Amid a challenging retail landscape, South Africa’s formal independent sector is quietly thriving, adapting and connecting suppliers with communities. While headlines often spotlight the corporate giants, a growing share of shoppers across all demogr... Read more

The Ti Retail Conference 2025 gathered leaders, partners and innovators from across the consumer goods and retail industry to explore the issues that matter most. Conversations ranged from profitable growth and supply chain resilience to the rise of ... Read more

Retail

Profitability, collaboration and customer focus emerged as defining themes at the Trade Intelligence Retail Conference 2025, where industry leaders gathered to discuss the future of South African retail. Read more

It’s been a busy few months on the retailer front – too much to capture in a single Retail Pulse. So here’s more than a pulse, a full retailer check-up if you will, where we share trading updates and news from key retailers. Read more

FMCG Retail

As fuel volumes decline and competition intensifies, South Africa’s forecourt retailers are shifting their focus beyond the pump toward food Read more

Convenience

Trade Intelligence’s newly released Liquor Retailing Report shows that South Africa’s off-trade liquor market — which includes formal retail channels such as grocery liquor stores, Read more

Liquor

Youth Day invites us to pause and consider the role young people are already playing in shaping South Africa’s economy – including the evolving retail landscape. Read more

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