#Trending: Shop to showroom
Stores are starting to display only sample products are on the rise. Sarah Pollok looks into the new showroom experience hitting our retailers.
Retail leaders step up please
Retail needs leadership to guide the industry through a time of intense change, writes Juanita Neville-te Rito.
Debunking diversity myths surrounding hiring practises
Flick Electric software engineer Rose Lu has often been the sole woman or sole non-white person in the room in her career, and recently assisted with Flick's hiring process for new engineers. Here, she shares some key learnings on how to hire for diversity –
Foodstuffs’ Steve Bayliss to depart
Foodstuffs group general manager of marketing Steve Bayliss is set to depart the company, reports Stoppress.
Stats NZ: Retail trade has a strong first quarter
Retail NZ has reported strong retail performance for the first quarter of 2018. Spend across the sector was up 3.4 percent on the year before; despite 45 percent of all transactions in 2017 being from off-shore merchants.
Retail NZ calls for national rules around Easter trading
A recent report carried out by Retail NZ has shown that council changes surrounding Easter trading was well received by both shoppers and workers. The report shows a strong lean towards councils opting to allow retailers to open or not during the holiday.
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Retention in Retail
Retail is known for having a high staff turnover, which can be costly and damaging to your brand. How do you turn this around and ensure your employees remain engaged and committed? Agency owner of Frontline Executive Retail Recruitment, Tania Greig provides tips on how
Kiwi Property gains altitude in annual report
An ongoing ability to connect with customers on a social level has been hailed as one of the reasons for Kiwi Property’s impressive financial growth for the last year. The report shows a record $1.8 billion in retail sales across the portfolio.
The Warehouse Group switches to compostable bags
The Warehouse Group is transitioning into offering fully compostable bags across the entire company. This means 254 stores from the red sheds; Warehouse Stationery; Noel Leeming and Torpedo7 will no longer offer petroleum-based plastic bags.
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Deadly Ponies debut appearance
New Zealand’s luxury leather accessories brand, Deadly Ponies, continues to make waves in the fashion world. Now impressing designers and industry icons alike at its debut in the Australian Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.