Clothing retailers bare brunt of spending slump, tourism a bright spot

[ad_1] Tourism-related spending held up in March. Photo / Matteo Colombo Clothing retailers are particularly being hit hard as Kiwis rein in their discretionary spending, according to ANZ. The bank’s merchant and card spending data for March showed annual growth in total spending was 2.5 per cent, lower than last month’s annual figure of 3.5 […]
He’s a towering figure in the tourism industry. Last night he was named CEO of the year
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[ad_1] Winston Churchill famously said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” It’s a phrase that immediately comes to mind when talking to Grant Webster, chief executive of Tourism Holdings and this year’s Deloitte Top 200 Chief Executive of the Year. When the country’s borders closed in early 2020 in response to the Covid […]