CONSUMER INSIGHTS | 27 MARCH 2023 Shopping pattern shifts in a post-pandemic world Absa | Corporate and Investment Banking > Insights and Events > Shopping pattern shifts in a post-pandemic world SHARE Consume This, CGS Monthly: Volume 2, Issue 9 and 10 What is clear is that consumer spending behaviour has shifted in a post-pandemic world when it comes to priorities, constraints, and shopping patterns. For the township retail market, growth has been rapid over the past few years. We’ve explored the shopping behaviours within various regions for critical retail-sector insights in this issue’s 2022 South African Township Report. More newsworthy findings continue with a look into the world of e-commerce. What does the Pick n Pay and Takealot partnership mean for the future of South Africa’s on-demand service delivery? Other topics you can look forward to discovering more about include: September and October merchant spend analysis Heineken acquires bigger market share Across the border: Kenya, Zambia and Kenya Read the newsletter https://cib.absa.africa/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/file_example_MP3_700KB.mp3 Related Articles Podcasts The AfCFTA and Africa’s Existing Regional Economic Communities Africa is a patchwork of independent and overlapping regional economic blocs. Rather than simplifying matters, the African Continental Free Trade Area adds an extra layer of complexity for businesses trading on the continent. In this podcast, we untangle the mess. Podcasts What Does The AfCFTA Mean For Africa? The African Continental Free Trade Area is now active, bringing with it the promise of significantly easier intra-continental trade. CONSUMER INSIGHTS Is it time to reimagine Black Friday in the African context? Consume This, CGS Monthly: Volume 3, Black Friday 2023. The latest edition of the Consume This newsletter is here and this time, we are unpacking how the relationship between African consumers and consumer events has taken a turn. Read more