With a broad range of skills under his belt, RocoMamas national brand manager Adam Deane sits comfortably in the coveted 'unicorn' category of employees...
Lauren Hartzenberg 26 Mar 2021
There is plenty of talk about digital innovation and disruption in the retail sector but TFG's Sportscene brand walks the talk. The brand's app includes a media channel attracting up to a million views a month and a livestream radio station...
Issued by TFG (The Foschini Group) 11 Feb 2021
While the South African population is much more comfortable shopping in-store, retailers and brands still have a ways to go in making up for the losses experienced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic...
Issued by Smart Media 21 Jan 2021
A high-level look at how innovation and agility could reshape one of SA's juggernaut industries...
Matthew Leighton 5 Jan 2021
The 2020 version of Black Friday is less than six weeks away. Set for the 27 November this year's edition could be quite arguably one of the more important retail days of the past few years. Given the context of the year so far and the devastating impact the pandemic has had across the retail landscape...
Graham Du Plessis 21 Oct 2020
Although women are more likely to be unemployed and earn less than their male counterparts, research has found that women hold the buying power in most SA households...
Kerry Thomas 25 Aug 2020
Avatar Agency Group has announced its acquisition of Espresso DBN. The independent Durban-based ad agency has sold 51% equity to M&N Brands, the holding company that owns Avatar. The deal will result in Espresso being renamed Avatar DBN...
Popular South African retailer Game celebrates 50 years of trade this year...
Fast start vs blowout Christmas, what's the new F20 plan?
Richard Wells 12 May 2020
With the current global pandemic, organisations are being forced to adopt a digital-first business model or face extinction...
Issued by Digital School of Marketing 30 Apr 2020
Sitting beside the main road in Penrith, England is the little noticed and unloved Plague Stone. The story it tells is as fascinating as it is sad. In 1597 the Plague struck in Penrith...
Richard Lewis, Issued by Dentsu 20 Apr 2020
Africa's grain market amounted to $109bn in 2018, picking up by 9% against the previous year...
This article will look at three reasons why FMCG brands need to spend equal efforts in point of sale and in-store advertising...
Issued by MegaVision Media 8 Apr 2020
The market value increased at an average annual rate of +1.8% over the period from 2013 to 2018; the trend pattern remained relatively stable, with only minor fluctuations being recorded in certain years...
According to a report published by IndexBox, the global oil crops market revenue amounted to $394.4bn in 2018, picking up by 7.6% against the previous year...
On Day 4 of EuroShop 2020 in Düsseldorf, Germany, the Scan Display team had a look at the shopfitting and store design halls.
On Day 3 of EuroShop 2020 in Düsseldorf, Germany, the Scan Display team explored the show's retail marketing halls and compiled this gallery of interesting retail marketing ideas. The biggest trend in retail marketing is the use of digital elements to create a great in-store experience. The growth in digital platforms adds a whole new dimension to customers' retail experience.
Smart Media has just launched a Valentine's Day special that your brand can use to build traction this month...
Issued by Smart Media 12 Feb 2020
Scan Display first visited the world's retail trade fair, EuroShop, in 1999. Since then, they have returned to Düsseldorf, Germany, every three years for each subsequent show - and is preparing to visit its 2020 edition later this month...
Issued by Scan Display 10 Feb 2020
The SACSC announced the winners of the Footprint Marketing Awards 2019 at its Annual Congress in Cape Town...
Lauren Hartzenberg 17 Oct 2019
With the surge of e-commerce in recent years, retail marketers have experienced a shift from generic marketing to customer-focused marketing that looks deeply into data to drive more real customer experience...
Zama Mlanjana 12 Sep 2019
To be successful today, bricks and mortar stores must move from selling as their main purpose to providing consumers with a combination of products and experiences that are engaging and inspirational...
Danette Breitenbach 4 Sep 2019
Rising demand in China boosts imports up, securing new opportunities for foreign suppliers...
Africa is one of the few regions where demand for oil and oil products is expected to grow significantly over the next two decades...
