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latest news & developmentsRetailers target 26.5 million SA gamers through mobiles and esports
By the third quarter of 2023, about 92% of South African internet users were gaming across various devices
It’s all about convenience and experiential retail
Brands can reinvent themselves by targeting new markets and taking note of new shopping trends
Objects of Desire: Fresh fits
Hit refresh on your wardrobe with these unique pieces
Objects of Desire: Gift of luxury
Festive gift giving can go one of two ways — presents can bring people together or make a person question whether the giver knows them at all. Objects of Desire are hopefully the…
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‘Sometimes I think South African retail websites don’t actually want to sell anything’
Under Armour under fire for racial profiling
Less than a year after arriving on South African shores, American sports brand Under Armour is embroiled in an alleged racial profiling incident
The magnificent march of SA’s malls
The emerging middle class and urbanisation are driving the growth of new retail shopping centres in the country.
The water of life plays Hyde and chic
Marc Pendlebury followed his dream and opened a whisky store in Hyde Park Corner. "People don’t want to settle for generic and high volume anymore."
Is racism Jay Z’s 99th problem?
After two black Barneys shoppers were accused of credit card fraud, the rapper’s fans are petitioning for him to cut ties with the New York store.
Malls multiply in moneyed market
Retail and industrial sectors have been driving growth, and the demand for convenience is being satiated.
Retail and property thrive on proliferation of mall rats
Gauteng quarterly review says the province houses 45% of the shopping centres in the country.
London pulls in Nigerian shoppers
Nigeria’s middle class is flocking to the UK to spend its cash on everything from meat to undies and is the UK’s fourth biggest foreign spender.
The biting reality of SA’s food bills
Blame for the high cost of filling one’s trolley cannot be laid at the retailers’ door
I shop till I drop
Busani Bafana confesses that his mentor is Imelda Marcos, but claims he’s receiving treatment.
Shopping — a mathematics test for Zimbabweans
Business executive Charlene Domwe shakes her head in disbelief on receiving the bill after hosting three friends for dinner at a local hotel.