Morepork is the latest in smart home technology from Spark, allowing you to monitor and control your security system from a single app on your smartphone. While it’s been designed for home use, retail owners have found it can easily be used to help them
A workshop held in Invercargill this week found that despite a drop in consumer spending locally, retailers are in good spirits about the industry. First Retail managing director Chris Wilkinson talks about tips given at the workshop and the surprising consumer spending trends bolstering the
Insurance company Sovereign has partnered with gyms, wearable technology companies, Noel Leeming and New World supermarkets in a new loyalty programme intended to encourage members to improve their health. ‘Healthy by Sovereign’ allows members to accrue reward points redeemable for cash by logging healthy activities
With the help of a custom taste-finding algorithm, Auckland-based subscription start-up My Chocolate Box aims to ship New Zealand’s best boutique chocolates around the world. We heard from founder Sylvia Yu, an experienced retailer, about the project.
This month, appliance manufacturer Fisher & Paykel opened its first stand-alone 'Experience Centre' in Sydney. It's not a retail space or a showroom, but its effect on customers will certainly have retail implications. The Register's sister publication Idealog went to have a look.
While New Zealanders are up in arms about Wicked Campers' offensive vans, Z Energy might be the first to rise up and take action. Wicked Campers have received a lot of press for the vans, which are covered in what people consider to be offensive
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Athleisure has been the rising star of a waning apparel industry, with some predicting global sales to reach US$350 billion by 2019. We explore how this love of activewear came about with Icebreaker international merchandising and market insights manager Tsveti Enslow, as well as whether
Auckland-based coffee retailer and café Kokako started from humble beginnings in 2001 when former owners Helen Ollivier and Christian Lamdin slung their steamy brews out of a coffee cart. Now, having just celebrated its 15-year anniversary, the Kokako brand can be seen in cafes and
There it is at the top of every listicle: How to pack for a holiday. The top 10 items everyone should own. Workwear essentials. Dress like a Parisian. Once again this year, Australian retailer Witchery is using the perennial popularity of white shirts to raise
Three years have passed since the Rana Plaza building collapse, which killed 1136 garment workers. The event sparked the collective conscious of retailers and consumers alike. So have they improved their supply chain practices? Baptist World Aid assessed 87 Australian and Kiwi fashion brands to