Regulator and Viagogo back in court for documents fight

Regulator and Viagogo back in court for documents fight
Meredith Connell's Nick Flanagan is arguing for the Commerce Commission
BusinessDesk staff
The Commerce Commission and Viagogo have returned to court with the regulator seeking disclosure of internal company reports to support its case the ticket reseller misled the public.The proceedings follow 1,139 complaints about the company since 2014.  The regulator's allegations include Viagogo breached the Fair Trading Act by wrongly representing itself as an “official” reseller, falsely saying tickets were about to sell out and claiming consumers were “guaranteed” to receive valid tickets.The case was first...

More Retail

Aussie and NZ line up on bank fee chop proposal
Retail

Aussie and NZ line up on bank fee chop proposal

The Australians are also proposing to ban surcharges on in-store plastic card payments.

Pattrick Smellie 16 Jul 2025
Getting to the bottom of CBD vacancies
Retail

Getting to the bottom of CBD vacancies

Hybrid working patterns are reportedly a factor in retail vacancy rates.

Gregor Thompson 08 Jul 2025
Piercing chain SkinKandy making its mark in Kiwi malls
Retail

Piercing chain SkinKandy making its mark in Kiwi malls

The Australian piercing chain plans to have opened 10 NZ stores by December.

John Anthony 07 Jul 2025
Foodstuffs South Island ‘merger costs’ bill rises
Retail

Foodstuffs South Island ‘merger costs’ bill rises

More than $11 million has been spent so far on ‘merger-related costs’.

Gregor Thompson 03 Jul 2025