The net migration into New Zealand in 2015 was 65,000 people, the highest it has ever been. Associate director of property, design and research agency RCG, John Polkinghorne, explains the effect of New Zealand's migration boom on different areas around the country.
Green walls are a major trend in New Zealand and overseas. This low-maintenance faux greenery was spotted at Hardys in Newmarket Westfield. If you've got or seen a great store or mall display, why not show it off on The Register? Just email a picture
As part of our series on retailing in Heartland New Zealand, Muirs Bookshop in Gisborne owner Kim Pittar discusses retailing as an independent bookshop in a provincial town and the highs and lows that come with it.
As with many consumers, The Register and NZRetail editor Sarah Dunn's working hours mean she is largely unable to shop during the week. She argues in favour of lifting Easter trading restrictions.
Social media isn't something retailers should get themselves tied up in knots about. Juanita Neville-Te Rito from The Retail Collective outlines ways businesses can use social media to get customers into their store, with New Zealand examples.
A pair of Auckland women recently made international headlines after launching a start-up of such simple genius it’s amazing nobody had thought of it before: Morning After Maids. For a fee, the duo provide the lazy and hungover with after-party cleaning services, a cooked breakfast
It’s shaping up to be a positive year for the retail sector, says Westpac senior economist Satish Ranchhod. He picks apart the factors supporting consumer spending and forecasts some variability in this opinion column.
Online newsletters and branded magazines have had their turn in the limelight recently, but the faithful catalogue still does a lot of heavy lifting for many of New Zealand’s most successful retailers. For 24 years, outstanding catalogues have been honoured for their role in retail
New Zealand's largest supermarket chain, Foodstuffs, has finally joined the online world and is rolling out digital ordering nationwide. North Island customers will be able to order their groceries online from later this year, while South Island customers will be able to in about a
Mother's Day isn't quite on the same scale as Christmas or Boxing Day sales, but it's promoted just as heavily as some of the bigger retail events. So how do sales fare on the big day? We looked at data from retail management software firm