South African manufacturing activity improved in October, but rolling power cuts and a crippling strike at freight rail and ports company Transnet prevented a stronger recovery.
SA retailers are expected to generate around R17.3bn in additional sales over the Black Friday promotional period, representing around 6.7% growth over the Black Friday period in 2021.
‘We ve gone to school and university and done our doctorate in unforeseen events over the past two-and-a-half years, so I m looking forward to what we can do going forward’ – Jason McCormick, CEO of JSE-listed Exemplar REITail.