Foodstuffs has announced it is in the process of removing single use plastic produce bags from across its supermarkets, just in time for Plastic Free July.This decision builds on other key sustainability initiatives such as Food in the Nude, the removal of plastic checkout bags and microbeads, and its

Auckland's ASB Showgrounds is now in liquidation due to the cancellation of major events and the subsequent loss of millions of dollars.The Showgrounds had struggled through a year of cancelled events, in which they lost $4 million – but this year's Level 3 lockdown

The brand new Countdown Richmond store is now open with future-focused and planet-friendly features that will be music to the ears of Richmond, Stoke and Nelson locals.The new 3450m2 supermarket has been built with sustainability firmly at the heart of its construction and design. The

The average wage in retail has climbed 6.1 percent nationally in the last year, and now sits at $25.05 nationally, according to Retail NZ’s latest Wages Guide.There has been strong movement in average wages across the sector over the past year, both because of the

Although Wellington has been put under Alert Level 2, retail stores can remain open and must maintain distancing in store.Wellington will move to Alert Level 2 at 6:00pm tonight and will be in place until 11:59pm on Sunday 27 June. The area includes Wairarapa

New research has revealed that Kiwi consumers are continuing to make a concentrated effort to support local businesses more than a year after the pandemic first hit New Zealand. Nearly a quarter (24%) claim they now visit local shops more than they did pre-Covid times.

On Friday 18th June the Newmarket business community gathered at the Cordis hotel to celebrate the 2021 Newmarket Business Awards. The highly anticipated event was hosted by the Newmarket Business Association, with the help of their generous sponsors, Bayleys and humm. With the 2021 awards proving to be

The long-awaited, new Moore Wilson’s store has now opened in Masterton.Fitted out with a completely redesigned store concept, customers will find foodservice grocery, frozen foods, fresh produce, meat, cheese, speciality ingredients, local artisan products and kitchenware all in the one open plan store.There

As part of its Mega Toy Month event, The Warehouse is giving Kiwi kids leaving unsafe homes a voice. For every toy purchased in store and online between 30 June and 27 July, The Warehouse will donate up to $250,000 of the proceeds to support Kids

Afterpay has recently introduced a new, simplified way to make in-store payments in New Zealand.Customers can now make purchases in store by tapping the card icon in the Afterpay app, which activates the Afterpay card in the digital wallet app to make purchases with Apple