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Great News For Retailers And Customers In Level 2 Announcement
Monday, 11 May 2020, 5:13 pm | Retail NZ
Retail NZ says it is great news that retail stores and malls will be able to open again from this Thursday. “The retail sector has been seriously impacted by the enforced closure under the lockdown, and the move to Alert Level 2 on Thursday means ... More >>
Business and industry groups present united front
Friday, 24 April 2020, 10:01 am | Retail NZ
Eight industry groups representing business have joined forces to call on the Government to urgently increase protection for commercial tenants in the face of rents that are now completely unaffordable under the COVID-19 lockdown and now pose a serious ... More >>
Plea For Safe Shopping At Level 3
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 9:45 am | Retail NZ
Retail NZ is asking the Government to allow safe shopping in-store when the nation moves to Alert Level 3 next week. “The point of Alert Level 3 is that we are moving from only doing things classified as essential to doing things that can be done safely, ... More >>
Good News For Economy In Level 3 Restrictions – Retail NZ
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 3:17 pm | Retail NZ
It is good news for the economy and for consumers that more retailing will be permitted when we move to level three, according to Retail NZ. “Retail NZ has been advocating for the e-commerce and click and collect services to be allowed, providing that they ... More >>
Retail NZ Welcomes Increase In Contactless Limit
Thursday, 9 April 2020, 8:37 am | Retail NZ
Retail NZ says it welcomes news that the limit for contactless payments has been temporarily lifted to $200 in light of the COVID-19 crisis. “Contactless payments have long been hugely popular with customers, and there has been a surge of interest ... More >>
Retail NZ Welcomes Greater Clarity On Essential Services
Wednesday, 25 March 2020, 8:43 am | Retail NZ
Retail NZ says it welcomes tonight’s announcement by Government of further information about what retail stores are considered essential. “There has been significant confusion over the last day and a half about which retailers will be able to open ... More >>
Urgent Clarity Required On Essential Retail Services
Monday, 23 March 2020, 3:10 pm | Retail NZ
Retail NZ says the Government needs to provide urgent clarity on what are “essential retail services” following today’s announcement that non-essential stores will be required to close within 48 hours. “In the Prime Minister’s press statement, ... More >>
Landlords Need To Work With Retail Tenants Through Crisis
Monday, 23 March 2020, 11:51 am | Retail NZ
Retail NZ is applauding those landlords who are working with tenants to help them through the current Covid-19 crisis, but warns that landlords who aren’t prepared to review rental terms will push struggling retail businesses into insolvency. ... More >>
Broad Range Of Retailers Providing Essential Goods
Saturday, 21 March 2020, 2:20 pm | Retail NZ
Retail NZ is urging the Government to consider the broad range of retailers who provide essential goods to help Kiwis get through the distruption of the Covid-19 crisis. “Supermarkets, petrol stations and pharmacies have an obvious critical ... More >>
Government Support Package A Good Place To Start
Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 7:07 pm | Retail NZ
Retail NZ welcomes Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s announcement today of a support package as a good starting point, however, the support doesn't go far enough for some retail businesses. “The wage and leave subsidies will be great for small ... More >>
Retailers Under Covid-19 Pressure As Retail NZ Welcomes Government Support Announcement
Tuesday, 10 March 2020, 8:57 am | Retail NZ
Retail NZ says that the retail sector is under immense pressure as a result of the Covid-19 Coronavirus outbreak, and that it welcomes today’s announcement of a Business Continuity Package by the Government. “A survey of Retail NZ members shows that ... More >>
Retail NZ Welcomes Extension Of Fog Device Funding
Friday, 6 March 2020, 11:23 am | Retail NZ
Retail NZ says it welcomes an announcement by Police Minister Stuart Nash that the Government is providing $1.9 million in additional funding to support the installation of fog devices in retail stores that are at-risk of robbery. “Aggravated robbery ... More >>
Coronavirus Impacts Spread Unevenly in Retail
Monday, 10 February 2020, 9:00 am | Retail NZ
The majority of Retail NZ members report that, to date, the Coronavirus has had little immediate impact on their businesses, although some have been impacted significantly, and there are medium-term concerns about supply chains. More >>
Challenging Times Continue For Retailers
Friday, 24 January 2020, 10:56 am | Retail NZ
The latest Retail NZ Retail Radar Report shows that despite the busy Black Friday, Christmas and Boxing Day sales periods, a significant number of retailers did not hit their sales targets for the quarter ended 31 December. “While strong sales ... More >>
Staff Exploitation Unacceptable – Retail NZ
Tuesday, 22 October 2019, 1:14 pm | Retail NZ
Retail NZ says most retailers and franchise owners do their best to comply with employment laws, and it’s unacceptable for franchise business owners to exploit their staff. The comments come following today’s Employment Court decision in relation to the ... More >>
Retail sector slow-moving over last quarter
Thursday, 17 October 2019, 10:57 am | Retail NZ
Retail sector activity was increasingly slow-moving during the quarter ended 30 September, according to the latest Retail NZ Retail Radar report, released today. More >>
Countdown On Until Black Friday and Christmas
Wednesday, 25 September 2019, 12:19 pm | Retail NZ
It's just three months until Christmas, and Retail NZ says the sector is hoping for a busy end of the year. More >>
Retail Sector Sluggish During Second Quarter
Thursday, 1 August 2019, 12:41 pm | Retail NZ
Retail sector activity remained sluggish during the 2nd quarter of 2019, according to Retail NZ's latest Retail Radar report. “A continuing pattern of business uncertainty coupled with the lack of desire to spend from consumers saw 58 per cent of retailers ... More >>
Auckland businesses take honours at 2019 Retail NZ Awards
Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 8:21 am | Retail NZ
The best retailers in the country have been recognised tonight at the 2019 Retail NZ Awards. “Forme Spa & Wellbeing’s Parnell Store has been named overall Supreme Large Retailer as well as winning the Customer Experience Award (Large Retailer), ... More >>
ERA Decision Sets Wage Rates Above Market Levels
Monday, 24 June 2019, 7:52 pm | Retail NZ
Retail NZ says that the Employment Relations Authority has set wage rates above local market levels in a case between First Union and Jack’s Hardware Ltd of Dunedin. More >>
