Online retail giant Takealot.com experienced a record-breaking Black Friday with 33% growth year-on-year in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) as well as more than 3 million visits on the day. The GMV has surpassed any other Black Friday in performance history.   "From a top sellers and brands perspective, at Takealot.com...

  'South Africans are expected to spend more than R226bn over the festive season, decreasing by 11% this year when compared to 2021. SA consumers are budgeting an average of R5,968 each for extra expenses over this period, down by 6% from last year. This is according to the fifth...

  Despite a tough economic year and flagging consumer confidence, it appears that many South Africans are still planning to shop the upcoming Black Friday sales days, with 85% of South Africans aged between 18 and 36 planning to shop from their phones, according to a recent survey by Adoozy...