Hardware, building and garden supplies was one of 10 industries to see an increase in sales at Statistics New Zealand’s last Retail Trade survey, and reno-reality television captured thousands of eyes through shows like Mitre 10 Dream Home last year. It makes sense, then, for
The internet has made customers much more difficult to please, so how can retailers win them back? Ben Morgan, interactive lead for New Zealand from management consulting services company Accenture has some advice.
Trade Me has announced today it is changing its pricing structure from February 1, making it cheaper to list low-cost items and more expensive for high-cost items. The online buy-and-sell site says the changes will improve the experience for users.
Did you know Dick Smith founded the Australian Geographic? He also won the Adventurer of the Year award in 2000 for flying a balloon across the Tasman Sea. Given the crisis currently enveloping the electronics company that bears his name, Smith might be wishing he
The beauty industry is more profitable than ever thanks to the power of social media, and New Zealand consumers are finally reaping the benefits. Two big name beauty brands have moved into the Kiwi market, with Sephora launching online and Mecca Maxima planning on opening
Asia New Zealand Foundation’s incoming executive director Simon Draper worries about our short-term, mercantilist view of our interactions with Asia.
According to the Yesshop team, television shopping is not to be confused with informercials. This distinction is key, as viewers fleeing from advertisements is part of what’s driving the South Korean-owned company’s growth.
eStar chief executive Andrew Buxton participated in our series exploring the retail industry's smartest moves of the past year. He shares his insights into 2015 and suggests what retailers should be thinking about in the new year.
Retail experts from New Zealand banks, consultancies and intelligence firms take a guess at what 2016 will bring. Here are Stephen Bridle from Marketview; Christina Leung of NZIER; Andrew Jamieson at PwC and Paul Keane from RCG.
As part of our series that explores the retail industry's smartest moves of the past year, First Retail managing director Chris Wilkinson answers our Q&A on the highs and lows of retail in 2015, and shares some thoughts for 2016.