No Ugly is raising two fingers to fake beauty, launching No Ugly Skin, the first ready to drink collagen product of its kind in New Zealand. Co-founder of No Ugly Jo Taylor says, “it wasn’t easy to make and took us more than a year to
When Lorna Jane started out in the fitness industry as an instructor, women only wore Activewear when working out. Lorna says “it was rare to see someone wearing their sweats outside of their class or the gym because it wasn’t that comfortable and didn’t motivate
On Thursday 14 May, New Zealand’s fashion industry leaders are bringing together brands and fashion fans all over the country to stop and shop from 5 pm to midnight, celebrating the best of what New Zealand fashion has to offer. For the fashion industry, the impact
A new vitamin supplement brand called Health by Habit has launched into Foodstuffs' New World, Pak'n Save and Four Square stores nationwide with the motto: “Good habits begin within”.
Held at the end of August, New Zealand Fashion Week is an annual focal point for local designers and those interested in their products. But as Hemma Vara reports, the $3.8 billion apparel category is much bigger than these high-end independent businesses. It’s never been easy
Multiple payment options on an ecommerce site make it easier to convert customers at the cart. Conversions have never been more accessible, with ecommerce platforms offering in-built credit card payments, as well as the integration of buy now pay later products.
Bricks and mortar retailers can rely on foot traffic for a large percentage of their customers, but it’s not that simple in the world of ecommerce. Ecommerce retailers rely on search engines from digital channels like Google, Facebook, Instagram and, increasingly, Buy Now Pay Later
When a retailer digitises any part of their business, that creates numerical feedback in the form of data. Clever retailers are starting to use this feedback to make clear, objective decisions about their businesses – for example, which products should your buyers invest in for
Last year we reported on the plight of payWave signs on POS machines. We’ve sighted a few more parking meters showing the recognisable tap and go symbol here and there, but there are still more ‘No PayWave’ stickers than ever plastered on POS machines across
We talk to Elisha Watson, founder of social enterprise Nisa, about Nisa’s growth from online to an established store in Wellington. Nisa’s mission is to employ and empower women from refugee backgrounds.