Retail trade sales measured in constant (2012) prices increased by 6.2% year-on-year (y/y) in May from a revised 2.0% (1.9%) y/y increase in April‚ figures from Statistics SA showed on Wednesday, 17 July 2013. 18 Jul 2013
Retail group Shoprite reported on Tuesday (16 July) that total turnover for the 12 months to June had increased by 12.1% to about R92.7bn‚ compared with the corresponding 12 months last year. 16 Jul 2013
The fall in retail shares has been overdone and valuations are now more attractive. 5 Jul 2013
Bain will probably be a part of the business for many years to come... 5 Jul 2013
SA's quick-service restaurant groups are seeing an improvement in the UK market‚ where trading over the past few years has been difficult as rising labour costs and depressed consumer spending weighed on operations. 5 Jul 2013
Today's branding and marketing landscape is far more fragmented, fiercely contested, complex and competitive than ever before. Consider how brands from a myriad of industries and sectors are now competing for the consumer's attention in an increasingly cluttered landscape. 27 Jun 2013
A shakeout in some retail, trading and service sectors is on its way in the second half of the year with business looking to pick up in the coming months. Following the shutdown or exit of undercapitalised competitors, survivors are planning to grow market share as they take up the slack left by casualties of the tough economy. 26 Jun 2013
Shopping is evolving rapidly and today's shoppers want to be engaged and delighted, as part of their shopping experience. This means they want more than the option to visit a mall's entertainment court; they want unique experience inside each store they visit. 5 Jun 2013
The unlisted owner of clothing chains Edgars and Jet‚ Edcon‚ on Tuesday (4 June) said it expected to see positive benefits from its strategic initiative investments in the medium term. 5 Jun 2013
Food inflation and increases in the price of petrol and municipal services will continue to "burden consumers' disposable income‚ while economic growth and household spending is likely to remain sluggish", Pick n Pay chairman Gareth Ackerman warned in the group's annual report on Monday, 3 June 2013. 4 Jun 2013
Retailer The Foschini Group (TFG) has reported an 11.2% rise in headline earnings per share to 858.6c for the year ended March 2013 from 772.0c a year ago. Diluted HEPS were 11.1% higher at 851.3c. 31 May 2013
Verimark on Monday (27 May) reported a sharp decline in full-year profit as the rand's continued depreciation affected sales and margins. 28 May 2013
Retailer Mr Price on Wednesday (22 May) reported a 26% rise in diluted headline earnings per share to 584.8c - up from 464.5c in the previous year - for the 52 weeks ending in March. 23 May 2013
The total income generated by the food and beverages sector in SA increased in nominal terms (current prices) by 9.4% year-on-year (y/y) in March‚ Statistics SA (Stats SA) data showed on Monday (20 May). 21 May 2013
CAIRO, EGYPT: Egypt's liquor stores are under growing pressure to stop selling alcohol, they say, but the pressure is not from the country's Islamist government, but from society itself. 20 May 2013
Holdsport‚ which owns the Sportsmans Warehouse and Outdoor Warehouse on Wednesday (15 May) said the current retail environment is challenging and the group does not envisage any improvement in its performance during the remainder of the year. 16 May 2013
The expected slowdown in retail sales in March was confirmed when Statistics SA (Stats SA) released its official figures on Wednesday (15 May). 16 May 2013
Holdsport (HSP) has reported a rise in headline earnings per share to 389.9 cents for the year ended February 2013 from 355.8c a year ago. Its core HEPS were up 7.3% to 415.7c. 15 May 2013
As online retailing increase, South African retailers can choose to adopt omni-channel offerings in an early market, capitalising on international experience or adopt a 'wait and see' attitude. 14 May 2013
Only by becoming an organ donor can customers shop at The Exchange, a fashion boutique opened by Native at Cavendish Square in Cape Town on Friday 10 May 2013. Described as the world's first cashless fashion boutique, it is stocked with clothing and accessories from more than 25 of South Africa's top designers. 13 May 2013
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