Between South Africa’s highly consolidated corporate retail space and the teeming informal sector lies the formal independent channel – increasingly in competition with the former, continuing to serve the latter, and contributing 30% of total FMCG re... Read more

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Consumer prices are skyrocketing, and we are all feeling it. Driven by a perfect storm of COVID restrictions and impacts over the last two years followed by a major European war, and significantly for South Africa, a Chinese economic slowdown Read more

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25 May 2021 is Africa Day, a day I personally look forward to every year. There is no doubt that the celebrations around this important day will take on a slightly different format and tone this year (like in 2020) as we Read more

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