Planning for the Christmas crunch
It's only nine weeks until Christmas, and most retailers will be starting to feel the impact of Christmas shopping. Here's Retail NZ with some advice on how to maximise the pre-Christmas rush.
Trendwatch: Cat café market in Auckland heats up with newcomer, BaristaCats
Back in August, feline fans were thrilled to learn that Auckland’s North Shore would be getting a cat café called The Cat Lounge. Now there’s another cat café on the scene. BaristaCats is planned for Auckland Central, and is halfway to its Pledge Me campaign
Grilled wedding cake sandwich, anyone?
Swedish cheese company Jarlsberg has begun promoting a wedding cake sandwich made out of cheese, meat and bread. It’s an elaborate affair, probably not to be attempted at home.
Here Come the Giants: Who’s coming next?
The question on everybody’s lips right now is, which international retailer will arrive on New Zealand’s shores next? In an ongoing series, Here Come the Giants, we chat with First Retail managing director Chris Wilkinson about predictions of who's next, where these retailers will go,
New Easter trading bill gives control to councils
The Government has today introduced a new bill governing retail trading hours on Easter Sunday. The bill amends the existing act to let councils create bylaws that allow shop trading on Easter Sunday, and enable shop workers to refuse work on Easter Sunday.
Taking them to the heart-eyes emoji: Air New Zealand on social media
Cassie Roma, senior manager social media at Air New Zealand says the times and the tides in marketing aren’t changing – they’ve already changed. It’s been 10 years since social media was the next big thing, and the relevant question now is, what’s next?
Pressed is a juicy new pop-up
Auckland juice bar Pressed is leveraging a trifecta of retail trends: raw food; pop-up outlets and office delivery. The outlet has popped up on Shortland St and will sell cold-pressed juice until Christmas Eve before closing down.
The top five funniest Amazon reviews on weird products
Amazon may be cracking down on fake reviews, but it's allowed a whole lot of carry on to play out on its less serious products. Here are five so-bad-they're-good reviews on some of Amazon's many bizarre products.
Why Apple dominates the retail world – as told by its most knowledgeable fan (not me)
Apple’s most dedicated fan, Gary Allen, passed away earlier this week. Allen was known for attending every new store opening and picking up on every detail there was to be gained. Here’s a recap of what he discovered about its stores from his obsession.
Letting customers shop however they choose
Retailers’ advances in digital marketing were prominently featured at the TNS Connected Life conference on Friday. The event was held at the Maritime Room in Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour by TNS, a global market research company. The Warehouse Group’s Craig Jordan was the first major retail