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SourceBureau of Market Research (Pty) Ltd · first published 2025-09-19Watch on YouTube

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Unveiling the South African Consumer - Insights for the Retail Sector

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The Bureau of Market Research's anniversary webinar reads the South African consumer through behavioural and economic lenses, flagging brand trust, affordability and digital strategy as retail drivers.

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