Government initiative Connect Smart has released a series of six YouTube videos exploring cyber security for businesses, what hackers are actually after, and what Kiwi businesspeople can do to protect themselves.
New Zealand is increasingly becoming a nation of ethical buyers, as fair trade retail grew 28 percent in 2014. Sales reached $89 million. The rise in sales has been attributed to the increased availability and purchase of fair trade bananas, coffee and chocolate.
Sales in retail got off to a great start this year – to the tune of $19.3 billion in March. Statistics New Zealand acting business indicators manager Tehseen Islam says for the first time in 10 years, every retail industry has enjoyed a seasonally adjusted
Chris Petersen, CEO of Integrated Marketing Solutions, is a strategic consultant who specialises in retail strategy, customer experience, and retail metrics. He shares this thoughts in a Q&A on the changing shopping habits of consumers and what retailers can do to stay competitive.
Henkel has signed a deal with Colgate-Palmolive to buy its entire range of laundry detergents in Australia and New Zealand. This includes Cold Power, Dynamo, Fab, Sard and Kindness. The brands generated sales of NZ$166 million in the last financial year.
On a farm in Derbyshire, rows upon rows of chairs are growing in a paddock. Designer and horticulturalist Gavin Munro trains saplings to grow into the shape of chairs and lamps before finishing and selling them as Grown Furniture.
You’ve done the hard work, now it’s time to be recognised in the Retail NZ Top Shop awards. These awards are the retail sector's shop window, encouraging and celebrating retail excellence in New Zealand.
Sales at liquor shops and supermarkets are being reduced to 12 hours a day between 9am and 9pm in central Auckland. Liquorland CEO Rod Gibson says his company supports the idea behind the policy, but it has seen no evidence that reducing hours will reduce
The online GST debacle continues, with our Australian counterparts across the ditch set to charge GST on digital imports. Treasurer Joe Hockey says the new laws will raise AU$350 million over the next four years. Retail NZ wants this move to encourage the New Zealand
Following the Ebola outbreak that has claimed at least 10,000 lives, Z Energy and Foodstuffs have sponsored a report that holds up a magnifying glass to New Zealand’s supply chains. The report found supply chain risks exist in New Zealand and there is low awareness