Increasing demand for Asian-style tea with tapioca pearls is driving a significant investment in New Zealand from global bubble tea company Gong Cha. The company is to add another three stores to its Kiwi operations and lift its team from 30 staff to 50 next
The artificial Christmas trees and extensive Christmas lights which traditionally adorn our favourite retail stores may be culled this year. Statistics from Retail NZ show that 27 percent of retailers have flagged Christmas decorations completely.
Kiwi wearable tech company StretchSense has come up with a solution for making sure the clothes you buy online actually fit. And they've also drawn major attention from Japan's largest online retailer.
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Donielle Brooke was one of the People's Choice winners in the retail category in Idealog and Accenture's Most Creative People. Brooke founded Designer Wardrobe, an online marketplace where users list, sell, rent or look for designer items on Facebook, in 2013, as a way to
We’re currently inundated with gift guides tailored towards everyone from your mother-in-law to your nephew. There’s branded stationery; sportsware; kitchen equipment – you name it, there’s a version of it marketed as a Christmas gift. But what about the poor person selling that gift?
A retail-specific AI tool has been launched into the New Zealand market. Dott the AI bot is available to every retailer using the Vend point-of-sale and retail management platform, and should be popping up shortly.
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Amazon appears to have opened the doors to its Australian warehouse. The tech giant moves into the Australian market with its online site today as it warns third party sellers to prepare for orders.
Consumers respond well to high quality product images – yet they respond even better to a more immersive, multimedia shopping experience with video content, says LookDepot managing director Andy Mackie.
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On the weekend starting 24 November, many retailers will lower prices in a day-long sale. From independent stores to multichannel retailers, who is jumping on the Black Friday and Cyber Monday bandwagon?
Some commentators think food and integrated hospitality offerings will save brick and mortar retail from obsolescence in the age of ecommerce. But does catering to the consumer’s every need result in sales, or are shoppers moving on without making a purchase? In the Enhancing the