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Countdown posts 1.1% rise in 1Q sales as new stores openings offset weaker prices
Sales

Countdown posts 1.1% rise in 1Q sales as new stores openings offset weaker prices

Countdown saw a 1.1% boost in 1Q sales to NZD $1.5 billion, driven by new store openings, while comparable sales dipped 0.1% amid flat prices.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2014
Sure thing as ShoreTel hires new APAC VP
ShoreTel

Sure thing as ShoreTel hires new APAC VP

ShoreTel appoints Frederic Gillant as Vice President and Managing Director for Asia Pacific to drive sales and expand partner network.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Aug 2014
Profits boost as Trend Micro revamps global program
Trend Micro

Profits boost as Trend Micro revamps global program

Trend Micro unveils a revamped global partner program aimed at boosting profits for over 50,000 channel partners with enhanced training, tools, and support.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 7th Jul 2014
Staff web usage: To filter, or not to filter...
Phishing

Staff web usage: To filter, or not to filter...

SMEs face a constant dilemma: trust staff or monitor their web use. Web filtering can safeguard companies legally and financially, and boost MSP revenue.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Jun 2014
New Partner chief to drive Compuware's ANZ presence
Partner Programmes

New Partner chief to drive Compuware's ANZ presence

Compuware appoints Graham Dean as Partner Manager for Australia and New Zealand to expand their channel program.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 10th Jun 2014

Stories from Other Regions

Rangatira holds first-half dividend at 20 cts
Fintech

Rangatira holds first-half dividend at 20 cts

Rangatira, the Wellington-based investment group, kept its first-half dividend unchanged at 20 cents a share after posting a drop in first-half pro.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2014
NZ manufacturing sales rise 0.4% in 3rd-qtr, as metal offsets slide in dairy, meat
Sales

NZ manufacturing sales rise 0.4% in 3rd-qtr, as metal offsets slide in dairy, meat

New Zealand manufacturing sales rose in the third quarter as an increase in output of metal building products offset a decline in volumes for both.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 8th Dec 2014
Quantec signs Mexican distribution deal for anti-acne cream derived from cow's milk
Sales

Quantec signs Mexican distribution deal for anti-acne cream derived from cow's milk

Startup biotech company Quantec Ltd has signed a Mexican distribution partner agreement to launch its anti-acne cream, the only treatment globally.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Dec 2014
Tourism Holdings lifts annual profit forecast, shares rise
Shares

Tourism Holdings lifts annual profit forecast, shares rise

Tourism Holdings, the biggest campervan rental company in Australia and New Zealand, said annual profit may rise as much as 44 percent on increased.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Nov 2014
CORRECT: Methven lifts 1H profit 3.4% on cost-cuts, lower tax bill
Shares

CORRECT: Methven lifts 1H profit 3.4% on cost-cuts, lower tax bill

NZ's Methven sees 3.4% profit rise in H1, beating sales dip with cost cuts and tax savings. Eyes top-end annual earnings forecast.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 25th Nov 2014
Warehouse affirms forecast for higher 2015 profit even amid softer trading
Sales

Warehouse affirms forecast for higher 2015 profit even amid softer trading

Warehouse Group, New Zealand's largest listed retailer, affirmed its expectation for a rise in annual earnings even as sales lag behind forecast he.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2014
A2 Milk changes Chinese supply approach for infant formula
Shares

A2 Milk changes Chinese supply approach for infant formula

A2 Milk Co has agreed to make China State Farm Holdings Shanghai the sole importer of its a2Platinum infant formula while the milk marketer will ta.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 21st Nov 2014
IkeGPS first-half sales almost double, loss widens
Power / Energy

IkeGPS first-half sales almost double, loss widens

IkeGPS Group said first-half sales almost doubled along with its losses as the company that sells portable measuring devices uses the proceeds of i.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
Shares in F&P Healthcare rise to a record as market darling outperforms
Health Technologies

Shares in F&P Healthcare rise to a record as market darling outperforms

Shares in Fisher & Paykel Healthcare rose to a record after the maker of breathing masks and humidifiers raised its profit forecast for the sixth t.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2014
Vend boss Rowsell helps PledgeMe meet $100,000 crowd funding target
PledgeMe

Vend boss Rowsell helps PledgeMe meet $100,000 crowd funding target

PledgeMe, the equity crowd funder, has raised $100,000 via its own equity crowd funding platform with help from Vend boss Vaughan Rowsell.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2014
Argosy Property lifts first-half profit 25% on occupancy boost, divestments
Shares

Argosy Property lifts first-half profit 25% on occupancy boost, divestments

Argosy Property Fund lifted first-half earnings 25 percent as New Zealand's fourth-largest listed property investor boosted its occupancy rate and.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2014
Pacific Brands in talks to sell unprofitable footwear operations
Shares

Pacific Brands in talks to sell unprofitable footwear operations

Pacific Brands, the Australian clothing and linen company, is in talks with an undisclosed buyer to sell its unprofitable footwear and sporting goo.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2014
ASX-listed Inventis restructures ailing NZ unit after management buyout falls over
Supply Chain

ASX-listed Inventis restructures ailing NZ unit after management buyout falls over

Inventis, the ASX-listed furniture and technology company, has restructured its unprofitable New Zealand unit, after talks to sell the business to.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd Nov 2014