Article – BusinessDesk
Feb. 5 (BusinessDesk) – Mitre 10 chief executive Neil Cowie will end a five-year stint in charge of the country’s biggest hardware chain, having overseen a 50 percent increase in annual sales. Read more »
Press Release – McKee Fehl
To celebrate, were hosting lunch & late-night market celebrations at Press Hall on Thursday 28th February between 12-2pm & 4-9pm. Read more »
Article – BusinessDesk
Feb. 5 (BusinessDesk) – New Zealand new vehicle registrations fell in January as the market continues to soften, the Motor Industry Association said. Read more »
Press Release – Advertising Standards Authority
The following decisions have been published on the ASA website: Complaint 18/369 Appeal 18/020 Bauer Media , Television: Appeal Declined Complaint 18/413 Specsavers , Television: No Grounds to Proceed Complaint 18/427 KFC , Television, Settled: … Read more »
Article – New Zealand National Party
New research that proves that electronic cigarettes are far more effective than existing cessation tools shows the Government must move urgently to make e-cigarettes more available as to smokers who want to quit, National MP Nicky Wagner says. Read more »
Article – BusinessDesk
Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) – High-spending households were hit by rising airfares and rental car costs in the December quarter while lower spending ones got some relief from cheaper vegetables. Read more »
Press Release – Trademe
Trade Me has today announced that members can now use emoji when responding to and asking questions onsite. Read more »
Article – BusinessDesk
(Updates with comment from Hellers from 10th paragraph. Confirms OIO approval still pending to end.) Read more »
Article – BusinessDesk
Jan. 30 (BusinessDesk) – Bacon and sausage manufacturer Hellers has been fined $39,375 and ordered to pay $5,000 to each of three children who suffered allergic reactions after eating mis-labelled sausages. Read more »
Press Release – Consumer NZ
Consumer NZ stands by its sunscreen testing and dismisses criticisms by manufacturers as irresponsible and unsubstantiated. Read more »
Press Release – Consumer Council of Fiji
Proper regulations are needed to ensure consumers are not slapped with excessive surcharge fees by merchants for the use of EFTPOS terminals while making a purchase. Read more »
Press Release – Retail NZ
Retail NZ is warning consumers not to get sucked in by scam surveys offering great prizes in return for a small postage fee. Retailers are reporting that some customers are receiving fake texts or social media messages asking them to complete a survey, … Read more »
