https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/188.html South Africa Retail services news 15 Retail Services news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/188.html en-us Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:56:35 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/hunger-games-sa-ready-eat-food-market-hits-r455bn-as-competition-widens-747032a The fast-food battle is no longer confined to traditional quick-service restaurants. 1-272062 Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/dhl-adds-weekly-bahrain-johannesburg-air-cargo-link-419259a DHL Express has launched a weekly direct airfreight service between Bahrain and Johannesburg, adding dedicated B767 freighter capacity between the Middle East and South Africa. 1-271925 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/made-in-rsa-nick-dreyer-says-local-products-need-more-than-patriotism-to-sell-520390a For South African brands, the conversation around buying local is changing. Supporting local businesses may once have been positioned primarily as a civic responsibility, but today’s consumer has more choice and higher expectations. 1-271906 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/bidvest-packaging-workers-on-strike-308438a Workers at Masterpack have been on strike since Monday, 7 September. They are demanding a 9% wage increase and bonuses. About three dozen workers picketed outside the company’s Johannesburg offices and factory on Friday. 1-271713 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/beyond-the-dashboard-why-african-retail-needs-ai-that-can-act-853213a African retail is entering a new phase of transformation, where having the right data is no longer enough. As consumer behaviour shifts across digital and physical channels, retailers are looking to AI not just to understand what is happening, but to act on it, faster, smarter and with greater precision. 1-271699 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/black-friday-2026-3-things-retailers-must-fix-now-or-it-bad-news-742192a The online retailers who win Q4 are the ones who do the hard work in September. By the time November comes around, it is too late. 1-271632 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/let-get-personal-sixty60-is-predicting-what-shoppers-want-next-075485a In contemporary marketing, personalisation has grown to be the most frequently used consumer relationship building method. 1-271647 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sas-fmcg-market-is-expanding-but-momentum-is-weakening-742262a South Africa’s FMCG market is still growing, but finding that growth is becoming more complex. Financially constrained consumers are changing where, how and what they buy, while retailers and brands are increasingly competing beyond their traditional channels. 1-271572 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/what-if-your-green-merchandise-is-still-creating-waste-631131a Businesses who are spending more on sustainable corporate merchandise, but choosing a greener product may only address part of the sustainability equation. 1-271551 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/location-bank-launches-percepxion-the-competitor-view-behind-every-location-742642a A location can lead a brand’s internal rankings and still be losing to a competitor down the road. PercepXion gives multi-location brands the external context their own reporting cannot. 1-271452 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Retail Services South Africa