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3 key strategies for retailers to navigate 2025

Trends

3 key strategies for retailers to navigate 2025

13 Dec 2024

Retail

From local is lekker to hyper-localisation: Township consumer trends to watch this festive season

Mongezi Mtati 12 Dec 2024

3 technological advancements SMEs need to leverage

SMEs

3 technological advancements SMEs need to leverage

Issued by Business Partners Limited 26 Nov 2024

Black Friday and beyond: a checklist for retail peak season

Retail

Black Friday and beyond: a checklist for retail peak season

22 Nov 2024

VML’s Future Shopper Report 2024: a global snapshot of the modern shopper

Trends

VML’s Future Shopper Report 2024: a global snapshot of the modern shopper

18 Sep 2024

The battle of the marketplaces will shape the future of omnichannel retail in South Africa

Research

The battle of the marketplaces will shape the future of omnichannel retail in South Africa

Issued by NielsenIQ 12 Sep 2024

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Financial Services

Introducing ChitChat and Mastercard's all-new virtual debit card

4 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf South Africa's ad market is expected to see 6.0% this year says Warc

Advertising

Warc: SA's admarket to grow 6%, as global ad investment more than doubles

22 Aug 2024

DHL launches Online Shopper Trends Report 2024

Trends

DHL launches Online Shopper Trends Report 2024

22 Jul 2024

Source: © 123rf As customer journeys become more complex, creating a more personalised two-way interaction with customers is an increasingly important requirement for brands

Research

Messaging the preferred method for customers to interact with brands says research

9 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

Image supplied. Warc's The Future of Digital Commerce 2024 report highlights e-commerce trends

Digital

4 trends with an outsized impact on e-commerce going forward

7 Jun 2024

Retailers warned - innovate or lose investment opportunities

Retailers

Retailers warned - innovate or lose investment opportunities

8 May 2024

Saitex 2024: Unveiling opportunities through the township economy in SA

Exhibitions & Events

Saitex 2024: Unveiling opportunities through the township economy in SA

29 Apr 2024

4 business trends to navigate the economic future

Trends

4 business trends to navigate the economic future

10 Apr 2024

Research

20 key trends from VML's Tomorrow’s Commerce report

28 Mar 2024

#BizTrends: James Cloete - Marketing trends: Lessons from Bill Bernbach, Nelly the Elephant & others

Marketing

#BizTrends: James Cloete - Marketing trends: Lessons from Bill Bernbach, Nelly the Elephant & others

James Cloete, Issued by RAPT Creative Agency 6 Feb 2024

6 e-commerce trends to watch out for in Africa in 2024

Trends

6 e-commerce trends to watch out for in Africa in 2024

Natasha Parmanand 5 Feb 2024

Social media trends: Just an annual echo?

Social Media

Social media trends: Just an annual echo?

Sean Cavé, Issued by Brandfundi 25 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Kirsty Bisset - 6 trends, besides AI, likely to shape marketing in 2024

Marketing

#BizTrends2024: Kirsty Bisset - 6 trends, besides AI, likely to shape marketing in 2024

Kirsty Bisset 22 Jan 2024

Embracing the social commerce wave

E-commerce

Embracing the social commerce wave

17 Jan 2024

The year in review: 3 key takeaways from 2023 for SA’s small businesses

SMEs

The year in review: 3 key takeaways from 2023 for SA’s small businesses

Issued by Business Partners Limited 19 Dec 2023

Shaping retails future: trends recap 2023

Trends

Shaping retails future: trends recap 2023

Mike Smollan 7 Dec 2023

Google backs 11 startups to develop AI in Africa

Tech Startups

Google backs 11 startups to develop AI in Africa

5 Oct 2023

Advertising

Warc Report: Instagram's projected global ad revenue to soar to $71bn by 2024

20 Sep 2023

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Financial Services

Stitch's WigWag is here: no-code payment solutions for SMEs

12 Sep 2023

Generative AI is entering every sector. Source: Steve Johnson/Unsplash

Services

ChatSME: Retail Capital brings generative AI to the SME market

25 Aug 2023

Source: © Business Insider Cesar Vacchiano, Scopen International president, gives insights from Cannes Lions 2023

