Hallenstein Glasson needs no introduction. The listed apparel retailer owns top Kiwi high street labels Glassons, Hallensteins and Storm, operating more than 110 stores across New Zealand and Australia. With a well-established click and collect service, plus interesting extras like the “urgent tonight” shipping option,
Unethical employment practices have been slammed by Retail NZ after Wellington grocery store Sun 2 Moon Ltd was fined more than $53,000 in penalties and arrears by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) for breaching the law.
Energy, drive and a can-do attitude is what’s needed to start a retail store – not age – according to 19-year-old Benjamin Dobbs.
It turns out all retailers suffer from a touch of retailer’s envy. We asked retailer people around the country which shops and brands they are envious of and why.
Oamaru, in north Otago, boasts a precinct of Victorian commercial buildings, made in a picturesque, Neo Classical style out of Oamaru stone. But while the buildings – built between 1865 and 1885 – are an attraction in themselves, the retail tenants inside them are sometimes
In more than 35 years, Mike Parsell has taken Michael Hill International from three stores to more than 300. The Brisbane-based chief executive has been with Michael Hill International since the Whangarei days, but now after 16 years at the top, he is stepping down.
Fuel retailers are at the forefront of retail crime. Z Energy has estimated that drive-offs cause the company up to $2 million each year. Z already works with crime-prevention software company Auror, but now the Auror platform is available to other fuel retailers for free.
Doing business in a small town is hard, even if you are a well-known brand. Te Kuiti’s Mitre 10 owner Vaughan Wheeler displayed true number eight wire mentality and Kiwi gumption to bring his dream of a new store to reality.
Collected sells just about everything. The brainchild of interior stylist, magazine writer and TV presenter LeeAnn Yare, it contain homewares, art, vintage items, books, shoes and bags, jewellery and more. It’s now moved into a large warehouse space in Newmarket.
Term Three has just begun in New Zealand, but that just means retailers have a good run-up for next term. Here's Vend's retail expert Francesca Nicasio with some helpful suggestions.