Top retail trends for 2019 - 21 Jan 2019By Lauren Hartzenberg, Retail Editor (@Biz_Retail)We're powering through January with BizTrends on full-throttle, with insights from industry thought leaders to help you strategise for the year ahead. In this week's highlights: Selling to the other 98%: the move to physical retail - Yuppiechef's Andrew Smith In other top reads, I chat to the Shop Association's Leo van de Polder about expanding the Shop network in South Africa, and a new global report by Mood Media reveals that sensory experiences drive 9 out of 10 shoppers back to stores. An 81 million rand textile firm is also set to launch on 22 January in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal, and Euromonitor has released its annual list of top 10 global consumer trends for 2019. And finally, a reminder to book your tickets for BizTrendsLIVE if you're in and around Joburg on 31 January. Until next week! Lauren Hartzenberg |