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Glerups extends wool contract with NZ Merino through 2017

Glerups extends wool contract with NZ Merino through 2017

By Tina Morrison Oct. 30 (BusinessDesk) - Glerups, the Danish woollen slipper maker, has extended its contract with New Zealand woolgrowers to meet increased demand for its product. The company inked a 2017 contract through the New Zealand Merino Company for 120 tonnes of w...

Tina Morrison 29 Oct 2015
NZ residential building consents fall 5.7% in September

NZ residential building consents fall 5.7% in September

By Tina Morrison Oct. 30 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand residential building consents fell for a second month in September as activity recovers from a spike higher in July. Seasonally adjusted consents slipped 5.7 percent to 2,232 in September, following a 5.3 percent slide i...

Tina Morrison 29 Oct 2015
Briscoe lifts third-quarter sales 7.1%, expects to increase annual profit again

Briscoe lifts third-quarter sales 7.1%, expects to increase annual profit again

By Paul McBeth Oct. 30 (BusinessDesk) - Briscoe Group, whose hostile takeover of Kathmandu Holdings was spurned earlier this year, lifted third-quarter sales 7.1 percent, with bigger gains in its sporting goods stores, and anticipates increasing annual profit for a seventh yea...

Paul McBeth 29 Oct 2015