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Retail Asia01/12/2021

PepsiCo has announced the appointment of Kyle Faulconer as the new CEO of Australia and New Zealand, effective January 2022. Faulconer will replace outgoing CEO, Danny Celoni, who was recently appointed to the Asahi Beverages Oceania Executive Leadership Team as the new CEO of Carlton & United Breweries, effective February 2022. To take up the […]

Retail Asia13/04/2021

Banks, insurers and asset managers in New Zealand must make climate change-related disclosures for their businesses as New Zealand becomes a first-mover in green finance laws. All banks with total assets of more than NZ$1 billion ($703 million), insurers with more than NZ$1 billion in assets under management alongside equity and debt issuers listed on the […]

Retail Asia21/08/2019

Kathmandu has reported a 2.7 percent year-on-year increase in same-store sales in Australia in FY19, and a 3.9 percent decline in same-store sales in New Zealand year on year. Overall, group same-store sales grew 0.6 percent year on year in FY19, the outdoor retailer said in a trading update on its unaudited full-year results on […]

Retail Asia05/06/2019

With 14 days left to hit their minimum target, New Zealand-based ethical fashion brand Little Yellow Bird announced it has raised over $151,563 in its equity crowdfunding campaign. The Wellington-based company is offering Kiwis the chance to invest in the company for as little as $500 to scale its impact, grow the product range and […]

Retail Asia03/06/2019

New Zealand’s long-awaited zero carbon bill will create sweeping changes to the management of emissions, setting a global benchmark with ambitious reduction targets for all major greenhouse gases. The bill includes two separate targets – one for the long-lived greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide, and another target specifically for biogenic methane, produced by […]

Retail Asia17/04/2019

Performance footwear retailer The Athlete’s Foot has confirmed it will be opening at least 12 new stores across New Zealand and Australia in the next year. The news comes as the retailer opens a new flagship in Melbourne Central shopping centre in Australia today, featuring a new format that it hopes to replicate in upcoming store […]

Retail Asia11/10/2017

People living in Canterbury spend the third highest amount on eating out after Auckland and Wellington, according to data gleaned from Westpac NZ. The financial firm has drilled down into the data of over 96,000 CashNav app users and determined the spending habits and characteristics of Kiwi consumers across the country. Westpac’s CashNav app allows […]

Retail Asia27/09/2017

New Zealand operator Spark has added a third evolved packet core node to its mobile network to accommodate surging data traffic and add more resiliency. The company said it has deployed a new node in Porirua to allow it to meet strong demand for mobile data. Its customers have already downloaded 34 petabytes of data […]

Retail Asia25/07/2017

Christine Cross and John Holland will retire from the board of outdoor apparel retailer Kathmandu, with the Kiwi-based retailer announcing replacement directors following an extensive international search. Holland has been a director of Kathmandu since the company’s Initial Public Offering in 2009 while Christine Cross has served as a director since 2012. The two new […]

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PepsiCo names new CEO for Australia/New Zealand

New Zealand to Introduce Climate Change Law

Kathmandu lifts same-store sales in FY19

Kiwis invest Money into Ethical Fashion Brand

New Zealand introduces groundbreaking zero carbon bill

The Athlete’s Foot to open several more stores in New Zealand

Kiwi spending habits revealed

New Zealands’s Spark adds third EPC to mobile network

Kathmandu’s two for two director swap