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[TOP STORY] Why local retailers are turning to beauty for its higher margins

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Businesses can use what they already know about their consumers and ‘drive that into their private-label, especially with unique ingredients like Rooibos, which identifies with the South African consumer’: Tasneem Samodien of Old Mutual Private Wealth.

18 Jun 2025 2AM English South Africa Business News · Business

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