27 November 2024. Today’s cut in the Official Cash Rate is being welcomed by the retail sector during one of the busiest weeks of the year.
Tag - Economic Trends
25 November 2024. Retail trade statistics for the September 2024 quarter show that the retail sector is continuing to face challenges.
4 September 2024. The Worldline retail spending data through core retail merchants for August 2024 shows soft retail spending with a decrease 0.5% year on year...
30 August 2024. Consumer confidence has improved again in August for the second month in a row, but it is still a long way off average levels of the last...
14 August 2024. Retail NZ welcomes the Reserve Banks decision to cut the Official Cash Rate by 0.25 to 5.25%, the first cut after eight consecutive no change...
5 August 2024. The latest spending data from Worldline shows that retailers are struggling right now, according to Retail NZ.
24 July 2024. Slow sales and uncertainty have continued to dog the retail sector, with low consumer confidence and rising costs impacting customers’...
17 July 2024. Retailers are relieved to see that inflation is slowing, Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young says.
12 July 2024. Retail card spending figures for June 2024 show that the retail sector is battling through a long cold winter.
30 May 2024. The struggling retail sector will see some silver linings from today’s Budget announcements but little immediate prospect of a turnaround in...