Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in New Zealand, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Payment firms in New Zealand have committed to rolling out the new payment technology credential-on-file (COF) tokenization to strengthen e-commerce security and enhance conversion rates. Adyen, Bambora, Cybersource, Paystation by Trade Me and Windcave said…
Despite being started by New Zealand entrepreneur and former footballer Tim Brown, wool-based footwear brand Allbirds has only been available online its home country – until now. The launch comes after the business successfully raised $76.7 million at the end…
Kiwis will soon be able to shop at Kmart 24/7 when the retailer’s newly refurbished Sylvia Park store opens on August 15. The retailer is billing the store as the first department store in the country to stay open 24 hours a day. “For us, it’s about offering…
Amid an industry-wide effort to right-size store networks, analysts at Citi have singled out Flight Centre as a business which could particularly benefit from such an effort. According to Citi analyst Bryan Raymond, approximately 10 per cent of Flight…
New Zealand consumers spent $4.2 billion online last year, a 16 percent increase in 2017, according to the latest e-commerce report from NZ Post. This compares to just 2 percent annual growth in bricks-and-mortar shopping, the postie said in a statement…
The New Zealand dollar lifted Thursday, trading at 65.39 US cents at 0800 in Wellington from 65.26 at 1700. The trade-weighted index was at 71.88 from 71.91. The kiwi was at 51.66 British pence from 51.96, at 58.19 euro cents from 58.32, at 70.63 yen from…
Burger Fuel said its stores in New Zealand have been performing well, posting a 2.6 per cent increase in sales on the previous year. Burger Fuel, which has 56 restaurants in New Zealand, said sales have increased from last year but growth was less than what…
Travel retailer Helloworld Travel has announced a number of new businesses have joined, or will join, its New Zealand retail network, broadening operations in the region. Agencies Gilpin Travel, Barlow Travel, and Atlas Corporation have joined the network…
Sephora has said its first New Zealand flagship store will be opened in July – though it stopped short of confirming an exact date. The beauty retailer revealed the detail on its social media channels on Wednesday morning, telling Kiwis to cancel their…
Skincare brand ecostore has been crowned New Zealand’s most authentic brand according to research conducted by branding agency, Principals, and analytics firm The Navigators. The Brand Alpha 2019 Top 20 Most Authentic Brands report graded brands on four key…
New Zealand women’s shoe brand Ziera has appointed a new CEO and chairman to transform the business into a digital-first omnichannel retailer. Ziera has announced a new partnership with The Iconic to grow its e-commerce presence, which will make it less…
Spending on local online sites has strengthened, helping boost the country’s total online retail sales over the three months to April by 7 percent over the previous corresponding period. Spending on New Zealand sites is continuing a recent strong run, seeing…
Domino’s Pizza is taking on one of its customers most common complaints, that the ordered pizza “doesn’t look like it should”, with a nationwide roll-out of its Pizza Checker technology. The technology takes the form of a camera system that grades individual…
Countdown is taking steps to make the supermarket chain more accessible to people with different needs, opening the doors to the country’s first accredited ‘Be. Accessible’ supermarket in Hawera, and testing a new car park monitoring app to ensure mobility…
Beauty retailer Sephora has confirmed long-standing rumors of an Auckland flagship set to open on Queen Street in 2019. While the retailer launched a local online offering in 2015, the bricks-and-mortar location will be Sephora’s first in New Zealand and is…
Vodafone Group has arranged to sell a 100% stake in Vodafone New Zealand to a consortium of investors for NZ$3.4 billion ($2.23 billion). The consortium comprising New Zealand infrastructure investment company Infratil and Canadian investment company…
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