Empowering Retail
Championing the New Zealand Retail Sector
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Latest Episodes
Empowering Retail: Delivering Christmas
The Christmas trading season can make or break a retailer's year, and getting deliveries right is a key part of delighting customers. In this episode, we're joined by NZ Post to discuss how retailers can prepare for peak season demand, avoid co...
Empowering Retail: Public Holiday Pay Made Easy
Public holidays can be one of the trickiest areas of employment law for retailers. From working out who should be paid and how much they should receive, to understanding when a day in lieu applies, the rules can be confusing. In this episode, R...
Empowering Retail: El Niño and the Economy
What happens when a weather event meets an uncertain economy?El Niño is expected to bring hotter, drier conditions to parts of New Zealand this summer, with potential impacts on agriculture, regional economies, and household costs. But t...
Empowering Retail: The Business Mental Health Toolkit
Mental health is an important issue for every workplace, and in this episode we're joined by Hon Matt Doocey, Minister for Mental Health and Associate Minister of Health, to discuss the new Business Mental Health Toolkit. Minister Doocey shares...
Empowering Retail: Citizen's Arrests Explained
New citizen's arrest laws have sparked plenty of questions for retailers. In this episode, Carolyn Young talks with New Zealand Police about what the legislation means in practice – including what retailers and staff can and can't do, the polic...