The dairy payout for farmers has dropped, which means those in the dairy industry will be tightening their purse strings - particularly in New Zealand’s rural regions. We talk to a senior economist about just how much of an effect this will have on retail
Auckland International Airport’s revamp continues with high-end fashion retailer Ruby Boutique setting up shop. This follows on from recent changes in duty free retailers, with DFS and JR Duty Free out and Aelia Duty Free and The Loop Duty Free in.
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Associate of property, design and research agency RCG, John Polkinghorne, explains why Tainui Group Holdings is looking to sell half of The Base mall in Hamilton.
Idealog's digital editor, Jonathan Cotton, explains how he took a trip to stationery shop Smiggle and it just about killed him.
Social media can very effective at extracting customer insights – just ask Rose & Thorne. The lingerie company had 3000 of its followers reveal personal details about their lingerie shopping habits through an online survey. It’s now going to fine tune its business model based
In Silicon Valley start-up culture, the mantra is “fail fast, fail often”. The idea is that the hopeful entrepreneur recognises when their business is in the early stages of going pear-shaped, gets out with minimal damage, moves on and, ideally, learns from their mistake. This
It’s been 30 years since Pak’n Save was founded in Kaitaia during 1985. The discount supermarket is part of Foodstuffs, which says the concept was based on an American format where stores resemble a “food barn” or warehouse which buys product in bulk.
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The saga of Briscoe Group and Kathmandu’s takeover battle continues as Mark Todd resigns from his role as Kathmandu’s chief operating officer. He has been with the company for 17 years and was acting chief executive through most of the 2015 financial year.
Soon, you may be able to put meat trays out on the curb to be recycled. Selected New World and Pak‘n Save stores are trialing an alternative to its usual meat polystyrene trays that are unrecyclable and have to be sent to landfill.
The Red Awards celebrating excellence in retail design are fast approaching. We speak to one of the entrants about what they think sets them apart from the rest, and explore the new theme that’s emerging with retail spaces - combining elements like coffee and clothes