Despite the harsh economic and social climate, the longer-term trend in trading densities (sales per square metre) in more than 100 shopping centres in South Africa and Namibia shows a clear improvement since the 2020/21 Covid-induced downturn in performance. 

Restaurant and Take-Aways data for May 2022 points to “solid but slowing” growth in tougher economic times….after the “Fast Food and Take-Aways” category has made huge inroads through.

Mall of the North in Polokwane, Limpopo, has announced exciting new additions to its powerful retail line-up, all set to open before the festive season.

How will speedier bandwidth and increased usage of smartphones and tablets change the way South Africans shop?

Consumer trends guru Daniel Levine of the Avant-Guide Institute in New York will speak at the 16th annual SA Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC) Congress at the Durban International Convention Centre next month, sponsored by Nedbank Corporate Property Finance. He will be addressing not only powerful social trends that drive retail spending patterns, but also the strategies retailers can employ to capitalize on them