Briscoe group profits flat as costs, margins offset higher sales
Retailer Briscoe Group expects to report a flat half-year profit, as a lift in sales has been offset by a squeeze on margins and a rise in costs.
The highflying visions of Uber Eats and what the restaurant partners really want
Nevermind the largest political protest in decades storming through the city and causing real political change, in other parts of Hong Kong, UberEats, the lion of food delivery service hosted its first ever event, the Future of Food Summit. Findlay Buchanan flew over to catch
Foodstuffs launches a new ‘Foodstuffs eXchange’ B2B online platform
Nearly 20 years after launching its first B2B online platform for suppliers, ‘eXchange’, Foodstuffs has released a streamlined new version that integrates two other supplier-facing sites.
Your guide to the big issues in retail
What retailers don’t know can turn into a big issue if they’re not ahead of the game. Luckily, Massey University’s Centre for Advanced Retail Studies (CARS), has just completed its third annual survey, Big Issues in Retail 2018. Courtney Devereux has curated four key insights
The Trusts will be the first retailer to receive the DVFREE Tick
New Zealand has the highest rate of intimate partner violence in the developed world, with around one in three Kiwi women abused within their lifetime. The resulting loss of productivity costs New Zealand employers $368 million each year. Liquor retailer The Trusts is showing a
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Visa introduces the food festival enticing a city out of hibernation
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New market realities and The Warehouse Group’s TheMarket
The Warehouse Group has just launched a new marketplace-style ecommerce platform called TheMarket. NZ Retail and The Register editor and associate publisher Sarah Dunn considers how much innovation it offers, and what it says about the future of retail.
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Genoapay: The homegrown buy-now pay-later that’s scaling fast
Consumer disenchantment with traditional borrowing and a new approach to instalment payments has seen buy-now pay-later financial products thriving instore and online over the last few years. Genoapay’s rapid growth trajectory and local roots mean it’s a great choice for retailers looking to get on
Retail NZ’s board president Duncan McGhie leaves for Chicago
Holding the role of General Manager Source to Shelf at Mitre 10 since 2008, Duncan McGhie has been serving on Retail NZ’s board of directors for nearly six years, and has been president for the past two years. He is stepping away as he moves
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Afterpay’s Cross Border offers Kiwi retailers a world of customers
Buy-now pay-later Afterpay has launched a product that allows Australian and New Zealand Afterpay retailers to connect with all active customers on its Australasian network without setting up separate overseas websites.