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.
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.
Hallenstein Glasson Holdings has posted a record yearly profit for the end of the financial year, boasting an increase in profit of $9.2 million that stands in contrast to its alarming profit drop of a year ago.
Andrea Moore is a Kiwi fashion designer with seven stores nationwide and more than a decade’s experience in retail. Most recently, she released a secondary clothing range called I AM through Farmers’ stores and collaborated with world-famous crystal brand Swarovski.rn Where did the idea come from
Hannah Burnard and her business partner Robyn Pelvin were working in corporate roles when they became frustrated with the mainstream clothing options on offer. They decided to build a new capsule-style ecommerce shopping system, offering five work-appropriate pieces bundled together.
In July 2015, a mystery buyer scooped up struggling womenswear label Shanton and saved it from going under, but it seems this light at the end of the tunnel was an oncoming train.
One of New Zealand’s most recognisable clothing brands has crossed the Tasman, opening two new retail stores in Australia.
Secret shopper is a chance for retailers to hear New Zealand shoppers' thoughts on their best and worst retail experiences, most-wanted products and more. This edition features Megan Robinson, the founder and editor of Thread, an online fashion magazine named for a clothing boutique she
Twenty-two years ago, Fiona de Barre started her first job in retail, aged 17. The self-proclaimed ‘lifer’ had a baby daughter to support and decided she didn’t want to become another teenage mother statistic. The answer was retail.
Last week, a trio of high-profile retailers opened in a brand new fashion zone in Christchurch. Customers queued up not just for newcomer Mecca Maxima, but for a glimpse at Kiwi stalwarts Glassons and Hallenstein Brothers. RCG's Paul Keane wonders if this is a sign.