The Hawkes Bay is widely considered as one of New Zealand's top destinations, mainly due to its picturesque landscape, friendly community and delectable food and wine. However another aspect, which many may not know, is that it is home to five independent menswear stores, some
Iconic Kiwi fashion label Maggie Marilyn has joined forces with Mercedes-Benz New Zealand, in a partnership that champions sustainable change and building a healthier and more equitable future for people and the planet. The partnership will involve Maggie Marilyn founder Maggie Hewitt driving vehicles from
Noel Leeming's trial e-waste recycling programme has collected almost 9 tonnes of e-waste since it was rolled out in January. In partnership with TechCollect NZ, the programme aims to divert thousands of kilograms of e-waste from landfill by offering free recycling drop off points at
Countdown has introduced brand new technology to its Moorhouse store in Christchurch, which will increase the availability of online shopping in the city by an additional 4,000 orders per week. Known as OSR units (Order Storage Retrieval), the semi-automated fulfilment centres can hold up to
More than two-thirds of councils allowed Easter Sunday shopping in their districts, however councils within main centres like Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Palmerston North and Hamilton refused to do so. With retailers still struggling from the impacts of Covid-19, Retail NZ is calling for big
As the retail industry struggled through fluctuating COVID-19 alert levels over the past twelve months, Timaru bike shop The Cyclery has managed to retain its loyal customer base tapping into a range of digital marketing tools. The Cyclery has been South Canterbury's supplier of bikes and
South Auckland's Ormiston Town Centre has recently opened two new stores, including a 6200sqm The Warehouse and Warehouse Stationery store-within-a-store concept, and a 1000sqm Noel Leeming store. The Warehouse Group chief customer officer, Jonathan Waecker says the group is excited to be expanding its retail
Kiwi retail technology company Imagr is excited to announce its expansion into Europe's retail market with its new office in Amsterdam opening in April. Saying goodbye to the age-old, trusted barcode, Imagr has packed the most advanced image recognition technology in the world into a
The Hawkes Bay has recently welcomed its first Torpedo7 store, located at the new shopping precinct on the corner of Prebensen Drive and Ford Road. Featuring imagery of several outdoors hotspots across the region, the spacious 1200m2 store is the first of its kind to bring
A whopping $123,000 has been raised by Countdown and its customers for RainbowYOUTH to help support queer, gender-diverse, takatāpui and intersex young people throughout New Zealand. The fundraising took place throughout Pride Month which was kicked off with a donation of $25,000 from Countdown. Customers