NZ retailing is entering into a period of more intense, price-focused competition for the wallets of customers. This makes it more important than ever for independent retailers to focus on their strengths. The Chemist Warehouse is one of many successful overseas chains that is busy identifying New Zealand locations where their “stack it high and sell it low” approach will work. Their arrival will inevitably lead to media commentary about the higher prices charged by other pha

At this time of the year many business owners will undertake long term planning for their business. This provides a much-needed opportunity to think more clearly about where you would like the business to be in the future – and what changes you would like to achieve. Prosperity without growth While many of these planning (or dreaming) sessions might focus on the growth opportunities of the business and where it could end up if financially if everything goes well – it is not a