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New study finds that trade in illegal cigarettes flourished during 2014 – 2017 SARS Crisis
Johannesburg, July 5, 2018 – ILLEGAL cigarettes costing as little as R5 per pack are now available for sale in more than 100,000 shops all across South Africa, according to a major new study released today.
And more than one third of cigarettes in ‘non-organised’ shops – which account for almost 80% of all tobacco sales – are being sold for well below the government’s R17.85 minimum in tax payable.
The Ipsos Study is the most robust scientific analysis of the multi-billion-rand illegal cigarette market ever carried out in South Africa. It has been peer-reviewed and independently validated.
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Brand Building in Africa: Demystifying the African Marketplace
Why have some companies succeeded and others failed in Africa? International brands have extended their business models into Africa, and set up shop: investing in infrastructure by means of supply chains and distribution networks, creating employment, and relentlessly driving their brands on the market, only to close-up shop when great expectations floundered.
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Ipsos Update - April 2018
Welcome to Ipsos Update – our monthly selection of research and thinking from Ipsos teams around the world. April’s edition features our Flair France report, a global study on gender equality, a report on Russian outbound travel trends and a paper examining purchase decisions from a behavioural science perspective.
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Global Consumer Confidence Ties Record High
March's global consumer confidence Primary Index has risen to 50.6 to tie January 2018's record high.
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Global Consumer Confidence Index Shows Uptick in February
The global Ipsos Consumer Confidence Index is showing a slight uptick to 50.3 in February.
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African Lions: Who are Africa’s rising middle class?
The African middle class are thriving, and with that brings new opportunities. But who exactly are the African middle class? And how can we understand more about them?
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Ipsos Launches Mobile Package Solution Driven by Behavioural Science
Recognising that successful package design must perform well in-store and drive saliency on the mobile devices where people increasingly shop, Ipsos Marketing has developed a behaviourally driven pack testing solution.
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Consumer Confidence National Index Holds Steady
This month's global Consumer Confidence National Index score remained the same at 50.1.
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Consumer Confidence National Index Down Slightly
This month’s global Consumer Confidence National Index score fell slightly from both October and November (each 50.5) to 50.1.
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Consumer Confidence National Index Unchanged from October
This month’s global Consumer Confidence National Index matched October’s all-time high remaining at 50.5.