It’s the highlight of the festive season for many shoppers: the day when Auckland department store Smith and Caughey’s opens the curtains at the front of its store to reveal a tiny animated world that’s all about Christmas. Smith and Caughey’s special projects manager Kevin
It’s the highlight of the festive season for many shoppers: the day when Auckland department store Smith and Caughey’s opens the curtains at the front of its store to reveal a tiny animated world that’s all about Christmas. The theme for 2017 is 'A Pirate’s
New Zealand retailers employ around 209,000 people, representing about 10 percent of the country’s total workforce. It’s an industry offering diverse opportunities that include everything from visual merchandising to executive management, but for years, it’s battled a perception that a career in retail isn’t a
Eighteen years of iD Dunedin Fashion weeks, as well as a globally recognised bachelor’s degree in fashion - it appears there is more to Dunedin’s fashion scene than David Bain’s sweater collection. Students Lillian Cotter and Paige Jansen have made their mark there with a
The first wave of statistics coming out of Black Friday on November 24 indicated that Kiwis had cottoned on to the American shopping holiday, with retail spending up 32.9 percent on the previous Friday. Now, further data from payments provider Vend has backed that intel
Speculation over Sylvia Park’s next big retail lease has been rife since the country’s largest shopping centre announced its two-hectare Galleria expansion in June. Centre owner Kiwi Property finally broke the suspense with an announcement naming Galleria’s anchor retailer this week.
Mastercard has appointed Ruth Riviere as its new country manager for New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, replacing Peter Chisnall.
Jay Goodey was one of the People's Choice winners for the retail category in Idealog and Accenture's Most Creative People. Goodey was just 22 when he quit his job as a television editor to launch Onceit, an online store where retailers can sell their outlet
To customise or not to customise, that is the question. With consumers more content savvy than ever before, marketing analysts agree: to customise and deliver meaningful consumer messages is the answer.
As consumer attention shifts, designers are required to evolve with customers while also staying true to their brand. Courtney Devereux talks to Henry Tadros, head of international sales for Ercol furniture, about how mixing classic with contemporary is the key to growing and keeping up