Trade Intelligence

ChatGPT has come to retail at @CarrefourGroup in the form of three tech solutions based around the technology of which you are heartily sick of hearing about: an advice robot, description sheets, and support for purchasing procedures bit.ly/3XoPvJ7 #tradetatler

@Game_Stores has launched myVirtual Credit, allowing punters to apply for credit and make credit purchases directly from the website. The solution is in line with @MassmartSA’s drive for digital innovation within its banner brands bit.ly/3XoPvJ7 #tradetatler @TradeTatler

SA retail trade sales, announced last week, recorded a contraction for a fifth consecutive month. We sat down with @cnbcafrica to shed light on the dynamics behind the numbers. Watch the interview: cnbcafrica.com/media/63294125… #retailnews #retail #retailindustry #shopperinsights

@PicknPay is pushing pause on the purchase of 60% of its new R2bn distribution centre in Eastport (Midrand) from developers Fortress. The DC was developed to consolidate the existing Longmeadow facility and three smaller warehouses bit.ly/3XoPvJ7 #tradetatler

To mark Youth Day, Ti and Chirp asked young shoppers to share where and how they shop – and which is the coolest retailer. Read the article: bit.ly/3X8Gvrl Happy Youth Day, South Africa! #YouthDay #shopperinsights #fmcg #groceryretail #retail

In this week’s #tradetatler we commemorate Youth Day, as we mark the 47th anniversary of the 1976 uprising. What would those brave young people have made of the country today? And how is that generation looking back on its ideals? Enjoy the read bit.ly/3XoPvJ7

Great news! Our 'Intro to SA FMCG Retail' e-learning course is available at a special reduced rate until 28 June: bit.ly/3mZtin4 #fmcg #retail #training #onboarding #trade #retailtraining #fmcgtraining #professionaldevelopment #learninganddevelopment #schoolofretail

UK supply-chain outfit Oakland International has teamed up with NGO Hope4 to provide a route to market for Ukrainian brands to enter the UK. Initially just assisting with food relief to Ukraine, Oakland saw a bigger opportunity #tradetatler" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hbit.ly/3P0417E#tradet… @TradeTatler

Big up to @PicknPay, which delivered Content Boxes to 2,500 schools around SA, benefitting over 1.8 million learners through their School Club programme. “The Pick n Pay School Club content is geared towards supporting educators… #tradetatler" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hbit.ly/3P0417E#tradet… @TradeTatler

@Woolworths_SA has taken the usual amount of social media flak as it launches its WPride campaign, offering pride-themed apparel in the rainbow colours and messages in support of the LGBTQ+ movement on some of its comms #tradetatler" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bit.ly/3P0417E#tradet… @TradeTatler

Ti's Andrea du Plessis spoke on @eNCA's Morning Show about how the retail industry is navigating the current economic storm. Watch the full clip here: youtube.com/watch?v=K4r9La… #retailnews #fmcg #retail

A trading update from our friends at #SPAR, who seem to be struggling to get their mojo back after the distractions of the various scandals in the first half of this tough financial year. First the good… bit.ly/3P0417E #tradetatler @TradeTatler

In this week’s #tradetatler we cover lots of interims, some understandably muted (SPAR) and some surprisingly stellar (Oceana). There’s also interesting news on food relief out of Ukraine, and PepsiCo bets on a local business. Enjoy the read bit.ly/3P0417E @TradeTatler

In the US, @Walmart is politely leaning on suppliers which, it believes, have been prioritising price over sales volumes and thus putting the squeeze on shoppers #tradetatler" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bit.ly/43iAryv#tradet… @TradeTatler

@Woolworths_SA has announced a three-year partnership with six community-based NGOs that play a vital role in supporting access to food and empowering local agri-entrepreneurs, particularly in rural areas #tradetatler" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bit.ly/43iAryv#tradet… @TradeTatler

Whitey Basson no longer speaks for @Shoprite_SA, more’s the pity. We miss his pith and his wit at the results presentations. But here, from a recent interview, and reviving a once-popular Tatler feature, some pearls of his wisdom: bit.ly/43iAryv #tradetatler @TradeTatler

@MassmartSA is introducing Walmart’s Global Integrated Fulfilment software to all Makro stores, with plans to expand to Game & Builders. GIF Store Assist is an order fulfilment software application that digitises online orders bit.ly/43iAryv #tradetatler @TradeTatler

This week in the #tradetatler we have loads of interims from the manufacturers, a nostalgic trip down Whitey Boulevard, and some well-considered words of warning from CGCSA. Enjoy the read bit.ly/43iAryv @TradeTatler

@Tesco UK is launching a major range review across its entire fresh and packaged food line-up under a new reset programme called Fit for Growth. “This is Tesco looking across the whole store and saying where do we dial things up… bit.ly/3BWvYpm #tradetatler @TradeTatler

@PicknPay is rewarding its Smart Shopper members with a chance for 17,000 of them to have their shopping trip paid for between now and the middle of June. The Group said that it also aims to give away up to R10m in free groceries bit.ly/3BWvYpm #tradetatler @TradeTatler