Articles about retail

Local online shopping eases grocery sector pressure

The online grocery retail sector, which has grown by 54% annually since 2019, is expected to accelerate, says McKinsey Africa.

redPanda adds Loyal Guru's tech to boost retail loyalty programmes

The partnership brings global retail best practices into South African loyalty rewards programmes.

The cost of uncoordinated pricing and promotions in retail, FMCG

Advanced analytics reshapes retail profitability via pricing and promotions.

Shipsy to aggressively expand across Africa, appoints seasoned leader for its Africa board

Shipsy has rapidly grown its presence in African markets by onboarding customers in the courier, express and parcel, last-mile delivery, e-commerce and retail segments.

SA retail digitisation fast-tracked by pandemic, riots

A roundtable hosted by Freshworks explored how to future-proof the retail and e-commerce tech stack.

Online marketplace SpaceMatch connects retail landlords to tenants

The 'Airbnb for retail space' plays matchmaker for SA’s retail sector by providing a platform for shopping centre landlords and tenants.

A harmonised future for retail

AI will be used to improve and automate merchandising decisions, says Oliver Guy, senior director, Industry Solutions at Software AG.

Retail in the time of COVID-19: Business unusual

Going online is no longer a nice-to-have, but an essential channel for service delivery, says Tony Nugent, retail principal practice and solution head, Dimension Data.

Changing behaviours post-COVID-19: A retail challenge

The virus is reshaping the consumer goods industry in real-time, rapidly accelerating long-term underlying trends in the space of mere weeks and months.

Understanding the new, augmented African consumer

As Africa becomes more urbanised, there are countless opportunities for retailers to cater to these new customers.

Deloitte wants retailers to smarten up

The firm's new smart tech aim to improve each of the retail touch points: consumer, store, workforce, supplier and supply chain management.

Pick n Pay online visitors grow

The retailer has seen a 32% year-on-year increase in visitors to its Web site.