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Why SA's retail giants are rethinking constant promotions

FMCG

Why SA's retail giants are rethinking constant promotions

13 Jan 2026

Understanding how alcohol consumption patterns evolve across different demographics enables retailers and brands to identify growth opportunities in challenging markets (Image source: © 123rf )

Food & bev. services

Understanding alcohol consumption patterns to identify growth opportunities

30 Dec 2025

Private labels are changing SA's health and beauty market dynamics

Health & Beauty

Private labels are changing SA's health and beauty market dynamics

19 Nov 2025

Unlock powerful retail insights with Trade Intelligence’s refreshed website

Research

Unlock powerful retail insights with Trade Intelligence’s refreshed website

5 Nov 2025

How SA's independent retail sector became a R268bn powerhouse

Retail

How SA's independent retail sector became a R268bn powerhouse

23 Sep 2025

Retail leaders call for profitable, collaborative and future-fit growth at Ti Retail Conference

Retail

Retail leaders call for profitable, collaborative and future-fit growth at Ti Retail Conference

22 Sep 2025

The untapped power of forecourt retail: Why convenience deserves a sharper retail focus

Retailers

The untapped power of forecourt retail: Why convenience deserves a sharper retail focus

Issued by Provantage 18 Sep 2025

Food, convenience and loyalty redefine South Africa's fuel stops

Retailers

Food, convenience and loyalty redefine South Africa's fuel stops

16 Jul 2025

Data reveals high-frequency of in-store liquor shopping

Research

Data reveals high-frequency of in-store liquor shopping

25 Jun 2025

The corner shop is more that just a 'corner shop', it's Africa’s economic heartbeat

Informal Retailing

The corner shop is more that just a 'corner shop', it's Africa’s economic heartbeat

Michael Write 22 May 2025

Retail discounters and e-commerce dominate the growth of SA's retail sector

Retail

Retail discounters and e-commerce dominate the growth of SA's retail sector

20 May 2025

VAT hikes and fuel price cuts: A mixed bag for small businesses

Entrepreneurship

VAT hikes and fuel price cuts: A mixed bag for small businesses

9 Apr 2025

Regulating spaza shops: policy versus practicality

Regulatory

Regulating spaza shops: policy versus practicality

Tshego Modise 27 Feb 2025

SA's corporate FMCG retailers’ show resilience and growth in 2024

Retailers

SA's corporate FMCG retailers’ show resilience and growth in 2024

12 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: FMCG Retail Outlook: built to withstand the pressure

Trends

#BizTrends2025: FMCG Retail Outlook: built to withstand the pressure

Nicola Allen 27 Jan 2025

FMCG e-commerce continues to ‘deliver’ growth

E-commerce

FMCG e-commerce continues to ‘deliver’ growth

Nicola Allen 7 Nov 2024

SA's township economy: where e-commerce meets opportunity and challenge

E-commerce

SA's township economy: where e-commerce meets opportunity and challenge

31 Oct 2024

SA's grocery retailers report reveals flat real growth despite turnover rise

Retail

SA's grocery retailers report reveals flat real growth despite turnover rise

15 Oct 2024

Insights from 2024 Ti Retail Conference

Retail

Insights from 2024 Ti Retail Conference

2 Oct 2024

Toys R Us shows resilience despite SA's challenging retail decline

Retailers

Toys R Us shows resilience despite SA's challenging retail decline

27 Aug 2024

A look at SA’s independent grocery trade

Retail

A look at SA’s independent grocery trade

20 Aug 2024

Local artists apply branding to the Yellow Tuck Shop spaza store in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg (Image supplied)

Informal Retailing

Bold spaza shop murals part of Tiger Brands expansion drive into informal market

2 Aug 2024

Image supplied. The shopper is driving the retail agenda reveals Trade Intelligence’s inaugural SA Grocery Shopper Report

FMCG

5 trends tipping the power to the retail shopper

1 Aug 2024

South Africa Grocery Shopper Report: Understanding SA’s evolving shoppers

Research

South Africa Grocery Shopper Report: Understanding SA’s evolving shoppers

8 Jul 2024

4 retail trends that will drive the second half of 2024

Trends

4 retail trends that will drive the second half of 2024

Mike Smollan 26 Jun 2024

That's a wrap for Africa’s Big 7 2024

Exhibitions & Events

That's a wrap for Africa’s Big 7 2024

21 Jun 2024

Despite declining fuel sales, forecourt retail sector shows growth

Food & bev. services

Despite declining fuel sales, forecourt retail sector shows growth

20 Jun 2024

Research

SA's liquor sector thrives despite struggling economy

22 May 2024

Skills needed for more profitable trading in SA's FMCG sector

Training

Skills needed for more profitable trading in SA's FMCG sector

Andrea du Plessis 23 Apr 2024

Cash finds itself 'virtually' out of fashion

Banking & Finance

Cash finds itself 'virtually' out of fashion

Nicola Allen 11 Apr 2024

Health and beauty sector indicates high growth and shifting shopper behaviour

Health & Beauty

Health and beauty sector indicates high growth and shifting shopper behaviour

27 Mar 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

SA’s grocery retailers: comparative report reveals winners

Research

SA’s grocery retailers: comparative report reveals winners

Nick Paul 20 Feb 2024

Retail trend riptides: time to sink or swim

Trends

Retail trend riptides: time to sink or swim

Nicola Allen 25 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Ged Nooy - 4 trends to unlock the informal market

Marketing

#BizTrends2024: Ged Nooy - 4 trends to unlock the informal market

Ged Nooy 24 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: The rise of the independent shopper

Trends

#BizTrends2024: The rise of the independent shopper

Andrea Ellens 10 Jan 2024

Markets & Investment

#IATF2023: Afreximbank secures over $1bn in trade and investment deals

15 Nov 2023

Trade Intelligence enters the Kenyan market

Research

Trade Intelligence enters the Kenyan market

8 Nov 2023

Kenya's grocery retail sector is a beacon of innovation and growth

Retail

Kenya's grocery retail sector is a beacon of innovation and growth

Kerry Elliott 6 Oct 2023

Shaping the future of retail

Retail

Shaping the future of retail

26 Sep 2023

Grocery retail in Africa is evolving

Retail

Grocery retail in Africa is evolving

7 Sep 2023

Unravelling the latest trends driving change in the beer industry

Research

Unravelling the latest trends driving change in the beer industry

Issued by JNPR 4 Aug 2023

Image supplied. Tiger Brands category branding emblazoned on New Rethabile Supermarket, in Tembisa, east of Johannesburg

Informal Retailing

Tiger Brands creates Perfect Outlets with informal sector expansion

3 Aug 2023

Source: © University of Pretoria Over 150,000 spazas across the country are conveniently located close to people's homes to serve customers

Informal Retailing

5 shifts in the informal trading landscape impacting the sector

Sheetal Patel and Mushambi Mutuma, Accenture in Africa 24 Jul 2023

Source: Global Convenience Store Focus Fuel forecourt retail is the fastest-growing segment of South African convenience retail

Retail Services

6 opportunities for fuel forecourt retail to grow its share of the convenience market pie

19 Jul 2023

Image supplied. This year for the first time, local FMCG e-commerce growth specifically is expected to outstrip total e-commerce growth

E-commerce

Can local FMCG e-commerce still deliver?

14 Jul 2023

FMCG

Report: Cash-strapped shoppers seek value when buying alcohol

13 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

Source: Supplied

Research

Convenience retail: A golden opportunity close to home

12 May 2023