The fallout from Brexit isn’t all bad – for consumers, anyway. The weak pound has prompted world-renowned furniture designer David Trubridge to buy an electric BMW i3 at a sharp price. He took the opportunity to chat with Jenny Keown about how retailers can invest
Wearable sensor company StretchSense is on the verge of massive international growth, thanks to some key funding from Japan. The Auckland-based company has secured Series A funding from Japanese corporation StartToday, which owns Japan's largest online retailer of apparel and accessories, Zozotown.
Four Laura Ashley stores operating in New Zealand have closed, owing creditors $2.3 million. First Retail managing director Chris Wilkinson believes that the brand probably didn’t move enough with the time and trends.
As everyone knows, social media is a minefield. Customers can use this very public platform as a way to force an outcome, but Kiwibank social media manager Katie Byrne sees opportunities for connection in every confrontation.
As consumers become more savvy, the migration to shopping online nears a tipping point in New Zealand with over 2 million people purchasing goods and services over the internet. The latest data from Nielsen follows a shift from the retailer dictating behaviour to the consumer
The Warehouse is looking for two lucky children between the ages of five to 10 to take on what might be the best job ever conceived. The successful applicants will become “toy testers”, who will play with The Warehouse’s newest toys and show them to
Iconic Christchurch department store Ballantynes has found an unusual way to get customers buzzing. Best-known for its heritage building and prestige retail offering, the company is now selling honey made on the premises by its very own bee colony.
New York-based Project Just is hoping to change the way shoppers think about where their items came from, with the founder saying more and more people care about ethical fashion.
The first New Zealand Adidas flaghip is hot on the heels of Nike opening its online store to Kiwi shoppers, and momentarily preceding the arrival of Stirling Women’s second outlet in Ponsonby. We wondered, why are all these internationals arriving at once?
Kiwi consumers are seeking out locally made food amidst concerns about product safety and levels of additives in consumer goods made offshore. An independent study commissioned by Munchkin, a global baby product company based in Los Angeles, investigated the attitudes and habits of Kiwi shoppers.