South Africa, Jan. 27 -- A privilege in that we, at Trade Intelligence, get to explore what is surely one of the most interesting and dynamic market sectors - retail or otherwise - trawling through the news, press releases and vastly disparate views of opinion leaders and industry stakeholders, learning about all the ways FMCG retailers, brands and shoppers are navigating the grocery landscape, sifting through stated strategies and plans for the year ahead.

A curse in that this interesting and dynamic sector is by its very nature a challenging one in which to make predictions. Who could have predicted a global pandemic? Or the speed at which AI has become part of our lives?

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