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#AfricaMonth: Why Africa is primed for prestige beauty growth
Overseeing multi-ethnic innovation for Estée Lauder Companies, Susan Akkad is no stranger to the concept of 'inclusive beauty'...
Lauren Hartzenberg 31 May 2019
#AfricaMonth: The rise of Afrocentrism and its impact on the luxury business
Africa has been a rich source of artistic inspiration for many parts of the world for centuries, but what's changing now is that Afrocentric culture is being spearheaded by the sons and daughters of the African continent...
Lauren Hartzenberg 29 May 2019
PwC releases consumer insights survey for 2019
Anton Hugo, retail & consumer leader for PwC Africa and associate directors Rashaad Fortune and Andries Geertsema presented PwC's 2019 Global Consumer Insights Survey at the Peech Hotel in Johannesburg on 3 April...
3 Apr 2019
Retail marketing and point of purchase trends for 2019
Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc.'s company thought leaders are peeking into their crystal balls to predict what the coming 365 days have in store for the retail and point-of-purchase industries...
Leo Van De Polder 28 Feb 2019
Is your product packaging the 'whole package'? 4 unboxing trends for 2019
Who cares what it looks like on the outside when it's what's on the inside that counts, right? Wrong! At least when it comes to product packaging, that is...
Daniella Shapiro 18 Feb 2019
#BizTrends2019: The future of flavour innovation
The global food and beverage space is bubbling over with creativity and innovation, with an eager audience of brave consumers with bold taste eager to sample the next big thing...
Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Jan 2019
#BizTrends2019: Shop defines 6 trends shaping the future of retail
Technology and changing customer demographics have set a new stage for retail. Success today is defined by the ability to keep up, or get out in front of, trends that are driving consumer purchases...
Leo Van De Polder 30 Jan 2019
#BizTrends2019: 2019, a definitive year in FMCG
IRI's Marylee Townshend predicts 7 trends that will influence the future of FMCG...
Marylee Townshend 29 Jan 2019
#BizTrends2019: Single-use plastic, circular economy, ethical supply chains and climate action to drive retail in 2019
More than ever before, in 2018 we saw sustainability playing a major role in shaping trends in the retail sector...
Feroz Koor 25 Jan 2019
#BizTrends2019: Key trends in wellness and ethical retail for 2019
The focus of innovation in the conscious consumption space is certainly not trend based. The environmental and health issues facing the planet are so pressing...
Robyn Smith 24 Jan 2019
#BizTrends2019: Payments, engagement, partnership - African retail trends for 2019
With two key retail periods - Black Friday and festive season - now behind us, retailers are looking for new ways to increase revenue, grow market share, and boost profits...
Mark Schech 22 Jan 2019
Euromonitor's top 10 global consumer trends for 2019
Euromonitor International has released its annual list of top emerging trends that provide insights into consumers' changing values and explores how their behaviour is disrupting business...
15 Jan 2019
#BizTrends2019: Social marketing, and true word (of mouth) power
When Marian Salzman, one of the world's top trendspotters, invited me to discuss all things social marketing trend-related over coffee at the end of 2018, I jumped at the chance. This is the first of three overviews of our talking points...
Leigh Andrews 15 Jan 2019
#BizTrends2019: Africa's consumers - connected, in control, and hungry for convenience
Shopping - love it or hate it, it's nearly impossible to escape the banality or adventure that competes for consumers' precious time. It takes us away from the things we would rather be doing...
Ailsa Wingfield 14 Jan 2019