Retail Research & Statistics

In a snapshot

The retail industry is a significant part of New Zealand's economy.

• New Zealanders spend more than $12,000 in shops every year, for every adult, child and baby. That adds up to annual retail sales of more than $50 billion.
• The industry employs 325,000 people, about 20 per cent of the national workforce.
• There are more than 49,000 retail outlets including shops, service stations, cafes & restaurants and car sales yards.
• New Zealand has more than 150 national and regional chains operating about 7,500 stores. The vast majority of New Zealand's retail outlets are owned independently and operated by their owners.
• New Zealand's shop opening hours are among the most liberal in the world. Retailers can open at any time on any day except Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Anzac Day morning. In smaller centres it is usual to close mid-afternoon on Saturday, and many owner-operated stores stay closed on Sundays.

2009 Retail Market in NZ - An Analysis

View the latest copy of our statistical review of the New Zealand Retail Market, written by John Albertson (statistical information provided by Statistics New Zealand utilising data up until the first quarter of 2009). 2009 New Zealand Retail Market Analysis.pdf

Global Retail Insights - 2009

Will be presented by the Australian Centre for Retail Studies (ACRS), Monash University at the NZRA's National Conference to be held on Wednesday 2 September, 2009, Sky City, Auckland.  Click on 2009 National Conference for details and to register.

Global Retail Insights - 2008

Presentation held in July 2008 available to event attendees only by contacting levans@retail.org.nz



Global Retail Insights - 2007 

Download the slides from the Global Retail Insights presentation given by the Australian Centre for Retail Studies (ACRS) at Monash University, Melbourne that was held in Auckland and Christchurch in 2007:

Key Global Trends.pdf
ConsumerTrends Presentation_NZRA.pdf
green retailing.pdf
multi-channel.pdf
VM.pdf
Culture.pdf

Top 10 Retail Trends

Presentation by John Albertson - The state of the industry: Retail 2007 - The State of the Industry with John Albertson, presentation notes.pdf

Latest retail statistics from Statistics NZ

Click here for the latest releases contain tables on:

• Retail sales by store type - actual, seasonally adjusted and trend
• Retail sales by geographical region - actual, seasonally adjusted and trend
• Retail stocks by store type
• Retail sales deflators by store type.
• Retail trade surveys

Westpac Economic Reports 

Click here to access the Market outlook including:

• The latest economic news and bulletins
• Financial forecasts
• Business news 
• Retail research

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