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Source: © 123rf The Marketing Research Foundation (MRF) has announced the 18th release of the Marketing All Product Survey (Maps)

Maps reveals South African consumer behaviour and media trends

Is BNPL reshaping South Africa's retail credit trends in 2025?

Is BNPL reshaping South Africa's retail credit trends in 2025?

By Regan Adams 19 May 2025

#BizTrends2025: 555 Media Hub’s Tapelo Zama | The challenge for brands - LLM disrupting the consumer journey

#BizTrends2025: 555 Media Hub’s Tapelo Zama | The challenge for brands - LLM disrupting the consumer journey

By Tapelo Zama 16 May 2025

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#BizTrends2024: The rise of the independent shopper

#BizTrends2024: The rise of the independent shopper

Andrea Ellens 10 Jan 2024

Gail Schimmel says SA is conservative in its advertising complaints. Source: Supplied.

#BizTrends2024: Legal complaints in South African advertising will stay unique and conservative

Gail Schimmel 9 Jan 2024

Virusha Subban is a partner and head of Tax in Baker McKenzie's Tax Practice Group in Johannesburg

#BizTrends2024: Africa's growing role in global trade dynamics

Virusha Subban 8 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: A closer look at SA's 2024 consumer brands and retail landscape

#BizTrends2024: A closer look at SA's 2024 consumer brands and retail landscape

Suraya Hamdulay 8 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: 2024 shopper marketing – how can we win?

#BizTrends2024: 2024 shopper marketing – how can we win?

Carla Gontier 8 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Unpacking the agriculture market's 2023 performance and forecasting 2024

#BizTrends2024: Unpacking the agriculture market's 2023 performance and forecasting 2024

Paul Makube 8 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf Riyaat Phillips, senior presales manager at Altron Systems Integration says that people are the answer for retail going forward

Retail 2024: People the biggest trend and the biggest lesson

Riyaat Phillips 5 Jan 2024

4 trends shaping shopping in 2024: Are retailers ready?

4 trends shaping shopping in 2024: Are retailers ready?

20 Dec 2023

Shaping retails future: trends recap 2023

Shaping retails future: trends recap 2023

Mike Smollan 7 Dec 2023

Biz Most Read Award winners November 2023

Biz Most Read Award winners November 2023

Bizcommunity.com 1 Dec 2023

Unlocking SA's township economy: the power of consumer insights

Unlocking SA's township economy: the power of consumer insights

Craig Schwabe 29 Nov 2023

Euromonitor unveils top global consumer trends for 2024

Euromonitor unveils top global consumer trends for 2024

16 Nov 2023

Predictions for Singles Day 2023 aka World Shopping Day

Predictions for Singles Day 2023 aka World Shopping Day

8 Nov 2023

What are the Top 10 consumer trends in 2023?

What are the Top 10 consumer trends in 2023?

22 Sep 2023

#BizTrends2024: Sponsorships officially open for business

#BizTrends2024: Sponsorships officially open for business

Bizcommunity.com 31 Aug 2023

Have you done enough to win over the consumers of the future?

Have you done enough to win over the consumers of the future?

Namrata Gotarne, NielsenIQ 27 Jul 2023

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How to give customers what they want in a loyalty programme

Nolan Daniel 24 Jul 2023

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State of the Retail Nation - Cooking oil has highest inflation rate

11 Jul 2023

John Kim, chief product officer at PayPal. Source: Supplied.

PayPal's chief product officer talks the modern consumer

3 Jul 2023

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Retailers, are you keeping up with the evolution of consumer behaviour?

Serena Ho and Faheem Hoosen 30 Jun 2023

Source: © 123rf One of the current trends in retail is that with the increase in loadshedding, many people are visiting malls for the promise of electricity

Retail trends: Now is not the time to put your head in the sand

Mike Smollan 27 Jun 2023

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4 key trends driving branded merchandise

22 Jun 2023

Source © Niall Wiggan In South Africa, loyalty programme owners are working hard to meet their customers and members where they are, now

7 loyalty programmes trends

20 Jun 2023

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Trends in retail training and how this impacts talent retention

Michael Hanly 20 Jun 2023

PayJustNow's CEO on the benefits of 'buy now pay later' for consumers and businesses

PayJustNow's CEO on the benefits of 'buy now pay later' for consumers and businesses

Lauren Hartzenberg 6 Jun 2023

Vincent Viviers, omnichannel retail executive at Pick n Pay, at Ecom Africa. Source: Lauren Hartzenberg

#EcomAfrica: 5 need-to-know trends shaping the future of e-commerce

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Apr 2023

OneDayOnly director unpacks 5 key e-commerce market trends

OneDayOnly director unpacks 5 key e-commerce market trends

19 Apr 2023

10 key trends seen at South African Menswear Week - AW23

10 key trends seen at South African Menswear Week - AW23

Meagan Duckitt 12 Apr 2023

Beyond Covid: Top trends driving the evolution of South African retail

Beyond Covid: Top trends driving the evolution of South African retail

Gavin Lomberg 28 Mar 2023

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#BizTrends: South African e-commerce continues to thrive

Lauren Hartzenberg 27 Mar 2023