chain

Another food scandal: this time eggs used for making sandwiches and other processed products that contain traces of an insecticide called fipronil. Fipronil is banned in human food production because it can be harmful to human health if ingested in sufficiently large quantities.

By Lisa Jack 7 hours ago