Inside Retail New Zealand

09/01/2026

GameStop on Wednesday unveiled a compensation package worth roughly US$35 billion (NZ$60.7 billion) for CEO Ryan Cohen, hinging on a turnaround that requires him to lift the struggling videogame retailer’s market value more than tenfold and sharply boost its profit.

GameStop on Wednesday unveiled a compensation package worth roughly $60.7 billion for CEO Ryan Cohen, hinging on a turnaround.

09/01/2026

EB Games has written to its staff as it begins consultation on a plan to close all 38 stores in New Zealand.

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EB Games has written to its staff as it begins consultation on closing all 38 stores in New Zealand.

09/01/2026

Christchurch retail startup Kai Co supermarket is challenging traditional grocery pricing with a new operating model that cuts out middlemen and sources directly from suppliers.

Kai Co is challenging traditional grocery pricing with a new operating model that cuts out middlemen and sources directly from suppliers.

06/01/2026

Surplus food marketplace Too Good To Go has reported strong early traction, with rapid user growth and business sign-ups since launching in Aotearoa in November last year.

Too Good To Go has reported strong early traction, with rapid user growth and business sign-ups since launching last year.

06/01/2026

New Zealand payment processing network Worldline Merchant Services (Worldline NZ) said Christmas Eve was again the country’s busiest shopping day of last year, despite a decline from previous years.

New Zealand payment processing network Worldline NZ said that Christmas Eve was again the country’s busiest shopping day of the year.

23/12/2025

Ingka Investments – the investment arm of IKEA – has acquired a majority stake in Sweden-based plant-based food manufacturer The Green Dairy for US$8.6 million.

Ingka Investments has acquired a majority stake in Sweden-based plant-based food manufacturer The Green Dairy for US$8.6 million.

23/12/2025

New Zealand’s largest online auction site, Trade Me, has revealed its top motor listings of the year, with the number one spot being held by a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12.

19/12/2025

IKEA ’s first New Zealand store in Auckland attracted more than 140,000 people during its opening week, with shoppers coming from as far away as Canterbury and Otago.

Ikea’s first New Zealand store in Auckland attracted more than 140,000 people during its opening week, with shoppers coming from as far away as Canterbury and Otago.

19/12/2025

“Would you like to donate $2 to charity today?”

If you have been Christmas shopping this season, you probably heard this question – and potentially felt pressured to donate money in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis.

New research found many customers feel pressured, anxious or pushed into making a donation.

18/12/2025

The TV Shop has been caught misleading customers by having its employees write fake reviews about its products.

The TV Shop has been found misleading customers by having its employees write fake reviews about its products.

18/12/2025

The “significant problem” of retail crime in New Zealand is reducing, according to research from the global retail crime intelligence company, Auror.

16/12/2025

Titan Parent, owner of auction platform Trade Me, plunged into the red in the last fiscal year amid a large amount of impairments.