Even a commodity category can become innovative. For decades no new innovation has accrued in the bread category since the innovation of sliced bread. Simply put, bread has just been bread and that is what consumers have learned to accept. Innovation in this category came with how creative you could become in making sandwiches and...Continue Reading

Free monthly trend report download: The February edition. TrendER Insights keeps you updated with the latest monthly consumer trends and insights. At the end of each month, our trend analysts compile a highlight of trends uncovered in that month. This ensures that you keep abreast of what is current in the consumer’s world as it...Continue Reading

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Free monthly trend report download: The January edition. TrendER Insights keeps you updated with the latest monthly consumer trends and insights. At the end of each month, our trend analysts compile a highlight of trends uncovered in that month. This ensures that you keep abreast of what is current in the consumer’s world as it...Continue Reading

The youth’s freedom is fighting fashion barriers. Long gone are the days of “this is for men and this is for women”. The youth are growing up and they are making the rules. They choose what they wear and it defies societal norms. Researching this topic has lead to interesting observations and findings that show...Continue Reading

Fitness activities have been something that people used to do in isolation. However that has all changed as fitness is becoming more and more of a social activity more than ever before. Wearable technology that tracks activity such as as Fitbit and applications such as the Nike + app have allowed for fitness to be...Continue Reading

The age of transparency is becoming more apparent each day as consumers hold brands to be more accountable for the health benefits or lack off in their products. What this means is that the South African consumer has become more health conscious and looking towards healthier lifestyle habits and diet. However this does not mean...Continue Reading

In 2016 it seems the average kicks no longer exists. You don’t buy a shoe just for the style and comfort anymore. It’s about the technology, cultural history and quality. Although there are African brands that go unnoticed but provide the same comfort. Brands such as Soul Rebels which started in 2004 in Zenabwork Ethiopia...Continue Reading

While some technologies encourage you to take more steps during the day, some do the opposite. Dictionary.com defines technology as ‘the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure...Continue Reading

Free report download. The township has long been seen as the residential or geographic habitat for the middle to lower income earners. In fact it has gone as far as the level of education and modernism to be significantly low in the township. Yes to an extent some of this still proves true, however there...Continue Reading