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Local retail sales rise 5.1% year on year in April

Sales

Local retail sales rise 5.1% year on year in April

19 Jun 2025

Spaza Shop Support Fund information session to be held in Limpopo

SMEs

Spaza Shop Support Fund information session to be held in Limpopo

4 Jun 2025

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Funding

Govt pays R6m from spaza shop fund

29 May 2025

Retailers need rapid on-site IT support

Technology

Retailers need rapid on-site IT support

25 Apr 2025

Guideline to apply for R500m Spaza Shop Support Fund

Informal Retailing

Guideline to apply for R500m Spaza Shop Support Fund

22 Apr 2025

South African retail trade sales show 3.9% growth

Banking & Finance

South African retail trade sales show 3.9% growth

17 Apr 2025

Government officially launches R500m Spaza Shop Support Fund

Informal Retailing

Government officially launches R500m Spaza Shop Support Fund

10 Apr 2025

Government to launch R500m spaza shop support fund

SMEs

Government to launch R500m spaza shop support fund

4 Apr 2025

SA's retail sales rise 3.1% year on year in December

Sales

SA's retail sales rise 3.1% year on year in December

20 Feb 2025

Natasha Lopes named GM of consumer products division at L’Oréal SA

Health & Beauty

Natasha Lopes named GM of consumer products division at L’Oréal SA

20 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Field Force’s Ged Nooy gives 5 standout retail trends driving leadership in 2025

Marketing

#BizTrends2025: Field Force’s Ged Nooy gives 5 standout retail trends driving leadership in 2025

Ged Nooy 17 Jan 2025

Businesses can act as partners during times of inflation

Retailers

Businesses can act as partners during times of inflation

25 Oct 2024

Consumers shift their online buying behaviour

E-commerce

Consumers shift their online buying behaviour

13 Aug 2024

Bibi Cash & Carry opens flagship store in Phuthaditjhaba, Free State

Franchising

Bibi Cash & Carry opens flagship store in Phuthaditjhaba, Free State

5 Aug 2024

Sales

Marginal increase for retail sales in May

19 Jul 2024

National dip in trading, but WCape shopping centres perform best - Clur Shopping Centre Index

Retail

National dip in trading, but WCape shopping centres perform best - Clur Shopping Centre Index

21 Jun 2024

What will be impacting shoppers and retailers as 2024 unfolds?

Trends

What will be impacting shoppers and retailers as 2024 unfolds?

Serena Ho 14 Mar 2024

Retailers turn to BNPL to drive sales amid declining growth

Banking & Finance

Retailers turn to BNPL to drive sales amid declining growth

2 Feb 2024

Retail trend riptides: time to sink or swim

Trends

Retail trend riptides: time to sink or swim

Nicola Allen 25 Jan 2024

Black Friday fails to lift November retail trade, sales fall 0.9% year on year

Sales

Black Friday fails to lift November retail trade, sales fall 0.9% year on year

Ed Stoddard 18 Jan 2024

4 trends shaping shopping in 2024: Are retailers ready?

Trends

4 trends shaping shopping in 2024: Are retailers ready?

20 Dec 2023

Shaping retails future: trends recap 2023

Trends

Shaping retails future: trends recap 2023

Mike Smollan 7 Dec 2023

#BlackFriday: OneDayOnly.co.za launches online petition pushing employees for early 'payday'

Banking & Finance

#BlackFriday: OneDayOnly.co.za launches online petition pushing employees for early 'payday'

14 Nov 2023

Trade Intelligence enters the Kenyan market

Research

Trade Intelligence enters the Kenyan market

8 Nov 2023

Local retail's shift towards customer-centricity through tech

Technology

Local retail's shift towards customer-centricity through tech

12 Oct 2023

Source: SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS/Pexels

Property Development

Interest rate stability may not last, here's what it means for commercial property

19 Sep 2023

ConnectGroup on redefining field sales technology and cashless payments in Africa

Sales

ConnectGroup on redefining field sales technology and cashless payments in Africa

Issued by MegaVision Media 30 Aug 2023

E-commerce growth in SA was inevitable. Source: Andrea Picqaudio/Pexels

Services

What is driving the e-commerce surge in SA?

22 Aug 2023

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Technology

Why 360-degree technology is key to an efficient, tailored retail experience

Peter Ludi 2 Aug 2023

Source: © 123rf Incubeta shares some insights into the South African retail industry and suggests how local brands can build resilience into their operations

Retail

How local brands can build resilience into their operations

1 Aug 2023

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Sales

Retail sales drop 1.4% for May

20 Jul 2023

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E-commerce

How retailers can make the most of SA's burgeoning e-commerce market

Joel Bronkowski 10 Jul 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

Trends

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

Mike Smollan 27 Jun 2023

Image source: Getty Images

Labour Law

Last chance to comment on Draft Employment Equity Regulations

8 Jun 2023

SA retailers and consumers count the costs of a collapsing state

Retail

SA retailers and consumers count the costs of a collapsing state

Lauren Hartzenberg 1 Jun 2023

Sales

South African retail sales decline 1.6% in March

17 May 2023

Smart Media at EuroShop 2023

Advertising

Smart Media at EuroShop 2023

Issued by Smart Media 25 Apr 2023

South African retail sales dip 0.5% in February

Sales

South African retail sales dip 0.5% in February

20 Apr 2023

Easter retail sales dip expected... and other trade predictions

Research

Easter retail sales dip expected... and other trade predictions

31 Mar 2023

Exhibition and event trends identified at Germany's EuroShop 2023

Events & Conferencing

Exhibition and event trends identified at Germany's EuroShop 2023

Issued by Scan Display 29 Mar 2023

South African retail sales fall 0.8% in January

Sales

South African retail sales fall 0.8% in January

15 Mar 2023

Appetite surges for retail credit, but data points to a worrying trend

Banking & Finance

Appetite surges for retail credit, but data points to a worrying trend

8 Mar 2023

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Remuneration & Payroll

National Minimum Wage increases

Dhevarsha Ramjettan 22 Feb 2023

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Remuneration & Payroll

Time for transparency on executive pay in South Africa

Dr Salomé Teuteberg 16 Feb 2023

Sales

South African retail sales dip 0.6% in December

16 Feb 2023

President Cyril Rampahosa. Source: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

Retail

'Dismayed' by energy crisis, retail and consumer goods CEOs pen letter to Ramaphosa

8 Feb 2023

Shop! Association launches SA chapter to drive local retail innovation

Retail

Shop! Association launches SA chapter to drive local retail innovation

31 Jan 2023

Chinese imports could undermine Ethiopian manufacturing - leaving women workers worst off

Import/Export

Chinese imports could undermine Ethiopian manufacturing - leaving women workers worst off

Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor, Ruby Acquah, Yohannes Ayele 25 Jan 2023

South African retail sales rise 0.4% in November

Sales

South African retail sales rise 0.4% in November

18 Jan 2023

Kick-start 2023 with the best FMCG and retail industry training in the market

FMCG

Kick-start 2023 with the best FMCG and retail industry training in the market

Issued by Trade Intelligence 11 Jan 2023