We're powering through January with BizTrends on full-throttle, with insights from industry thought leaders to help you strategise for the year ahead.
In this week's highlights:
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Selling to the other 98%: the move to physical retail - Yuppiechef's Andrew Smith
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Africa's consumers: connected, in control, and hungry for convenience - Nielsen's Ailsa Wingfield
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Shopping the future, right now - TFG's Robyn Cooke
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Future of the SA in-store experience - Smart Media's Cecil Ungerer
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5 trends shaping fresh produce - PMA's Lindie Stroebel
In other top reads, I chat to the
Shop Association's Leo van de Polder about expanding the Shop network in South Africa, and a new global report by Mood Media reveals that
sensory experiences drive 9 out of 10 shoppers back to stores.
An
81 million rand textile firm is also set to launch on 22 January in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, and Euromonitor has released its annual list of
top 10 global consumer trends for 2019.
And finally, a reminder to book your tickets for
BizTrendsLIVE if you're in and around Joburg on 31 January.
Until next week!
Lauren Hartzenberg
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