by OnShelf | Mar 5, 2020 | Articles
After market, ups and downs post our 2020 Budget Speech, the Rand rallied at the beginning of March, due to a “Commitment by central banks to assist with stimulating the global economy,” according to Bianca Botes, Treasury Partner at Peregrine Treasury...
by fatima karrim | Feb 24, 2020 | Articles
We’ll need nimble skills to negotiate the choppy waters of the general retail market in 2020. While some businesses are riding the unpredictable business tides others are being washed out to sea. A lot will depend on strong business leaders being tenacious, focused...
by OnShelf | Jan 29, 2020 | Articles
With news of Uber choosing Hyundai to build its Air Taxi Fleets, the reality that brands cannot be just one thing in 2020 is reinforced. Businesses need to evolve rapidly – whether it’s radically reaching out into different sectors, co-branding or taking to the...
by fatima karrim | Dec 2, 2019 | Articles
Like having Christmas decorations in shops in October, Black Friday 2019 began well in advance of the day itself. So much so that consumers may have been led to believe the event could fall on any Friday in November. Once again there were relatively unheeded warnings...
by fatima karrim | Nov 12, 2019 | Articles
Global pharmaceutical sales are predicted to reach USD 1567.80 billion by 2023 and based on the launch of new technologies and the approval of the first cell and gene therapies (World Preview 2019) the estimate in prescription drug sales in 2024 is $1.18trn. In...
by fatima karrim | Oct 14, 2019 | Articles
Radical disruptions within the global healthcare industry include changing patient expectations, an unprecedented number of elderly people and the ever-increasing pressure on doctors to fulfil both health and administrative work. These factors mean businesses are...
by fatima karrim | Sep 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
“May the best debit order win,” is the social media post which springs to mind when considering our retail Festive Season in South Africa and marketers need to be extra smart this year. However, the impression 2019 has been a struggle is not supported by the over...
by OnShelf | Aug 8, 2019 | Articles
Is it outdated to believe women still shop differently to men? The clichés are men purchase for speed and women are more motivated by price, men are big online shoppers but women still like something tangible and prefer brick-and-mortar stores. While we celebrate...
by OnShelf | Jul 21, 2019 | Articles
The field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is growing exponentially and this includes major advances in technology to help people who have physical disabilities and learning challenges. Not surprisingly, Google, Microsoft and Amazon are at the forefront of funding this...
by OnShelf | Jul 19, 2019 | Articles
The pharmaceutical sector – both locally and globally – is following suite with general retail and going through uncertain times. More consumers are shopping the basics with baskets of necessities only. As CEO of the Shoprite Group, Pieter Engelbrecht,...
