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SA’s R116.8bn health and beauty market shaped by changing shopper behaviour

Health & Beauty

SA’s R116.8bn health and beauty market shaped by changing shopper behaviour

13 hours

Black Friday 2026: Why payment choice and loyalty need to work together

Banking & Finance

Black Friday 2026: Why payment choice and loyalty need to work together

Rory Bosman 14 hours

A year-round audience: Why KZN belongs in national media plans

Radio & Audio

A year-round audience: Why KZN belongs in national media plans

Issued by East Coast Radio 14 hours

Warc's Marketer's Toolkit 2027 gives five trends set to reshape global marketing in the year ahead (Image supplied)

Marketing & Media

5 big shifts flagged as marketers face a tougher 2027

16 hours

Shoprite and Astron Energy launch fuel rewards in new partnership

CRM

Shoprite and Astron Energy launch fuel rewards in new partnership

1 day

Spar2U expands its digital grocery offering with Kwik Delivery and Click & Collect

E-commerce

Spar2U expands its digital grocery offering with Kwik Delivery and Click & Collect

Issued by IMS 1 day

Lifestyle Superspar invests in Ballito revamp as fresh food demand grows

Retailers

Lifestyle Superspar invests in Ballito revamp as fresh food demand grows

1 day

Zuru taps into emotional collectibles trend with Sad Baby launch in SA

FMCG

Zuru taps into emotional collectibles trend with Sad Baby launch in SA

1 day

Retailers face a Black Friday payment security test as online shopping surges

Security

Retailers face a Black Friday payment security test as online shopping surges

1 day

Black Friday isn’t the only time township shoppers hunt for a deal. What do promotions really add?

Research

Black Friday isn’t the only time township shoppers hunt for a deal. What do promotions really add?

Issued by Rogerwilco 2 days

As households continue to feel the impact of rising living costs and fuel price pressures, the FNB, Engen and Clicks Trio rewards ecosystem continues to help customers unlock greater value from their everyday spending (Image source: @ Top auto

Retail Services

Trio rewards ecosystem delivers value as consumer spending shifts

6 Nov 2026

Toy Kingdom is connecting digital innovation with the
traditional retail experience (Image supplied)

E-commerce

Toy Kingdom introduces new AI-powered digital retail strategy

6 Nov 2026

Source: Sanisha Packirisamy, group economist at Momentum Group.

Taxation & Regulation

SA's Agoa exclusion: Why the bigger risk may lie beyond lost exports

Sanisha Packirisamy 6 Nov 2026

CRM

Pick n Pay lets shoppers spend online refunds in-store with new Wallet feature

5 Nov 2026

The newly released Euromonitor International's Top Global Consumer Trends 2027 report finds consumers seeking greater control as uncertainty reshapes consumer behaviour (Image source: © 123rf )

Marketing

Euromonitor International's 5 trends shaping consumer behaviour in 2027

5 Nov 2026

The checkout is changing: Why online retailers need more payment flexibility

Banking & Finance

The checkout is changing: Why online retailers need more payment flexibility

Tracey-Lee Zürcher-Campbell 3 Nov 2026

Sales

Not all designer labels are equal: Who’s winning in luxury resale?

Michael Zahariev 3 Nov 2026

Africa's consumers have moved on. Has your growth strategy?

Retail

Africa's consumers have moved on. Has your growth strategy?

Issued by Dentsu 3 Nov 2026

Takealot, Touchfoundry develop new app to support township entrepreneurs

SMEs

Takealot, Touchfoundry develop new app to support township entrepreneurs

2 Nov 2026

Is it time for beauty retailers to cut back?

Health & Beauty

Is it time for beauty retailers to cut back?

