BankservAfrica, Africa’s largest automated payments clearing house, has published transaction data from Black Friday and Cyber Monday in South Africa for 2017. Source: Black Friday vs Cyber Monday in South Africa – who won?
With poor trading update biting into share price, Famous Brands steps on brakes Source: Famous Brands takes heat as fast food slows
A seasonal low, the effects of a protracted drought, those darned Banting enthusiasts and even the Chinese could all be the reason you may struggle to find butter at your local supermarket. And, when you do find it, you can expect to pay 27% more for it than you did last year. Source: Butter price [...]
Cowsharing claims to be the best Example of Real Radical Economic Transformation. No one above the age of 21 is excluded and everyone who participates benefits equally based on their level of contribution. It is non racial, non political non sexcist and all inclusive. Source: Real radical economic transformation through Cowsharing? - Cape Business News
Nike has once again been voted the overall coolest brand in the Sunday Times Generation Next youth survey. The brand claimed top spot in three of the 75 categories surveyed, including coolest clothing brand, coolest brand slogan and coolest footwear brand. Source: Nike tops the ‘cool list’
While South Africa faces a weak rand, recent downgrades to junk status and a somewhat shaky political period in time, the retail industry is not filled with negativity as businesses continue to thrive while consumers continue to spend. In today’s world of advanced technology and online savvy consumers, here are four of the top consumer [...]
The announcement by Standard & Poor’s of a sovereign downgrade to junk status and the planned review pending downgrade by Moody’s is a disappointing indictment of policy tardiness and refusal by the government to listen to numerous calls by organised business for policy consistency and reliability. Source: Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) reaction [...]
Chocolate bars in the UK are likely to shrink by a fifth in the next three years after health authorities told sweet manufacturers they could meet obesity targets by cutting product size. News Article: Choc bars told to slim down to meet obesity targets
According to a recent Forrester Report, titled “Drive Revenue with Great Customer Experience, 2017” many customer experience (CX) professions are challenged when it comes to finding a connection between CX and growing revenue. Source: Revenue needs to be driven with great customer experience
SA retailers are finding it difficult to deal with inflation, competition and credit restrictions, writes Stafford Thomas Source: Why retail shares are losing their steam
