Who has time to read international trend reports when you’re busy running a retail store? Sarah Dunn has done the legwork for you and tailored the results into four New Zealand-centric insights. The bottom line? The pace of change isn’t lessening.
Factory closures and shipping delays due to COVID-19 are slowing down stock replenishment and interrupting supply chains across categories, but apparel is perhaps hardest-hit. We asked an expert what retailers should do.
The International Home + Housewares Association has announced that its annual show has been cancelled due to the threat of COVID-19. The association's president, Derek Miller, has penned a letter explaining more.
The Autumn Gift & Homeware Fair is live in Auckland, so head along to ASB Showgrounds and make the most of it. Entry is free for retailers who pre-register.
You should by now have your copy of the February / March issue of NZ Retail. With everyone back from annual leave and ready to rock, we’ve launched into the meaty part of 2020 with a focus on trend forecasting.
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”.
In a cultural climate where businesses are expected to be increasingly transparent, Unravelled consultancy founder and director Vanessa Thompson urges retailers to identify and address the gender-based pay gaps within their workforce.
Electronics, iPhones, clothes, and raw materials are in short supply and could take much longer to get here as the novel coronavirus outbreak slows global trade.
