Free trade with South Korea achieved
New Zealand sealed a free trade deal with South Korea on Monday that has been years in the making.
Social marketplace app Sellshed scooped up by leading retail chain
Sellshed is a mobile app that allows buyers and sellers in local communities to match up. It has just announced it’s been chosen to handle the database of one of the country’s leading high-end fashion chains.
Cotton On has, yes, cottoned on – tea breaks will stay
Cotton On Group has released a statement saying it will maintain paid tea breaks for its distribution centre employees, and has always intended to do so.
Mitre 10 reigns supreme as most popular hardware store, Carters has highest tradie to non-tradie customer ratio
Roy Morgan Research has found that Mitre 10 remains New Zealand’s most popular hardware store, with 1.08 million New Zealanders shopping there in an average month. Carters has won the heart – and toolboxes – of tradies, with 23.3 percent of its shoppers working in
Baseline Group prepares for a second digital revolution
Andrea Thompson, general manager of Baseline Group, will be ready when her digital printing company’s customers leave paper and cardboard behind.
Singing for its supper – Maccas launches musical burgers in New Zealand
Customers at the Lunn Ave, Mt Wellington McDonald’s branch got a fright when they opened up their Big Mac burger boxes to a burst of sound.
Kathmandu delays new store openings after $1.8 mil loss
Christchurch-based company Kathmandu has posted a $1.8 million loss in the six months ending January 31. The loss has been attributed to aggressive discounting around Christmas and poor trading in January.
New Zealand merino wool company scores deal with Glerups Danish indoor shoes
The New Zealand Merino Company (NZM) has secured a two-year deal with Danish footwear firm Glerups to use New Zealand strong wool in its shoes.
Pumpkin Patch shares jump after the market anticipates a takeover
Pumpkin Patch shares jumped 42 percent the day after the company revealed that “third parties” had expressed an interest in the business.
What can we learn from the arrival of Topshop?
The executive chairman of property, design and research specialist agency RCG, Paul Keane, discusses what can be learnt from the arrival of UK fashion chain Topshop's arrival in New Zealand.