Bright young things: Meet six retail superstars
Leigh Stockton talks to six young superstars, and finds that the future of New Zealand retail is in safe hands.
Great mistakes I’ve made: Des Flynn
Des Flynn is a senior retailer with more than 50 years in the industry. He has spent much of his career in the grocery sector, and is now executive general manager customer support at The Warehouse Group. It isn't always a smooth ride to the
Theft: The New Zealand retail industry’s $1.3 billion problem
Shoplifting is a problem as old as retail trade itself, but many say it has hit record proportions in 2016. We delve into the minds of shoplifters and look for solutions retailers can use to both prevent theft and deal with the aftermath of theft
About Face: From digital to physical
Expanding into bricks and mortar involves a bit of making it up along the way. Toni Cox, owner of Wellington cosmetics start-up Beauty Bliss, takes us on her store's journey from clicks to bricks.
Briscoes celebrates big win for its emotive Christmas ad
Briscoes' 'Xmas' ad took out the top spot in Colmar Brunton's overall Ad Impact award winners from 2015, successfully wooing audiences last year. Celebrating wins alongside the retailer are Vodafone and Dulux, which each nabbed a golden fist for the 'most enjoyable' and 'most persuasive'
Why New Zealand’s regions are more than just one-trick ponies
There has been a lot of talk about how the economies of provincial New Zealand are performing, with most of it centred on the doom and gloom of dairying. Infometrics senior economist Benje Patterson shares the latest results from Infometrics' Quarterly Economic Monitor and notes
Eight retail design tips that will help you boost sales
Humans are highly visual creatures, with eighty percent of the sensory information the brain receives coming from our eyes. This means if you want to gain and keep people’s attention, you need to show them something visually attractive and stimulating. Vend retail expert Francesca Nicasio
Half a century in retail: Des Flynn
Before Des Flynn was a senior retail executive, board member, mentor and customer services expert, he was a schoolboy who sold sausage rolls in a time of crisis. Here, he shares the story of his 50-year retail career.
Increased density in Auckland expected to create greater demand for retail
esearch exploring the effect increased density in Auckland will have on the retail sector has been released by property, design and research agency RCG. Good news for those with store in the city of sails: Retail sales are going to grow significantly, by about $130
An eye for quality: Selling retro furniture at Mr Bigglesworthy
Those with a passing interest in design will likely have heard of the Eames chair, but no other US furniture designer has achieved such prominence in New Zealand. Ponsonby store Mr Bigglesworthy’s new collection is about introducing Kiwis to premium US midcentury design.