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Outdoor, adventure retailer Torpedo7 sold for $1 23rd February 2024

Outdoor, adventure retailer Torpedo7 sold for $1

The Warehouse Group has sold its outdoor adventure and sports retail brand Torpedo7 business for $1.


Napier votes for continued Easter Sunday trading 10th November 2023 /

Napier votes for continued Easter Sunday trading

Napier businesses will be able to stay open on Easter Sunday for the next five years.


Auckland Airport shifts to single duty-free operator 1st June 2023 /

Auckland Airport shifts to single duty-free operator

Auckland Airport’s is moving to a single operator model with LagardèreAWPL as its duty-free partner. 


Construction of $200m Auckland Airport retail hub starts 3rd May 2023 /

Construction of $200m Auckland Airport retail hub starts

Auckland Airport’s $200m Manawa Bay retail destination is now under construction.


…and names its $200m premium outlet centre 28th July 2022 /

…and names its $200m premium outlet centre

Mānawa Bay has been selected as the name of the $200m premium outlet shopping centre near Auckland Airport.


Feedback sought on redesign of Wellington’s Golden Mile 12th July 2022 /

Feedback sought on redesign of Wellington’s Golden Mile

Let’s Get Wellington Moving is asking Wellingtonians to provide their feedback on a redesign of the Golden Mile.


“A savvier, streamlined model” – Flight Centre  trades at 60% pre-Covid levels with 25% of staff 1st June 2022 /

“A savvier, streamlined model” – Flight Centre trades at 60% pre-Covid levels with 25% of staff

The company is pushing out a new technology ecosystem to offer customers a seamless booking experience.


Lower card fees to save businesses $74m 12th May 2022 /

Lower card fees to save businesses $74m

New Zealand businesses will soon save around $74m on credit and debit transaction charges.


Online sales help Kathmandu mitigate lockdown losses 10th November 2021

Online sales help Kathmandu mitigate lockdown losses

Sales in the first three months of FY22 have been hit by ongoing Australasian lockdowns but online income grew strongly, says outdoor retailer Kathmandu.


Trampers, surfers help lift Kathmandu revenue 22nd September 2021 /

Trampers, surfers help lift Kathmandu revenue

Sales of hiking and surfing brands helped lift revenue for FY21, says outdoor retailer Kathmandu.


Auckland Airport opens The Mall for domestic travellers 6th October 2020 /

Auckland Airport opens The Mall for domestic travellers

Auckland Airport has opened its click-and-collect online shopping platform The Mall to domestic travellers.


Tourism retailing reels from impact of coronavirus 26th February 2020 /

Tourism retailing reels from impact of coronavirus

New Zealand’s hospitality and tourism retailing sectors are suffering from the coronavirus onslaught, says BusinessNZ chief executive Kirk Hope.


Christchurch Airport scores All Blacks ‘experiential’ retail store 24th September 2019 /

Christchurch Airport scores All Blacks ‘experiential’ retail store

Lagardère Travel Retail has opened an official All Blacks store at Christchurch Airport.


Travel and adventure brand Kathmandu opens flagship store 30th August 2019

Travel and adventure brand Kathmandu opens flagship store

Travel and adventure brand Kathmandu has opened a new flagship store in Christchurch – the city in which the brand began in 1987.


Australian retailer moves on NZ Chinese tourist shops 18th April 2019

Australian retailer moves on NZ Chinese tourist shops

Australian retailer AuMake has bought the Broadway network of Chinese tourism shops gaining a foothold in the NZ tourist shopping market.