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Coal, Oil & Gas

Further fuel price hikes could strain SA’s job market, warns economist

2 days

Retail marketers face a huge AI shift in 2026

Trends

Retail marketers face a huge AI shift in 2026

Vincent Maher 2 days

Retail media is growing fast. Standards are not

Retail Marketing

Retail media is growing fast. Standards are not

Ansa Leighton-Buys, Issued by Dentsu 28 Sep 2026

Blessed Hwaire. (Image supplied)

Retail Services

Beyond the dashboard: why African retail needs AI that can act

Blessed Hwaire 14 Sep 2026

The signals shaping business, media, technology, and consumer behaviour across Africa

Media

The signals shaping business, media, technology, and consumer behaviour across Africa

Issued by Dentsu 11 Sep 2026

Source: Pexels.

Retail & Hospitality Property

Vacant South African retail space gives tenants new leverage

21 Aug 2026

Source: Reuters.

Markets & Investment

Reserve Bank surprises with rate hold at 7%

Katja Hamilton 23 Jul 2026

General dealers and clothing retailers lift South Africa retail sales 2.3% in May

Sales

General dealers and clothing retailers lift South Africa retail sales 2.3% in May

22 Jul 2026

SA's retail sector records modest growth as furniture and household goods drive sales

Retail

SA's retail sector records modest growth as furniture and household goods drive sales

18 Jun 2026

From cost cuts to online growth, Pick n Pay is rebuilding fast, but the hardest moves are still on the table. (Source: Image supplied)

Banking & Finance

Pick n Pay’s comeback era is here and starting to deliver

26 May 2026

EXCLUSIVE | Pep's R95bn success story: How dignity drives retail innovation

Retailers

EXCLUSIVE | Pep's R95bn success story: How dignity drives retail innovation

James Townsend 17 Mar 2026

Retail fire safety in South Africa: Why compliance and risk management demand urgent attention

Health & Safety

Retail fire safety in South Africa: Why compliance and risk management demand urgent attention

Issued by Firexpo 26 Feb 2026

Marketing

Phygital: The future of brand connection in a blended world

Bonita Christie 28 Nov 2025

Value-driven brands are reshaping South Africa's retail landscape

Retailers

Value-driven brands are reshaping South Africa's retail landscape

24 Oct 2025

Consumers demand healthier food options despite rising costs

Research

Consumers demand healthier food options despite rising costs

16 Oct 2025

Tourvest’s Out of Africa recognised with social impact award

Travel

Tourvest’s Out of Africa recognised with social impact award

14 Oct 2025

Balancing innovation and stability: the retailer's dilemma

Technology

Balancing innovation and stability: the retailer's dilemma

Peter Ludi 26 Aug 2025

#BizTrends2025: 7 trends for retailers to '2020-thrive'

Trends

#BizTrends2025: 7 trends for retailers to '2020-thrive'

Evan-Lee Courie 6 Feb 2025

How technology is shaping South Africa's retail landscape

Technology

How technology is shaping South Africa's retail landscape

Bonga Gumede 5 Feb 2025

Source: Supplied. Rand Airport Commercial Park: Located in Gauteng, it is home to Improvon’s new Dakota Precinct development.

Industrial & Logistics Property

What's driving Cape Town's warehousing boom?

2 Jan 2025

Lango concludes c.US$200m Africa real estate acquisition from Hyprop and Attacq

Markets & Investment

Lango concludes c.US$200m Africa real estate acquisition from Hyprop and Attacq

Issued by Catchwords 13 Aug 2024

Source: © 123rf PwC South Africa’s Voice of the Consumer Survey 2024: South African findings report found six key imperatives to shrink the consumer trust deficit

Research

6 key imperatives for consumer companies to shrink their consumer trust deficit

18 Jul 2024

Superbalist partners with PayJustNow for BNPL services

E-commerce

Superbalist partners with PayJustNow for BNPL services

3 Jul 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

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

Challenges and opportunities in the age of digital transformation

Exhibitions & Events

Challenges and opportunities in the age of digital transformation

10 Jan 2024

Consumers predicted to spend around R7bn more this Black Friday

Sales

Consumers predicted to spend around R7bn more this Black Friday

23 Nov 2023

Unleashing the power of B2B influencer marketing with the new groundbreaking Ogilvy study

Research

Unleashing the power of B2B influencer marketing with the new groundbreaking Ogilvy study

Issued by Ogilvy South Africa 3 Oct 2023

Source: © 123rf PwC’s latest Global Consumer Insights Survey identifies five key areas impacting consumer spend and shaping shopping trends

Research

5 key areas impacting consumer spend, shaping shopping trends

21 Jul 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

How SA's cash-constrained consumers are shifting shopping habits to save on costs

Research

How SA's cash-constrained consumers are shifting shopping habits to save on costs

20 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied

E-commerce

Senegal's Kwely launches made-in-Africa wholesale marketplace

19 Dec 2022

How to win in the African retail market

FMCG

How to win in the African retail market

Issued by Trade Intelligence 8 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied. Edna Montse, African Bank''s new group executive for transformation and sustainability.

Banking

Welcome on board: African Bank's new group executive for transformation and sustainability

28 Jul 2022

Birame Sock, Kwely founder and CEO. Source: Kwely

E-commerce

African B2B marketplace Kwely raises nearly $1m in seed funding

29 Apr 2022

Name change for Town Lodge Waterfall (previously Midrand)

Hospitality

Name change for Town Lodge Waterfall (previously Midrand)

Issued by City Lodge Hotels 3 Feb 2022

The new Starbucks at Checkers FreshX Constantia Emporium

Food & bev. services

Starbucks opens at Checkers Constantia

23 Dec 2021

#BehindtheBrandManager launches on Bizcommunity

Online Media

#BehindtheBrandManager launches on Bizcommunity

Issued by Bizcommunity.com 22 Feb 2021

APO Group African Women in Media Award 2020 jury announced

Media

APO Group African Women in Media Award 2020 jury announced

5 Nov 2020

New home for SA fashion at Mall of Africa

Fashion & Homeware

New home for SA fashion at Mall of Africa

15 Sep 2020

Black Friday lifts November 2019 retail sales

Sales

Black Friday lifts November 2019 retail sales

16 Jan 2020

Content, at your service

Branding

Content, at your service

Issued by Dentsu 9 May 2019

African retailers have the opportunity to re-imagine a data-driven sector

Retail

African retailers have the opportunity to re-imagine a data-driven sector

Toros Esim 27 Mar 2019

Adesh Kisten, head of sales i-Pay.

Retail

Is the African retail market ready for the digital boom?

25 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Rural and township retail property trends

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Rural and township retail property trends

Seabelo Theledi 7 Jan 2019

Varying degrees of activity in real estate sector as markets await election outcome

Markets & Investment

Varying degrees of activity in real estate sector as markets await election outcome

3 Dec 2018