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Black Friday lifts November 2019 retail sales

Black Friday lifts November 2019 retail sales

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Top 10 global consumer trends for 2020 - Euromonitor

Top 10 global consumer trends for 2020 - Euromonitor

14 Jan 2020

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Africa gains prominence in Global Retail Development Index 2019

13 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

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

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

Christele Chokossa 8 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Deepen SA's online retail growth trend

#BizTrends2020: Deepen SA's online retail growth trend

Kirsten Dewar 8 Jan 2020

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#BizTrends2020: Africa's double-edged consumer demand

#BizTrends2020: Africa's double-edged consumer demand

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SA retail sales up 11.6% compared to last year [report]

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#BestofBiz 2019: Retail

#BestofBiz 2019: Retail

17 Dec 2019

In high spirits: strong consumer trends yield positive gains in spirits, FAB sectors

In high spirits: strong consumer trends yield positive gains in spirits, FAB sectors

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South African Black Friday shopping habits reviewed - M4Jam survey

South African Black Friday shopping habits reviewed - M4Jam survey

12 Dec 2019

Heightened price sensitivity in SA fuels Black Friday demand

Heightened price sensitivity in SA fuels Black Friday demand

11 Dec 2019

10 children's toys on the safety WATCH list for 2019

10 children's toys on the safety WATCH list for 2019

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Brands with a privacy-first culture tend to be governed by ethics [report]

10 Dec 2019

How SA's online stores can manage the 'deadweight loss of Christmas'

How SA's online stores can manage the 'deadweight loss of Christmas'

Dr Thabang Mofokeng, University of Johannesburg - Marketing Management 6 Dec 2019

35% growth in Black Friday online sales points to prepared shoppers, industry resilience

35% growth in Black Friday online sales points to prepared shoppers, industry resilience

4 Dec 2019

The impact of Black Friday on December 2019 retail sales

The impact of Black Friday on December 2019 retail sales

Dirk Prinsloo 28 Nov 2019

Blockchain, driven by IoT, can save food industry $31bn by 2024

Blockchain, driven by IoT, can save food industry $31bn by 2024

28 Nov 2019

Meltwater reviews SA social media sentiment towards Black Friday

Meltwater reviews SA social media sentiment towards Black Friday

26 Nov 2019

Nearly R4k avg. spend predicted during Black Friday, Cyber Monday in SA

Nearly R4k avg. spend predicted during Black Friday, Cyber Monday in SA

21 Nov 2019

Private label now commands R54bn in annual sales in SA

Private label now commands R54bn in annual sales in SA

21 Nov 2019

Annual digital commerce spend to climb to $19tn by 2024

Annual digital commerce spend to climb to $19tn by 2024

20 Nov 2019

Millennial, Gen X shoppers abandon in-store purchases to go online

Millennial, Gen X shoppers abandon in-store purchases to go online

19 Nov 2019

Activate shopper senses and grow in-store sales - Mood Media

Activate shopper senses and grow in-store sales - Mood Media

13 Nov 2019

Dr Carl Driesener, senior marketing scientist at the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute (EBI) of marketing science in Australia explaining the 5 steps to becoming a smarter target marketer at Spark Media's recent event.

5 steps to becoming a smarter target marketer

Leigh Andrews 8 Nov 2019

The Goldilocks role of targeting in evidence-based marketing

The Goldilocks role of targeting in evidence-based marketing

Leigh Andrews 7 Nov 2019

SA's best loyalty programmes for 2019

SA's best loyalty programmes for 2019

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