Hospitality booms, retail spending sluggish
Over the past year, spending by New Zealand households grew by 2.7 percent (excluding the effects of price changes). Westpac senior economist Satish Ranchhod breaks down what’s driving this.
‘From the ‘Why didn’t we think of that?’ files: Floating beanbags by SoFloat
Beanbags are cool. Beanbags that float in your pool? Even cooler - at least if you ask Tauranga-based SoFloat.
Trade Me rolls out an online safety campaign
Scams are getting increasingly sophisticated, which is why Trade Me's latest video—starring the company's own staffers—are looking to get people clued up on the perils of purchasing online.
Pump up the volume: In-store DJs are a trend
Whether the aim is to create an electrifying atmosphere, or whether it’s to bring in a younger crowd, DJ sets in retail shops are trending as in-store experiences. A range of global brands are leading the way with this practice, such as Gap, Chanel,
How international brands are transforming the retail recruitment market
This has undoubtedly been a year of international retail, with H&M, Zara and David Jones setting up shop across the country. Manager of the Frontline Retail agency in Auckland, Mandy Jacobson, and owner of the Wellington and South Island agency, Kiri Henare, discuss the impact
A shopping city: Kiwi Property on the success of Sylvia Park
The launch of H&M and Zara at Kiwi Property’s Sylvia Park shopping centre were two of the most-anticipated retail events of 2016. We asked Kiwi Property chief executive Chris Gudgeon about what these mega-stores mean for retail - and what’s coming next.
How did that happen? How manuka honey became a global must-have
The manuka tree is a scraggly scrub, which up until the 1990s was seen as a noxious weed in New Zealand. But manuka honey, made from bees feeding on its flowers, is now in such high demand that stores are increasing security to fight shoppers with
Data dump: Consumer spending over the Christmas period
The results are in for consumer expenditure over the Christmas period in New Zealand and many of the predictions made proved accurate. Consumer spending was up on 2015, and retailers reaped the benefits.
Two minutes with: Andrea Moore
Andrea Moore is a Kiwi fashion designer with seven stores nationwide and more than a decade’s experience in retail. Most recently, she released a secondary clothing range called I AM through Farmers’ stores and collaborated with world-famous crystal brand Swarovski.rn Where did the idea come from
Trend revivals: The good, the bad and the unacceptable
The saying “what goes around comes around” may be intended to describe karma but it also works perfectly to describe the cycle of consumers and fashion. We took a look at some formerly-unfashionable items which seem to be making a comeback.