Technology is rapidly changing the retail industry as a whole. Jessy Edwards speaks with established companies and nimble up-and-comers who see opportunities amidst the chaos, and looks into what the future might hold. My Food Bag chief executive officer Cecilia Robinson predicted big things.
According to new data from the Interactive Advertising Bureau of New Zealand and accounting service PwC, those in the retail industry are consistently the biggest spenders on online advertising. Read on to score free tickets to a presentation about retail ad spending later this month.
Since Cotton On Group acquired teen fashion retailer Supre in 2013, the company has undergone some major changes. It has opted out of the traditional online sales approach in favour of a content-driven site and online magazine to capture the attention of social media-savvy teen
James Pascoe Group has made a strategic move to replace Whitcoulls’ Queen St store with a Farmers department store. Opinions on whether it’s a good or bad outcome for Auckland CBD’s retail offering are divided: some are heralding it as a step towards an improved
First Union has warned that retailers exploiting their employees by offering insecure and unpredictable hours will come under union scrutiny, following Unite Union’s win over zero hours contracts at McDonald’s and other major fast food retailers.
In light of Ekim Burgers’ social media gaffe, which involved public abuse of a customer, we talked to the managing director of Socialites, Wendy Thompson, about what businesses should and shouldn’t do on social media. One of her hot tips: don’t ever drink and tweet
Gore is revitalising its retail sector to ensure foot traffic keeps coming to its stores. District mayor Tracy Hicks says the town is nowhere near as affected as other townships in New Zealand, but they want to take early action.
The neighbourhood-based social website has now partnered with a third corporate, BP, who joins AMI and The Warehouse in Neighbourly’s “small family of corporate partnerships."
Just like cassette tapes, videos and typewriters, paper receipts could soon become a ghost of the past if Xero and Paymark’s creation takes off. The accounting software company and eftpos provider have teamed up to create a digital receipt service.
Zero hours have been struck off at McDonald’s in what Unite Union is calling a “historic agreement.”