Africa is open for business. The continent has a rapidly growing and urbanising population, an increasingly sophisticated financial and monetary system, improving infrastructure, and is adopting information and mobile technology at a rate that is the... Read more

FMCG Product Retail

The Standard Bank Top Women Awards are Africa's most acclaimed business awards for women and celebrate individuals and organizations who make a meaningful contribution to gender empowerment in South Africa. The ‘Top Gender-Empowered Company in Retail... Read more

Business Intelligence

The global health and wellness market reached a value of US$3,294 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach over US$4,277 billion by 2027, exhibiting a CAGR of 4.2% from 2022-2027* – a burgeoning market for manufacturers and retailers alike. Read more

Headlines around the world have been focused on events relating to Britain’s loss of their longest-serving monarch, but coincidentally, it’s a different Queen that has provided us with the inspiration for this article. Read more

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The global alcoholic beverage category is seemingly experiencing a significant post-pandemic boom, as evidenced by the recent results of major multinational drinks businesses. Read more

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Between South Africa’s highly consolidated corporate retail space and the teeming informal sector lies the formal independent channel – increasingly in competition with the former, continuing to serve the latter, and contributing 30% of total FMCG re... Read more

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The total FMCG market had an estimated value of R655bn* as at end 2021 and is divided up into three contributing channels – corporate retail, formal independents and direct to supplier – with the corporates contributing 65% to the total market. Read more

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