BNZ Marketview February 2016

Marketview February 2016

Total online retail spending in February was up 14% compared to the same month a year ago, helped along by an extra day for the 2016 leap year. Removing the leap year effect, the growth rate drops to approximately 10%. This is slightly slower than the growth trend we’ve seen in recent months, but still a solid performance.

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BNZ Marketview January 2016

  • Total online retail spending in January was up 15% compared to the same month a year ago. Online sales at local merchants were up 11% on January last year, outpacing the growth in spending at physical stores (based on Statistics NZ figures for electronic card transactions) for the fourth consecutive month.

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Art For Heart's Sake

Art for heart's sake is a collaboration between fine artist Craig S. Primrose QSM and UNICEF.
When Craig painted the 3 portraits of Sir Edmund Hillary between 2002-2007 it was always with the intention to sell the portraits to raise funds

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Bush Business

It is a great day when work involves taking a walk through NZ's native bush! This week we explored opportunities for linking Birkenhead town centre with the recently upgraded walking path through Le Roy's bush on Auckland's north shore.

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