Keeping retail fresh in the capital
Australian department store David Jones is to open in Wellington on Thursday. Executive chairman of property, design and research specialist agency RCG Paul Keane considers what this means for the city.
City centre nears return to prosperity
As part of a series on Christchurch's retail recovery, Colliers' Claire Bennett offers a real estate perspective on the hot new shopping districts emerging from the rubble.
Christchurch’s retail fortress in Hornby expands
On the western edge of Christchurch, Hornby retains its reputation as a retail fortress. Its shopping centre, The Hub, is getting a $60 million expansion and its former Mitre 10 Mega site has been redeveloped. Hornby is on the up.
It pays for retailers to get involved with the community
Shoppers are willing to spend more when they know the companies they shop with are putting money into their communities, a new survey from shopping centre owner AMP Capital finds.
Property Council Retail Conference: Where are we heading?
Last week a few hundred industry heavyweights crowded The Great Room in the Langham to hear from property and retail business experts. Here’s what went down.
Reaching for the stars: Kmart’s Teneile Patea on building careers
Teneile Patea didn’t see herself as management material when she first joined Kmart as a 19-year-old single mum in 2005, but in the last two years, she has progressed from trainee manager, to sales manager, to store manager at the Botany outlet.
Christchurch rises from the rubble
Five years after a devastating series of earthquakes, Christchurch is well into its recovery phase and retail is taking off.
Offcut Caps: cutting it in the world of sustainability
Creating a valuable product out of waste material is the aim of Offcut Caps – a uniquely Kiwi business that makes caps from leftover and discarded fabric. The idea for Offcut came when co-founder Adrien Taylor was walking through his father’s Christchurch curtain business and
20 years of online grocery shopping later, Countdown has introduced a shoppable fridge
Countdown is celebrating 20 years of online shopping as it rolls out its next big retail thing, shopping via the refrigerator in a partnership with Samsung.
Foodstuffs North Island appointed David Stewart as general manager merchandise
Foodstuffs North Island has appointed a new general manager merchandise from within the co-operative’s own ranks. David Stewart moves into the role following six years as Foodstuffs North Island chief financial officer.