Shopping centre owner Kiwi Property is promoting its retail offering by partnering with TVNZ to deliver the fashion and beauty segments in a lifestyle programme called ‘Kiwi Living’.
Shifting demographics mean Maori are making up a more and more significant proportion of New Zealand's population. As part of a series covering the effect of demographic change on the retail industry, we spoke with the owner of New World Victoria Park, Jason Witehira, about
Many successful businesspeople worked in retail for a first job. Even Sam Walton, founder of Walmart, held a retail position J.C. Penney beforehand. It’s clear that retail is an excellent training ground – so much so, that social media users have started a sarcastic hashtag
Farmers opened its new Queen St store in November last year following a $5 million fit-out. Now, the prominent inner-city flagship has hosted the launch of Shave for a Cure’s 2016 campaign in its front window.
Kiwi Property owns many of New Zealand’s largest shopping centres. Growth at Auckland’s Sylvia Park, North City in Porirua and others have led to a net increase of 7 percent in the value of the company’s retail portfolio. Combined with an 8 percent increase in
Our friends at Idealog are an enterprising bunch. They've been working hard in the lead-up to April Fool's Day to create 'The Colour of Money', a tasteful and relaxing adult colouring book. We know retailers like the colour of money as much as the next
Shifting demographics mean New Zealand consumers are becoming more racially diverse; more concentrated in Auckland; older; and more globalised. In this series, 'The Changing Face of Retail', The Register explores what these changes mean for retailers. Here, we look at the history of Chinese retailers
It’s no secret some provincial retailers are feeling quite vulnerable at the moment. Luckily, help is on it’s way, with a workshop planned for Southland retailers in April on how to become more robust in the volatile market. We talk to First Retail’s Chris Wilkinson
In February 2015, New Zealand hit a landmark. For the first time, there were more than half a million businesses operating – an increase of 14 percent over the previous decade. Just under 30,000 of these businesses were retail. The people who power these businesses
It’s an unfortunate truth that in the fashion world, the colour “nude” usually means “beige”. So, when cult shoe label Louboutin introduced its ‘Nudes Collection’ of five different shades inspired by more diverse skin colours in 2013, it was accepted around the world with a