IndexBox's new report: Africa - Wheat - Market Analysis, Forecast, Size, Trends and Insights has revealed that the revenue for Africa's wheat market amounted to $15.5bn in 2017, rising by 11% against the previous year...
Summary of IndexBox's latest report published; "The US Frozen Fruit, Juice, And Vegetable Market. Analysis and Forecast to 2025"...
There are some anecdotes just so good that almost every story about a particular economic principle begins the same. So too this article begins with cake mix...
Gary Mortimer, Frank Mathmann and Louise Grimmer 22 May 2019
Cinnamon consumption continues to indicate a strong increase. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2011 when market value increased by 24% against the previous year...
Your own voice will likely become the most significant focus for food retailers and restaurants over the next little while. Voice searches are increasingly becoming the norm...
Sylvain Charlebois 23 Apr 2019
Sasol Energy has invoked an iconic South African ad first flighted 27 years ago in its latest fuel campaign from FCB Joburg...
Issued by Nahana Communications Group 10 Apr 2019
Many alcohol companies see International Women's Day as an ideal opportunity to market their products...
Carol Emslie 8 Mar 2019
Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc.'s company thought leaders are peeking into their crystal balls to predict what the coming 365 days have in store for the retail and point-of-purchase industries...
Leo Van De Polder 28 Feb 2019
Even though online shopping is getting significant attention in the digital world, South African consumers still rely on in-store purchases for their shopping experience...
Cecil Ungerer 17 Jan 2019
The global pineapple juice market revenue amounted to $829m in 2017, coming down by -4.1% against the previous year...
With a presence in more than 20 countries, the Shop Association's purpose is to empower its members with ongoing education, networking opportunities and real-world insights...
Lauren Hartzenberg 14 Jan 2019
There is a single moment where Google clearly showed the future of marketing. The 'Zero Moment of Truth' was introduced to us in the one and only Google presentation that I had the good fortune to attend...
Alistair Duff 19 Oct 2018
The 2018 Footprint Marketing Awards winners were announced on the second day of the SACSC Annual Congress, held at Durban's International Convention Centre...
Tiso Blackstar Group, the owner of Business Day, will sell certain locally produced films to global and local streaming platforms, CEO Andrew Bonamour said on Thursday...
Nick Hedley 28 Sep 2018
For years, the threat of online shopping to brick-and-mortar has dominated the conversation in retail. The 2010s saw technological devices become more savvy and buying things online became easy...
Sebastian Isaac 6 Sep 2018
The oil industry has witnessed extreme crude price volatility in recent years...
Shaji Zacharias 5 Sep 2018
According to the report, World: Poppy Seed - Market Report: Analysis and Forecast to 2025, recently published by IndexBox, the global poppy seed market was estimated at 111,000 tonnes in 2016, which was 6% more than in the previous year...
In the highly competitive environment of in-store advertising, brands are contesting limited market share. Consumers have become more discerning of what they buy, owning to the availability of product information online...
Cecil Ungerer, Issued by Smart Media 1 Aug 2018
If 2017 is anything to go by, Black Friday is quickly becoming one of the busiest South African shopping days and, like the US, marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season...
Graham van der Merwe 17 Jul 2018
The global lemon market totalled $13.9bn in 2016, which was 19% more in 2015. This according to the World: Lemons and Limes - Market Report. Analysis and Forecast to 2025, released by IndexBox.
The healthy food trend is becoming increasingly popular on the developed markets, thereby encouraging the consumption of natural products, including fruit and berries. This trend is expected to continue in the coming years...
The 2018 Retail, Design and Development Awards (RDDA) and the Footprint Marketing Awards have officially opened for entries...
With the digital signage market becoming more saturated and competitive, and as consumers place more stock in mobile options for information delivery, it becomes imperative that a premium is placed on content that is both engaging and memorable...
Andrew Ridl 11 May 2018
Global production of pineapples reached 26.9 million tonnes in 2016, with an upward dynamics over the last nine years...