Demand for higher-density accommodation will push hotels and apartments to link up with shopping centres. This was one of 25 property industry trends included in a research publication released this week by property, design and research agency RCG.
Kiwi jewellery retailer Michael Hill says a drop in store sales in its biggest market, Australia, will put pressure on its full year result.
Discount department store Kmart opened its first New Zealand store in Henderson in 1988 and has become a staple shop in many Kiwis’ lives. Its St Lukes store is the latest to have undergone a major refurbishment. Kmart corporate affairs manager Anita Agosta says it’s
The CEO of retail specialist agency Hotfoot, Juanita Neville-Te Rito, talks about the GFC's ongoing effect on consumer perceptions of value.
Another destination supermarket has emerged in Auckland’s Mt Eden.
The owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, Carl’s Jr and Starbucks chains in New Zealand has reached an agreement with Unite Union to end zero hour contracts by July this year.
Alicia Fiorletta, senior editor at US news outlet Retail TouchPoints, talks about the hottest social commerce trends that retailers should look into, as part of an educational series run by Vend.
In a market where mobile is increasingly important, the RIA has moved with the times and created a mobile-friendly site. Its logo and colour scheme have also been updated.
Traditional lingerie is taking a backseat in favour of underwear that caters to demographics of women often neglected from lingerie advertising. New to the scene is a plus-sized lingerie retailer who’s taking shots at Victoria’s Secret, a feminist lingerie brand that promotes non-objectification of women
The parent company of Mad Butcher, Veritas Investment Limited, has hit back at media speculation around four of its Mad Butcher stores going into liquidation. It says it’s a coincidence in timing, not a trend.