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Slow Trading Continues For Retailers
Monday, 14 July 2025, 2:15 pm | Retail NZ
Stats NZ’s Electronic Card Transactions for June shows an increase in ‘total retail’ spending of just 0.5% compared to May (seasonally adjusted monthly values). More >>
Retail Wages Show Small Increase
Thursday, 10 July 2025, 2:34 pm | Retail NZ
The 2025 Wages Guide covers 27 roles, ranging from frontline sales assistants and delivery drivers to back-office roles in finance, digital, logistics and store management. On average, large national retailers pay higher wages than smaller businesses operating ... More >>
New Trespassing Proposals A Positive Step
Thursday, 3 July 2025, 3:30 pm | Retail NZ
The new proposals should make it easier for verbal trespass to be effective, and to be supported by CCTV footage to show that a trespass notice has been issued, Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young says. More >>
New Shoplifting Penalties A Step In The Right Direction
Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 3:02 pm | Retail NZ
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has announced increased penalties for theft, including a new infringement regime for low value shoplifting, tougher consequences for threatening or intimidating behaviour associated with shoplifting, and longer maximum prison ... More >>
NZ Retail Industry Gathering For Inspiration And Celebration
Friday, 13 June 2025, 2:09 pm | Retail NZ
With a focus on creating a brighter tomorrow, our Inspire Retail 25 conference sessions are designed to be future-focused, providing attendees with strategic knowledge and practical takeaways that they can implement in their business, Retail NZ Chief Executive ... More >>
Report Confirms Facial Recognition Can Be Used Responsibly To Reduce Retail Crime
Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 8:37 am | Retail NZ
Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster has released his review of the FRT trial conducted by Foodstuffs North Island. His report finds that the trial was compliant with the Privacy Act and the technology can be used with appropriate guardrails to protect ... More >>
No Quick Growth For Retail In Budget 2025
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 4:31 pm | Retail NZ
Retail NZ welcomes the Government’s continued focus on combating crime, with the increased spending on policing, serious youth offenders and cutting the backlog in our courts. More >>
Budget 2025 Must Deliver Consumer Confidence
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 2:51 pm | Retail NZ
Retail NZ’s latest quarterly Retail Radar survey, covering January-March 2025, found that 57% of retailers did not meet sales targets for the quarter and had mixed expectations for quarter two sales. More >>
Retail Crime Significantly Under-reported
Monday, 5 May 2025, 10:28 am | Retail NZ
Retail NZ’s COMS Retail Crime Report 2024 found that 99% of respondents, representing more than 1500 stores across New Zealand and online, experienced some form of retail crime or anti-social behaviour, totalling 140,746 incidents. More >>
Retailers Call For Flexibility On Easter Trading Hours
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 12:40 pm | Retail NZ
Retailers have told us that “It seems very inconsistent (and without good reason) that some stores can trade while others can not, simply because they are in a different council area” said Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young. “We believe retailers ... More >>
Insights Into Infrastructure Disruptions Welcome
Thursday, 3 April 2025, 11:44 am | Retail NZ
The New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) research shows that short term disruptions have been widely felt through projects like the Auckland City Rail Link, Wellington’s ‘Let’s Get Wellington Moving’ and CBD upgrades in Tauranga ... More >>
Retailers Welcome H&S Reforms For Small Low-risk Businesses
Monday, 31 March 2025, 5:23 pm | Retail NZ
Workplace Relations & Safety Minister Velden has announced the plans which will see a carve-out for small, low-risk businesses from general Health and Safety at Work Act requirements. These businesses will be required only to manage critical risks ... More >>
Supermarket Reforms
Sunday, 30 March 2025, 3:08 pm | Retail NZ
Minister Willis has announced some big initiatives on what might happen this year, but we need to keep in mind that the objective is to provide better prices at the checkout for consumers. So, the key will be to see how any recommendations will lower ... More >>
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 >>
