It once was nothing but a science-fiction fan’s dream, but now it’s happening. With the first headsets available for presale via electronics store Noel Leeming last weekend, virtual reality has become a consumer reality. The Register’s own Elly Strang donned one of the first sets
Associate professor of retail management at Massey University, Dr Jonathan Elms, shares his expert opinion on the importance of innovation as part of Jessy Edwards's series, The Innovators.
In the final instalment from the series by Jessy Edwards, The Innovators, Retail NZ's chief executive Mark Johnston gazes into his crystal ball to predict the future in a retail environment marked by constant and rapid change.
As part of our latest series, The Innovators, Jessy Edwards put her burning questions about where innovation intersects with the internet to the executive director of Ecommerce New Zealand, Cate Bryant.
Onceit founder Jay Goodey tells Jessy Edwards about ecommerce and taking shots in the dark for our latest series, The Innovators.
Government initiative Connect Smart has released a series of six YouTube videos exploring cyber security for businesses, what hackers are actually after, and what Kiwi businesspeople can do to protect themselves.
New Zealand is increasingly becoming a nation of ethical buyers, as fair trade retail grew 28 percent in 2014. Sales reached $89 million. The rise in sales has been attributed to the increased availability and purchase of fair trade bananas, coffee and chocolate.
Sales in retail got off to a great start this year – to the tune of $19.3 billion in March. Statistics New Zealand acting business indicators manager Tehseen Islam says for the first time in 10 years, every retail industry has enjoyed a seasonally adjusted
Chris Petersen, CEO of Integrated Marketing Solutions, is a strategic consultant who specialises in retail strategy, customer experience, and retail metrics. He shares this thoughts in a Q&A on the changing shopping habits of consumers and what retailers can do to stay competitive.
Henkel has signed a deal with Colgate-Palmolive to buy its entire range of laundry detergents in Australia and New Zealand. This includes Cold Power, Dynamo, Fab, Sard and Kindness. The brands generated sales of NZ$166 million in the last financial year.