The 2015 Budget is out, and there’s no online GST tax
Retail NZ has slammed the government for its failure to act on the hot issue of GST on low-value imports.
Retail NZ has slammed the government for its failure to act on the hot issue of GST on low-value imports.
Online marketplace The Market NZ is an Etsy-style ecommerce website which connects shoppers with “creators” who produce craft items, artworks, food and more.
A study has found offering in-store wifi led to a 28 percent increase in customer loyalty in shops. This was also associated with a 2 percent increase in sales. Is it worth investing in wifi? The answer across the board seems to be a resounding
American retail clothing chain Abercrombie & Fitch is stepping away from “sexualized marketing”.
Despite New Zealand’s consumer confidence being ahead of the pack, Nielsen has found Kiwis aren’t feeling particularly generous with their spending. Forty four percent of those surveyed felt that the next 12 months would be a good time to buy things – a percentage which
Mass personalisation, fast-laning and elevated engagement are the trends to jump on board this year, says trend forecaster WGSN. The firm runs two big “trend summit” sessions each year, travelling around the world to share insights.
New Zealand invading America? It’s exactly what the company behind Habitual Fix aims to do by opening at least 30 locations in the United States. Can a Kiwi restaurant chain slug it out with America’s food titans?
Men have often been overlooked in retail in favour of their female counterparts, but the rise of the metrosexual and lumbersexual may have given way to a demand far greater than any other category.
Shears & Mac is one of New Zealand’s largest commercial interior design companies. It has worked in New Zealand for a number of prominent retail clients, including Cue, Ballantynes, Coach, Quiksilver, The Coffee Club, OPSM, Federation, Lovisa, Sunglass Hut, Trenery and Reebok.
A pop-up vending machine in Berlin, Germany offered shoppers an almost irresistible deal: the chance to buy a €2 (NZ$3) t-shirt. However, people discovered the cheap price point came at a bigger cost. They were shown a series of shocking images of women and children