March has been a successful month for retailers in terms of card spending, however results are uneven across the industry, and inflationary pressures are building, according to Retail NZ. Despite spending constraints during the first week of March due to Aucklands return to alert level
New Zealand owned retailer Shosa plans to open multiple stores across Australia following the announcement of a quarantine-free travel bubble earlier this month. Due to the pandemic, the company's export plans have been stalled and there has been a lack of physical access to the
Running a retail business can mean wearing many hats. From handling customers to balancing the books and looking after your staff, the retail world is busy with no two days ever the same. Time is precious, but one thing which probably can’t wait on your
A special report from The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU) predicts that online retail will continue to expand its share of total retail sales, rising from 10 percent in 2019 to nearly 20 percent by 2025. While the US will remain a crucial market, the
Doing their upmost to support local, Domino's has announced its partnership with small locally-owned business PURE New Zealand Ice Cream, adding the brand's award-winning ice cream to the Domino's menu. Created purely in Wanaka, the team at PURE New Zealand Ice Cream use locally produced
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
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
Mitre 10 New Zealand has appointed Andrea Scown as chief executive officer, following the confirmed resignation of outgoing CEO Chris Wilesmith. Leading the business forward, Scown has an intimate knowledge of all parts of the business and a passion for the co-operative model. She is
The Warehouse Group has recently unveiled four custom EV trucks to service its home delivery network. The trucks are the first in the market to deliver whiteware, general appliance and larger items and will operate in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga and Christchurch from next week onwards.