COVID-19 lockdown impacts significantly on beverage categories
October 23, 2020
The bottled water, energy drinks and sparkling soft drinks categories are three distinctively different categories which have all suffered very...
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A bleak outlook for packaging in 2020
August 13, 2020
South Africa's packaging industry could decline by more than 9% in 2020 as a result of severely impaired disposable income...
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A new organisational structure for a new era
July 7, 2020
What the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown has highlighted is the need for businesses to transform digitally. Ironically, BMi Research...
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Path to business success: swift agility and innovation in COVID-19
May 27, 2020
Success and business survival today means we need to keep up with the changing times. Bill Gates rightly stated that...
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Cellular industry staff more confident in the presidency
May 21, 2020
BMi Research conducted a survey at the end of April, amongst 1035 cellular sales agents and store managers*. This was...
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Media Un-usual
May 5, 2020
This past month's lockdown has had an interesting impact on how South Africans consume media. Coupled with the millions of...
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Essentials Un-usual
April 24, 2020
With the lockdown extension, there is a natural need for South Africans to feel secure about ongoing essential goods and...
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Easter Un-usual
April 20, 2020
Although disruptive, most South Africans agree with the current (and extended) lockdown. Post the President’s announcement last week (9 April...
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Business un-usual at BMi Research
April 7, 2020
BMi Research continues to operate and is doing everything in its power to ensure that clients continue to receive reports...
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Jenni-Ruth Coggin joins BMi Research as key account manager
February 11, 2020
BMi Research, a valued insights partner to blue chip companies, has appointed Jenni-Ruth Coggin as a key account manager. She...
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Is traditional print advertising dying?
February 11, 2020
Broadsheets inserted into newspapers are proving a boon for newspaper publishers as traditional advertising declines The imminent death of traditional print...
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In high spirits: strong consumer trends yield positive gains in spirits, FAB sectors
January 15, 2020
Innovation, and an increasingly creative response to pressing social, health and environmental issues are driving major consumer trends in South...
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Growth in energy drink products expected to slow down as SA follows global trends
October 28, 2019
A growing number of media reports regarding the negative health implications of energy drinks have done little to dampen South...
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South Africans optimistic that 2020 will offer them better financial prospects
August 29, 2019
Close to half of South Africans (45%) are looking forward to a better financial position, including a reduction in their...
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South Africans fairly optimistic despite country’s challenges
June 5, 2019
There is, surprisingly, a certain optimism among South Africans, with some citizens feeling reasonably satisfied with their lives. This perspective seems...
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Sugar tax leaves a bitter taste for the beverage sector
May 28, 2019
The sharp increase in the average selling price of sugary drinks in South Africa is starting to be felt. This...
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BMi Research offers customised insights research solutions
April 8, 2019
Leading full-service research house BMi Research has refined its consumer research offering to provide clients with highly customised insights in...
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Why SA retailers and e-tailers should be eyeing Singles’ Day as their next big move
April 3, 2019
While South African retailers, e-tailers and brand owners are tallying up their takings at the tills from Valentine’s Day, there’s...
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Customer data – the powerful competitive tool brand owners are overlooking
February 15, 2019
Necessity is the mother of all invention, Plato said. Never has this sentiment been more relevant than right now, when...
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#BizTrends2019: From mobile e-commerce to AI – the top 5 trends driving SA consumers in 2019
January 23, 2019
In all our years of watching and researching consumer trends, this is the first time that the evidence we are...
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Four fast ways to maximise in-store promotions
February 7, 2018
by Sandra Steenkamp When economies are under pressure, brand owners must work hard to preserve their coveted customer loyalty and sales....
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ROOTS research reveals the most popular SA garage forecourts and top forecourt purchases
January 22, 2018
Soft drinks, airtime and top-up groceries are the three most popular items currently bought at South African garage forecourts, according...
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Economic slowdown drives beverage innovation among bottom-end retailers
January 18, 2018
~ Article by Shaneev Boodoo Like so many other sectors, the South African beverage market has not escaped the effects of...
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