Lizzi Hines, a New Zealand entrepreneur and founder of design company Spaceworks, has launched an online shaving company she hopes will take on the big boys of the shaving industry. Called Shave Union, it offers a home-delivered razor subscription that Hines says simplifies a weekly
Held annually in Frankfurt, Ambiente is the biggest homewares trade show in the world. Contributor Lynda Gray shares the exhausting, exhilarating experience of being there.
Business commentator and NZ Retail columnist Warren Head investigates to what extent the weather affects customers' buying decisions.
Consulting director at Skyline Business Services Barry Moles says he is a retail visionary who is addicted to making a difference. He describes how different types of virtual changing rooms work and why they're going to be the future of fashion retail.
This incredibly detailed centurion’s helmet was on display in the window at High St menswear store, I Am Paris. We’re not sure what it has to do with menswear, but it made us want to go inside to take a closer look. If you've got a
The Mumtrepreneur Awards are open and looking to recognise women in New Zealand who have juggled running both a business and a family. Female entrepreneurs are being encouraged to submit themselves for the competition before June 15.
This week Stolen Girlfriends Club, one of New Zealand’s most successful and iconic fashion brands, launched their first-ever retail store. In a highly non-traditional move from online to brick and mortar, the brand is leading the next wave of retail through beautiful store design and
We already know you just can't beat the Mad Butcher's meat. Now he's teamed up with Dick Smith to show you just can't beat their "mad" consumer electronics deals.
Launched late last year, AskNicely is the brainchild of Auckland enterpreneurs Aaron Ward and John Ballinger. The online platform is billed as a more cost-effective alternative to the “gold standard” Net Promoter Score – it enables businesses to send out one-question, one-click surveys to their
The most valuable global brands have no physical stores. WPP’s global marketing and brand consultancy Millward Brown carries out its ‘BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands’ study every year, looking at consumer perceptions and financial performance.