In light of Youth Day, the 2016 Sunday Times Generation Next Youth Conference on 10 June saw marketing gurus gather to provide insight into how to understand young people. I covered the opening keynote by Justin Levin, MD of HDI Youth Marketeers, who provided an overview of the 12th Sunday Times Generation Next survey, the results of which were announced at the awards that evening. The Consumer Goods Forum 60th Global Summit 2016 brought together top-level industry executives from across the globe to share experiences around the theme of 'seizing opportunities in the face of disruption'. For exclusive coverage of the three-day event which took place in Cape Town on 15-17 June, go to the special section. In other news, Pick n Pay Stores has announced that it will collapse its archaic pyramid control structure Pick n Pay Holdings aka Pikwik in August, but according to reporter Marc Hasenfuss, the Ackerman family will retain voting control.
Jessica Tennant, Retail Editor (@Biz_Retail)
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