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Private Label Boom Far From Over, Despite Retail Resurgence

July 2010 | Industry Trend Analysis

The private label boom is far from over in South Africa in our opinion, despite a strong pickup in headline retail sales. According to Statistics South Africa, April 2010 retail sales grew by 3.2% year-on-year, comfortably outperforming the consensus

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