Who Will Fill Furniture Market Gap?

by editor on July 23, 2010

The past week has seen us being contacted by various members of the media, Ikea was one subject and the other was Queens Wharf. On the Ikea issue, we were told that the interest from the public in Ikea was huge and when are they going to arrive etc. This is something for Ikea to [...]

Queen’s Wharf – a Coming Debacle at the Rugby World Cup?

by editor on July 12, 2010

What a disgrace. Those of you not living in Auckland must think the city is a joke. What we are referring to is the Queens Wharf debacle. This week we had a representative of the media come to us about our thoughts on retail, Auckland etc. Inevitably the question of the Rugby World cup came [...]

Government Intrigue – Will it Affect Consumer Spending?

July 5, 2010

The past week has been a week of intrigue, with a number of key issues quietly sneaking in under the radar. The first one was the introduction of the Emissions Trading Scheme that was introduced on the 1st July. The impact on households is averaged by the Government at $3.17 per week, and they contend [...]

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Shifts in the NZ Retail Market (and a report from Europe)

June 21, 2010

For the past six weeks we have been concentrating on our experience in Europe, we are going to summarise our opinion, but before we do, we should just focus on the domestic market and review what has been happening in NZ during this time. So here is an snapshot of NZ retail and property activities, [...]

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Global Financial Crisis Winners

May 24, 2010

Despite the Global Financial Crisis there have still been a few winners. Notably retailers in the supermarket and fast food sectors have done well as Kiwi customers stock to the basics. Now it appears that supermarket sales growth may be plateauing. Could this, and the anticipated tax cuts indicate that customers are about to start [...]

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Volcanic Ash, Flight Delays and the Polish Economy

May 17, 2010

The volcanic ash, has created more disruption in Europe for travellers than reported. Having been caught with 2 cancelled flights delays are now the norm. It seems that this uncertainty will remain with us for some time, so if you are travelling to Europe be prepared! Meanwhile, despite the economic uncertainty with the value of [...]

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Looking Back on 21 Years of Retailing in NZ

April 19, 2010

All enjoyed the celebrations undertaken last week by RCG in respect of its 21 years in business. Some photographs are included in this issue. What came out of last week is the one factor in business that relates to all of us and that is “loyalty”. Retailers rely on loyalty to ensure they continue to [...]

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RCG Celebrates 21 Years in Business

April 12, 2010

This week, RCG celebrates 21 years in business. Download the whole article Restaurant Brands New Zealand Limited operates the New Zealand outlets of KFC, Pizza Hut and Starbucks Coffee. Good management decisions have helped push up full-year profits at Restaurant Brands 70 per cent to $19.9 million. Its share price closed yesterday at $2.10, the highest [...]

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Petrol and Retail – Can they Work Together?

April 8, 2010

Easter is over for another year, and it seems that we all survived the lack of retail trading days available. How did it feel not to be able to go shopping on Good Friday and Easter Sunday? A bit bizarre though isn’t it that you can go out and have a drink at cafe or bar [...]

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Quarter Year Review

March 31, 2010

In two days we will be 25% through 2010, this is Easter week and daylight saving is also about to change to winter hours. There are only 9 months left of this year to achieve goals which we may have set ourselves at the start of 2010 !! This is supported by the feeling that there [...]

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