24 May 2024. Strong signals on controlling the cost of living, combating retail crime and improving infrastructure are on Retail NZ’s wish list for the Budget announcements.
Category - Media Releases
We speak up for retailers in the news, on a range of key issues affecting the retail sector.
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14 May 2024. Retail card spending figures for April 2024 show that the retail sector is continuing to battle strong headwinds.
9 May 2024. Retail NZ is welcoming the prospect of tax cuts in the upcoming Budget and is hoping this will lead to a lift in consumer confidence.
23 April 2024. At the end of a slow summer of trading, New Zealand retailers are not feeling positive about their business prospects as they head into winter, according to the latest Retail Radar quarterly survey of...
12 April 2024. March retail sales figures show further decline in the sector as Stats NZ reported a 3% decline in the month of March.
11 April 2024. Parliament is set to debate liberalising Easter trading restrictions again, with a Member’s Bill being up for deliberation.
26 March 2024. Families around Aotearoa New Zealand are heading away for the long Easter weekend but many will reach their destinations to find that shops are closed this Friday and Sunday.
20 March 2024. Retailers are hoping that a lift in consumer confidence will translate to sales for the struggling sector, but we haven't seen it yet, Retail NZ says.
6 March 2024. The outcomes of the new Young Offender Military Academies being initiated by the Government will be watched closely by retailers across Aotearoa New Zealand, Retail NZ says.
8 February 2024. The facial recognition trial announced today by Foodstuffs North Island will be closely watched by retailers across New Zealand, Retail NZ says.
