Christmas has come early this year, with plenty of cheap strawberries for Kiwis to indulge in. Stats NZ has revealed that strawberry prices fell by a staggering 43 percent in November as Covid-19 border restrictions reduced exports. Strawberries were an average price of $3.45 per
Retail experience consultancy Quinine's latest report highlights several unmissable retail innovations and insights that retailers should be exploring in preparation for the approaching New Year. To help retailers better connect with their customers in 2021, we've highlighted our top 5 insights from the report: 5 Retail
Research from Accenture New Zealand shows that the way retailers handled Covid could determine how Kiwis spend their money this Christmas. The October survey of 777 New Zealanders has revealed that 50 percent will not shop with retailers who laid off staff or reduced benefits
Dole and KidsCan have come together to launch the #DoleUnstuffedBear initiative in an effort to change the harsh reality of childhood hunger. This holiday season, it is estimated that one in five children may go hungry around the world, a shocking statistic made even graver
Data from TransferWise shows that Kiwis spent money in 61 countries on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, with the most popular categories being beauty, gyms and electronics. It appears that New Zealanders are feeling inspired to get active. On Black Friday, New Zealanders felt inspired
The Register talks to CEO Thomas Dietz about managing a thriving business. Food kit company Woop landed itself the Supreme Award at the Westpac Auckland Business Awards last month following a successful year of sales. Food boxes are a competitive market nowadays, with consumers looking
New Zealand Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) provider Laybuy (ASX : LBY) has announced the launch of its innovative digital BNPL Matsercard in New Zealand, which will allow customers to purchase goods and services in store using Laybuy by simply tapping their smartphone. Consumers can
A survey commissioned by Yellow New Zealand has found that businesses with a 2-5 year tenure have felt the impact of Covid the most keenly. This makes up more than 100,000 businesses and represents the future backbone of the economy.The purpose of the survey was
Construction is underway for the country's first Green Star supermarket which is set to open in Richmond mid 2021. The Countdown initiative is part of the supermarket's overall commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 63 percent by 2030 versus its 2015 baseline. Countdown's acting general
Today it was announced that Kare Johnstone and Conor McElhinney, partners of McGrathNicol, have been appointed as the Receivers of Magsons Hardware Limited, the entity that trades as Nido, New Zealand’s largest furniture and homeware store in Henderson, Auckland.Previously, Nido was hailed as New Zealand's