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Retailers Looking For A Tourism Boost To Turnaround Trading Woes
Wednesday, 12 March 2025, 11:59 am | Retail NZ
Retailers hope the Government’s new focus on growing tourism will provide positive benefits for the struggling sector, Retail NZ says. More >>
Retail NZ Says Citizens’ Arrests Will Worsen Violence In Stores
Wednesday, 26 February 2025, 3:02 pm | Retail NZ
Police have advanced training in de-escalation and detention, and it is unlikely that security guards, retail staff or members of the public would have the techniques needed to handle a violent offender. More >>
Retailers Hope For Growth And Positivity In 2025
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 6:04 pm | Retail NZ
The quarterly Retail Radar survey shows confidence in survival continuing its upward trend with 70% of respondents confident or very confident their retail business will survive the next year, up from 65% in Quarter 3 (July-September) 2024. More >>
Retail Costs Increase While Sales Remain Flat
Thursday, 13 February 2025, 12:02 pm | Retail NZ
“While retailers saw some benefit from the customary Christmas rush and the Boxing Day sales, consumers are continuing to be careful with their spending,” Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young says. More >>
Consumer Confidence Result Shows Continued Retail Softness
Friday, 31 January 2025, 2:30 pm | Retail NZ
The latest ANZ-Roy Morgan NZ Consumer Confidence Index shows that consumer confidence fell 4 points to 96.0 in January. There was a big 15 point drop to -16 in the proportion of households thinking it is a good time to buy a major household item. More >>
Economic Growth Needed To Support Retail Sector
Tuesday, 21 January 2025, 4:22 pm | Retail NZ
New electronic card transaction data for December 2024 shows that total retail sales were down 1% compared to December 2023. The fall came despite the number of transactions staying the same, showing that consumers were spending less with each transaction. More >>
Retailers Still Under Pressure At End Of 2024
Monday, 13 January 2025, 1:56 pm | Retail NZ
New figures from Worldline NZ show that despite strong Boxing Day sales, December continued the downward trend of 2024 with a decline in card spending of -0.7%, dominated by major centres Auckland and Wellington being down 2.0%. More >>
Consumer Confidence Improves In Run-Up To Christmas
Friday, 20 December 2024, 2:55 pm | Retail NZ
The December ANZ-Roy Morgan NZ Consumer Confidence Index shows consumer confidence hitting positive territory, rising from 99.8 to 100.2. More >>
Retailers Disappointed At Continued Ban On Easter Trading
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 5:20 pm | Retail NZ
Restrictions on Easter trading are increasingly outdated and are no longer fit for purpose to meet the needs of consumers or retailers,” Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young says. More >>
Retail NZ Response To Commerce Commission Draft Surcharges Decision
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 11:56 am | Retail NZ
Retail NZ also supported the proposal for the Commerce Commission to set lower fee caps for the Interchange component of the payments system. More >>
Workforce Announcements An Early Christmas Present For Retailers
Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 11:38 am | Retail NZ
The decision to increase the minimum wage by 1.5% to $23.50 an hour from 1 April 2025 will be a relief to retail employers during challenging economic times, Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young says. More >>
Ferry Announcement Welcomed By Retailers
Thursday, 12 December 2024, 4:41 pm | Retail NZ
Having a safe, reliable and cost-effective Interislander service with sufficient capacity to meet the needs of all users into the future is a non-negotiable requirement for retailers and their customers. More >>
Retailers Feel Christmas Cheer
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 8:19 pm | Retail NZ
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for retailers as consumer spending increases, Retail NZ says. New figures from Worldline NZ show that consumer spending across Aotearoa New Zealand was up in the first seven days of December, both on the ... More >>
Auckland Alcohol Sales Rules Are Changing – Treat Retail Workers With Respect
Monday, 9 December 2024, 9:10 am | Retail NZ
From today, 9 December, Auckland Council’s new local alcohol policy requires all off-licences (such as bottle shops, supermarkets and other shops that sell alcohol to take away) to stop alcohol sales after 9pm each night. More >>
Retail NZ Supports Use Of Facial Recognition Technology
Friday, 6 December 2024, 9:33 am | Retail NZ
The results of the Foodstuffs North Island FRT trial released today clearly show that the technology has made a measurable impact, Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young says. More >>
Changes To Employment Relations Act Welcomed By Retail Sector
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 6:57 pm | Retail NZ
Retailers need fit for purpose, stable, predictable employment laws that are easy for business owners to navigate and comply with, creating an environment where businesses can prosper, and entrepreneurs can develop and grow new businesses. More >>
Black Friday A Mixed Bag For Retail Sector
Monday, 2 December 2024, 2:34 pm | Retail NZ
“Overall, it does appear that customers were waiting for the sales to get underway, before they started their Christmas shopping,” Ms Johnson says. More >>
Black Friday Celebration With Consumer Confidence On The Rise
Friday, 29 November 2024, 9:09 pm | Retail NZ
“With many stores enjoying their busiest day in months as consumers flock to Black Friday sales, this news couldn’t have come at a better time,” Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young says. More >>
Rate Cut Brings Hope For Christmas Retail Trading
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 2:27 pm | Retail NZ
Retail NZ is hopeful that today’s OCR announcement will improve consumer confidence in the run-up to Christmas. A rise in confidence will help retailers, who have been suffering a continued downturn in sales. More >>
Retail Challenges Continue
Monday, 25 November 2024, 11:47 am | Retail NZ
Stats NZ’s latest Retail Trade Survey shows that core retail sales fell 1.7% compared to the same quarter of 2023. Total retail sales (including motor vehicles and parts, and fuel) were down 2.8%. More >>
