In 2004, when Trade Intelligence opened for business, there had been surprisingly little movement in South Africa’s grocery retail sector since the end of Apartheid. Read more

FMCG Formal Independent Informal Market Informal Trade

In the greater FMCG trade ecosystem, the formal independent wholesale channel is sandwiched between the manufacturers and their cool, innovative brands on the one hand, and the plucky spaza owners and informal traders on the other. Read more

Formal Independent

This Africa Day, we focus our attention on the subject of Nutrition – a pressing issue for our continent, and for our industry, which can provide many of the solutions we need. Read more

Formal Independent Informal Market Private Label Retail Shopper Marketing

The Kit Kat Group is an independent, family-owned group of supermarkets and cash and carry stores located in Pretoria, Read more

Financial FMCG Formal Independent Retail

Private label within FMCG retail, historically driven by corporate retailers and embraced by South African shoppers has now also started emerging within the formal independent wholesale trade. Read more

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