A view on the state of e-commerce in South Africa, with no mention of a new normal, pivoting or anything unprecedented. Read more

Business Intelligence Convenience COVID-19 Ecommerce Economic Financial FMCG Loyalty Product Public Needs Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trends

The 3rd wave continues across SA resulting in higher lockdown levels of alert Read more

COVID-19 Financial

The unemployment rate in South Africa is at an all-time high of 42.6%, with 11.2 million South Africans currently unemployed. Read more

Economic Employment Financial Sustainability

Those with little to no regular household income are finding it harder to get by in 2021. 86% of survey respondents – from among M4Jam’s registered jobbers, Read more

COVID-19 Economic Financial FMCG Retail Shopper Marketing

Private label has established its place as a key feature in FMCG retail, driven by retailers and embraced by South African shoppers. According to a recent report,1 in 2019 private label sales grew +9.6% year-on-year Read more

Business Intelligence Financial FMCG Private Label Product Retail Shopper / Consumer Shopper Marketing Trends

In short the gig economy is a sub-sector of the platform economy, which enables all organisations and individuals to participate in the broader digital economy. It is also called the ‘sharing’ economy, ‘open talent’ economy, Read more

COVID-19 Economic Financial Product Trends