Working with her mother has allowed Erin Ford to have an enviable lifestyle, balancing travel with entrepreneurship. While Sheila Ford has held the fort at BoxHill, Erin and her partner have visited the UK and the Americas. Sheila and Erin were interviewed separately as part
While Zambesi founder Liz Findlay recalls she and sister Margarita 'Margi' Robertson being called "fashion victims" by their mother as young girls, Robertson remembers a different set of nicknames: Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margarita. NZ Retail spoke with both sisters as part of a series
The first thing Sheila Ford would like to make clear is that BoxHill boutique was started by her daughter Erin Ford, not herself and husband John Ford. However, that’s not to say she hasn’t been intimately involved at every stage of its growth. We spoke
Liz Findlay says she and sister Margi Robertson called themselves “fashion victims” when they were younger, but these days, the pair are at the top of the fashion food chain. They were interviewed separately as part of an NZ Retail series on the relationships that
As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child, but it also takes a village to grow a retail business. Sarah Dunn examines the relationships between women who support one another as they work together in retail.
The much-anticipated first H&M flagship has finally launched. More than 1000 shoppers waited for its doors to open for the first time on Saturday at Auckland’s Sylvia Park. We spoke with H&M country manager for Australia and New Zealand, Hans Andersson, about local competition, stock
Days after the official opening of H&M's first New Zealand store, The Register editor Sarah Dunn reflects on the ongoing impact of fast fashion, and mourns the brief life of a favourite coat.
Farmers’ new apparel range for SS16 demonstrates its gradual shift towards the premium end of the market. It revealed a capsule collection of its instore range for August – October in a spring-themed launch last week, and unveiled several high-end new brands.
A new Kiwi start-up is jumping into childrenswear with a twist on the subscription box model. Wellington-based Little Big Crate sends its customers crates containing a selection of clothing, allowing them to keep their favourites and send back the rest. The simplified ecommerce system has
The Warehouse has heard New Zealand shoppers’ cries for more fast fashion, and it’s responded with increased investment. In the first move of its kind, the discount retailer’s new spring-summer 2016 range was launched to media and bloggers with a stylish event at Grey Lynn’s