Cannes Lions

7 insights from #Cannes2023

Cesar Vacchiano 8 Aug 2023

Source: BCW Africa The Presidential Awards saw Bridget von Holdt awarded Gold for Outstanding Legacy of Achievement at the Prism Awards 2023

PR & Communications

All the 2023 Prism Awards winners

1 Aug 2023

Generative AI and new updates from Humanz moving influencer marketing forward

Marketing

Generative AI and new updates from Humanz moving influencer marketing forward

Issued by Humanz 24 Jul 2023

Transforming likes to sales: Mastering the 6-step influencer marketing strategy

Social Media

Transforming likes to sales: Mastering the 6-step influencer marketing strategy

Kopano Shimange, Issued by Humanz 14 Jul 2023

The informal sector has a crucial role to play in the global economy. Source: Supplied.

Informal Retailing

Saitex: Partnership crucial for township economy and local retail sector to thrive

5 Jul 2023

Manuel Bordé is Jury President. Source: Supplied.

Advertising

NYF Advertising Awards announces inaugural Creative Commerce Category Jury

29 Jun 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

Vincent Viviers, omnichannel retail executive at Pick n Pay, at Ecom Africa. Source: Lauren Hartzenberg

Trends

#EcomAfrica: 5 need-to-know trends shaping the future of e-commerce

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Apr 2023

Tomorrow's leading brands are busy writing the omnichannel rulebook

Marketing

Tomorrow's leading brands are busy writing the omnichannel rulebook

Zak Haeri, Issued by NielsenIQ 19 Apr 2023

The new EFSA board includes Rutendo Hlatshwayo, chief legal officer at Ozow and Karen Nadasen, CEO of PayU South Africa. Source: Supplied and edited by Bizcommunity

E-commerce

New board at Ecommerce Forum of South Africa

11 Apr 2023

Nurturing the growth of e-commerce in South Africa

E-commerce

Nurturing the growth of e-commerce in South Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 2 Mar 2023

3 top small business trends and opportunities to tap into in 2023

SMEs

3 top small business trends and opportunities to tap into in 2023

Issued by Business Partners Limited 15 Feb 2023

The year ahead: what will 2023 hold for South Africa's small businesses?

SMEs

The year ahead: what will 2023 hold for South Africa's small businesses?

Issued by Business Partners Limited 14 Feb 2023

5 e-commerce trends for 2023

Trends

5 e-commerce trends for 2023

Bennet Otoo 23 Jan 2023

The year ahead: what will 2023 hold for South Africa's small businesses?

SMEs

The year ahead: what will 2023 hold for South Africa's small businesses?

Ben Bierman, Issued by Business Partners Limited 16 Jan 2023

Flick Live launches - the first live shopping app in Africa

Mobile & Apps

Flick Live launches - the first live shopping app in Africa

11 Jan 2023

Tito Ribeiro, strategical content, networks, and digital transformation specialist discusses digital trends for 2023

Digital

7 digital trends and what they mean for 2023

Tito Ribeiro 11 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Top beauty and healthcare trends to watch in 2023 and beyond

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Top beauty and healthcare trends to watch in 2023 and beyond

Bertina Engelbrecht 9 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: How to win in sub-Saharan Africa's retailing landscape

Trends

#BizTrends2023: How to win in sub-Saharan Africa's retailing landscape

Christele Chokossa 9 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Greater online retail expectations and a changing basket at checkout

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Greater online retail expectations and a changing basket at checkout

Frederik Zietsman 9 Jan 2023

Source: © George Milton

Marketing

Influencer marketing to enhance social commerce

Nicola Ashe, Issued by TDMC 21 Dec 2022

Research

Warc releases The Marketer's Toolkit 2023: Future of Digital Commerce

15 Dec 2022

Spotlight on the future of commerce at next ECOM Africa in April 2023

Exhibitions & Events

Spotlight on the future of commerce at next ECOM Africa in April 2023

Issued by Kinetic Events 7 Dec 2022