NorthWest mall, which is the size of four rugby fields and worth $155 million, is due to open in one week on October 1. Here’s an exclusive look into the newest addition to Auckland’s retail scene, which houses 100 shops.
Craig Jordan is chief digital officer at The Warehouse. Nielsen data puts The Warehouse behind only Trade Me as the most popular online retail destination for Kiwi shoppers, and signals that it has strong year-on-year growth. The Register asked how it all comes together.
Frank Gilbert is the managing director of ecommerce company Solutionists, which was founded in 2003 with the goal of building innovative but cost-effective ecommerce solutions for retailers. The Register asked him for his best tips.
A shopping centre in Mount Maunganui is the first mall in New Zealand to use a 3D holocube display. The display shows a flying dove. Bayfair’s marketing manager says using this hologram technology allows them to stand out in a competitive market.
The marketing director of the group behind Westfield shopping centres has brushed away concerns that malls could be threatened by pure-play online retailing. He said “very few” of them have ever made a profit and questioned how many would be around in five years.
After releasing strong financial results which drew from its hefty investment in digital technology, The Warehouse Group has unveiled a tiny store which relies on omnichannel retailing to provide customers with access to the full range of products.
Burger King has created its own ‘Whopper Wine’. The wine is, thankfully, not burger-flavoured, but it does have an interesting fast-food twist.
Westpac customers will soon be receiving personalised offers via the company’s ATMs that can be used in local retail stores. The feature will be available on the majority of Westpac’s 550 ATMs from mid-September.
Early this week, an Australian branch of JB Hi-Fi came under fire from the public for refusing a 21-year-old man with Down’s Syndrome entry to the store. The stated grounds for refusal were that the man, James Milne, resembled another patron suspected of shoplifting. We
Once again Whittaker’s has reigned supreme and taken out the number one spot on Colmar Brunton’s NZ most loved brand survey, even outranking the All Blacks on a Rugby World Cup Year.