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Africa’s biggest retailers to discuss post-COVID retailing at DRA2022
Following a successful 2021 event, the next edition of Digital Retail Africa will take place online on the 26th of January 2022. With the global pandemic acting as an accelerant, digital transformation across retail verticals has gained new momentum, seeing…
5 reasons to sponsor and exhibit at Digital Retail Africa 2022
Optimise Your Retail Strategy and Position your Organisation for success Digital Retail Africa is the platform for suppliers of retail technology solutions that enable retailers to run their business more effectively, more efficiently and more profitably. Executives from small and…
7 Kinds of Sales Promotions That Can Help You Maximise Your Budget
For businesses, sales are a good way to attract both new and loyal customers. Meanwhile, for customers like you, sales are a great way to save money. What’s even better is that there are different kinds of sales promotions that…
Five ways Covid has changed consumer behaviour
Covid is many horrific things, but it is also an accelerator of progress. Perhaps we would have got to the same place eventually, but it would have taken years. Compare this to the mere weeks it took us to globally…
Ten Hot Consumer Trends 2030 – the hybrid mall
A hybrid mix of connectivity-enabled technology, integrated into real physical environments to enhance shopping and buying experiences, is expected to be a common element of everyday life in 2030 by the vast majority of current early adopters. The prediction is…
How Retailers can Survive a COVID-disrupted festive season
“With the Bureau of Market Research forecasting that South African retailers will generate close to R130 billion in sales over the festive season, this peak trading period is crucial to boost sales and profit margins”, says Steven Heilbron, CEO of…
How to Protect Yourself from Gift Card Scams This Holiday Season
This holiday season checking off that gift list will look a little different than in past years. Many shoppers are planning to rely on e-commerce for a significant amount of their holiday shopping. Digital gift card sales are also likely to increase.…
Could These Smart Drive-Thrus Help SA Restaurants Succeed Post-Pandemic?
Micros South Africa, a leading hospitality and restaurant industry solutions provider has equipped the first two restaurants in the country with its new smart drive-thru point of sale solutions for fast-food outlets. The system goes live at the newly launched…
TFG Acquires Quench in Big Push Towards E-Commerce
TFG, through its Labs division, has acquired digital shopping platform and last-mile delivery provider Quench. This latest acquisition forms part of TFGLabs’ ambition into becoming one of South Africa’s next e-commerce powerhouses. “With this acquisition we gain access to fast,…
4 Big Retail Tech Trends You Need to Know About for 2022
Over the last two years, the retail landscape has changed immeasurably. Behaviours and technologies that seemed like they were a decade away from coming to fruition are now normal. Even as a combination of vaccines and new treatments signal a…
What Did SA Shoppers Splurge the Most On This Black Friday?
Following a record-breaking Black Friday weekend in 2020, this year’s total online transaction volumes increased by a further 34% – as well as a 30% increase in total purchase values overall – highlighting a long-term shift in consumer behaviour as…
Deal or No Deal? 7 Quick Tips to Safely Shop Online This Black Friday 2021
“Gucci bags 80% off!” screams the email that lands in your inbox on Black Friday. It seems like an impossibly large discount, but you open the email anyway – just to check if it seems legitimate. And it does –…
Telkom Launches Its Black Friday Deals – Save on a Smartphone + Free Data
Today, Telkom announced its Black Friday Monate deals, which include smartphones, laptops and show-stopping savings on data packages. Some of the deals include up to 150GB of free data with a smartphone purchase. The semi-private telecom says that this Black…
Why SA Consumers Are Worried About Empty Shelves This Festive Season
With the festive season fast approaching, South Africans and consumers worldwide may find fewer gift options available on store shelves due to product shortages and delays resulting from the pandemic-related closure of ports and factories. According to a new global…
How Much Money Will SA’s Retail Sector Make During Black Friday 2021?
South African retailers are expected to ring up around $724-million (R11.3 billion) in additional sales over the period of November as consumers splash out on Black Friday deals, with general dealers expected to capture a 55% ($398-million) share of the…
Pick n Pay Launching its “Biggest Online Black Friday” Ever
Pick n Pay has launched its early online-only Black Friday deals and this year customers across South Africa can have these exclusive online deals delivered to their door as early as the same day. These exclusive online deals will run…
