Unilever has threatened to pull its advertising from online platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Google unless they tackle content which “creates division in society and promotes anger and hate”.

Procter & Gamble, L’Oreal, and Nestlé are among the founding members of The Insights on Demand Consortium, an industry movement committed to promote the adoption of a new way for businesses to understand and act on consumer intent and behaviour.

As the year draws to a close, retailers are readying themselves to make the most of the annual festive shopping rush. When it comes to drawing people into their stores, both online and physical, retailers may face increased competition, but they also have a wider array of tools at their disposal than ever before.

The South African retail market is a battleground at the moment: fierce competition by brands; a vast choice available to consumers; and a weak economic climate that has resulted in fickle, price-sensitive customers who lack loyalty.

Black Friday is the new precursor imprinting a trend into Festive Season Shopping. The retail environment is an exciting ever evolving array of changes with the newest retail sales marvel Black Friday making a growing impression on the South African retail calendar.

The 2017 edition of Anuga, the world’s largest food fair in Cologne, has come and gone, with the organisers, KoelnMesse, claiming that this, the 34th Anuga, was the best trade fair in a long time for many of the exhibitors.

Business decision-makers, purchasing influencers and other industry professionals will be heading to Propak Cape in October. As the Western Cape’s premier packaging, food processing, plastics, printing and labelling trade exhibition, visitors will be looking for the latest products, technologies and services as well as to network, develop supplier relationships and engage with industry organisations.

Discovery is a great example of a company that has gamified healthy behaviour. But why do other firms get it so wrong?

The first sign that an economy is about to be hit by hard times is when consumer spend tapers off. And in this environment it is retailers that are among the hardest hit.