BNZ Marketview April 2015
HIGHLIGHTS
NZ’s online retail spending now exceeds $3 billion per year. Total online retail spending in April was up 7% compared to April 2014 levels. Online purchases at domestic merchants in April were up 3% on the spending levels a year earlier.
Remu-WearIt Wearable Arts Trail
'Remu-WearIt' is a Wearable Arts Trail featuring garments created by Year 8 and 9 students from Diocesan School and WOW finalist Sally Blyth. The exhibition runs until May 27th at fourteen locations throughout Remuera.
BNZ Marketview March 2015
HIGHLIGHTS
- Total online retail spending in March was up 11% compared to March 2014 levels.
- Online purchases at domestic merchants in March were up 7% on the spending levels a year earlier, which is slightly ahead of the growth in spending at physical stores (approx. 5%, based on electronic card transactions).
- Spending at international sites was very strong in the month of March - up 18% on the level we saw in March last year.
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BNZ Marketview Retail Sales Index February 2015
Key figures for February online retail sales
- Total online retail spending was up 9% on February last year – a solid result, nearly back to double-digits.
- Online purchases at domestic merchants in February were up 6% on the spending levels a year earlier, which is similar to the growth in spending at physical stores.
- Spending at international sites was up 13% on the level we saw in February last year. The growth rate has eased in recent months, but remains double that of online sales at domestic retailers.
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