Hallenstein sales up ahead of key Christmas period
Retail

Hallenstein sales up ahead of key Christmas period

Hallenstein Glasson Holdings said its clothing retail chains had traded strongly ahead of Christmas, with sales up by 7.1 percent on the corresponding period. However, despite the increased sales for the 16 weeks to Dec. 1, the retailer's margins remained under pressure, it said....

Victoria Young 04 Dec 2019
What Chinese SMEs want from New Zealand
Primary Sector

What Chinese SMEs want from New Zealand

A visiting Chinese academic says primary industries should be key to Kiwi firms who want to export to the world’s second-largest economy, and they should be doing it online. Zhejiang University of Technology’s Renyong Chi emphasised the importance of the internet economy at the C...

Victoria Young 03 Dec 2019
Ihumatao and sustainability key topics at Fletcher meeting
Infrastructure

Ihumatao and sustainability key topics at Fletcher meeting

Fletcher Building executives were accused of being evasive during questioning over the occupation of Ihumatao at the company’s annual meeting today. The company is recovering from several bad years in its construction division, hard times in Australia and challenges related to Oc...

Victoria Young 28 Nov 2019
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gain as F&P has solid first half
Markets

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gain as F&P has solid first half

NZ shares rose as Fisher & Paykel Healthcare gained, cracking $12 billion in market value after lifting first-half profit.  Fisher & Paykel, which raised its annual earnings outlook in October, was up by 1.6 percent to $21.10 after it said first-half earnings were up 24 percen...

Victoria Young 27 Nov 2019