Jeri Mookana 2 Nov 2026

Smart Shopper goes Pro as Pick n Pay adds paid loyalty tier

FMCG

Smart Shopper goes Pro as Pick n Pay adds paid loyalty tier

30 Oct 2026

People walk past a Dis-Chem Pharmacy outlet in Cape Town. Image credit: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Aesthetic Medicine

Dis-Chem brings the World of Beauty to Cape Town

Maroefah Smith 30 Oct 2026

AI is changing retail faster than the payments industry thinks

E-commerce

AI is changing retail faster than the payments industry thinks

Wayne Steppe 27 Oct 2026

Image supplied.

E-commerce

#BlackFriday: The customers South Africa’s online retailers are missing

Joshua Harvey 26 Oct 2026

Source: Wikipedia.

Fintech

Investec and Shoprite in talks over potential retail banking deal

26 Oct 2026

In Part 2 of our #BlackFriday hangover series, Heath Batt, new business development manager, South Africa - Smollan Technologies, looks at what you should be asking about your Black Friday performance (Image source: © 123rf )

Retail

#BlackFriday hangover | Part 2: Mining the gold that comes out of Black Friday data

Heath Batt 23 Oct 2026

Hisense celebrates three decades in SA with new tech and rewards

Retail Services

Hisense celebrates three decades in SA with new tech and rewards

23 Oct 2026

South Africa’s SME funding gap goes beyond access to capital

Funding

South Africa’s SME funding gap goes beyond access to capital

Keegan Moodley 22 Oct 2026

Image by Casey Pratt

Events & Shows

How Defender and Bryan Habana are helping The Litterboom Project tackle plastic pollution

Chloe Posthumus 22 Oct 2026

Teach360 introduces connected 2027 platforms, giving schools more time to teach

Primary & Secondary Education

Teach360 introduces connected 2027 platforms, giving schools more time to teach

Issued by Teach360 21 Oct 2026

New ad platform pilot generates R100m in sales

Banking & Finance

New ad platform pilot generates R100m in sales

21 Oct 2026

What KZN consumers are telling us about festive spending

Radio & Audio

What KZN consumers are telling us about festive spending

Issued by East Coast Radio 21 Oct 2026

FMCG

70% of South Africans shop with a list, but impulse buys still win

21 Oct 2026

iZinga Assist co-founders Henk Swanepoel and Derek Lubner. Image supplied.

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Backed by Shoprite and Primedia, iZinga Assist keeps SA’s NPOs trustworthy

Maroefah Smith 20 Oct 2026

In this exclusive article, Heath Batt, new business development manager, SA, Smollan Technologies, looks at what your sales data can teach you before #BlackFriday even arrives (Image source: © 123rf )

Retail

#BlackFriday hangover | Part 1: What your sales data can teach you before the event

Heath Batt 19 Oct 2026

Your Clicks basket just got more rewarding with Absa Rewards

Health & Beauty

Your Clicks basket just got more rewarding with Absa Rewards

Issued by OnPoint PR 19 Oct 2026

Fuel & Energy

Fuel costs pushing SA car buyers to rethink brand loyalty

19 Oct 2026

#BlackFriday searches rise 30% as South Africans chase better value

Retail

#BlackFriday searches rise 30% as South Africans chase better value

19 Oct 2026

Source: Pexels.

Finance

As inflation climbs, South Africa’s economic outlook hangs in the balance

16 Oct 2026

4 Black Friday fixes retailers still have time to correct

E-commerce

4 Black Friday fixes retailers still have time to correct

16 Oct 2026

El Niño risk puts SA’s food prices and FMCG margins in focus

ESG

El Niño risk puts SA’s food prices and FMCG margins in focus

16 Oct 2026

PayJustNow expands BNPL into healthcare and everyday retail

Banking & Finance

PayJustNow expands BNPL into healthcare and everyday retail

16 Oct 2026

The marketing accountability gap every CEO and CFO should be asking about

Marketing

The marketing accountability gap every CEO and CFO should be asking about

JG Bezuidenhout, Issued by Offernet 15 Oct 2026

If you can’t manufacture nostalgia, how can younger FMCG brands build lasting connections?

Retail Marketing

If you can’t manufacture nostalgia, how can younger FMCG brands build lasting connections?

15 Oct 2026