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The Warehouse opens Click and Collect store
Cashless

The Warehouse opens Click and Collect store

The Warehouse opens a Click and Collect store in Auckland CBD, offering customers convenience and ease of shopping online.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 24th Sep 2015
Trade Me, The Warehouse and GrabOne lead online shopping
Trade Me

Trade Me, The Warehouse and GrabOne lead online shopping

New Zealanders are hooked to online shopping, according to new research from Nielsen NZ, with cyberspace providing limitless options.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 7th Jul 2015
Warehouse posts 5% gain in 3rd-qtr sales, says FY profit on track
Noel Leeming

Warehouse posts 5% gain in 3rd-qtr sales, says FY profit on track

Warehouse Group posted a 5% gain in 3rd quarter sales which it said was in line with its expectations and meant it was on track to meet annual profit.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 8th May 2015
Warehouse may offer $125M of 5-year fixed-rate bonds
Shares

Warehouse may offer $125M of 5-year fixed-rate bonds

The retailer may sell as much as $125 million of five-year bonds to refinance $100 million of bonds maturing next month.

By Pattrick Smellie • 1 min read • Tue, 5th May 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise, led by A2 on ASX debut
Power / Energy

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise, led by A2 on ASX debut

NZ shares climbed as A2 Milk's promising ASX debut saw a 12% rise. Yet, Warehouse Group, Genesis Energy, and Metlifecare dipped amid ex-dividend status.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2015
The Warehouse Group CEO out, succession plan launched
Jobs

The Warehouse Group CEO out, succession plan launched

The Warehouse Group's CEO Mark Powell is officially stepping down some time before Feburary 2016, as part of the company's annual succession planning.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 30th Mar 2015
Warehouse says 63% of permanent staff now on 'career retailer wage'
Red Shirt

Warehouse says 63% of permanent staff now on 'career retailer wage'

Mark Powell says he hopes to eventually see someone promoted to his role that started out in the Red Shirts in Schools programme as a 16 year old.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZX 50 rises to record led by Genesis on yield hunt
Power / Energy

MARKET CLOSE: NZX 50 rises to record led by Genesis on yield hunt

New Zealand shares rose led by Genesis Energy and paced by Spark New Zealand, as the international hunt for income paying investment returned.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2015
Warehouse lowers annual profit, dividend forecast on weaker trading
Noel Leeming

Warehouse lowers annual profit, dividend forecast on weaker trading

Warehouse Group lowered its forecasts for annual profit and dividends after New Zealand's largest listed retailer posted weaker first-half earnings as.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise, led by Warehouse; Diligent falls on downgrade
NZX

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise, led by Warehouse; Diligent falls on downgrade

New Zealand shares rose to a fresh record pushed higher by Warehouse Group after James Pascoe lifted its stake to become the second-biggest shareholde.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2015
James Pascoe lifts Warehouse stake to 16.4%, buying Woolworths' shares
The Warehouse Group

James Pascoe lifts Warehouse stake to 16.4%, buying Woolworths' shares

James Pascoe, the retail group owned by David and Anne Norman, has lifted its holding in Warehouse Group to 16.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2015
CORRECT: Kirkcaldie & Stains flags October for possible capital return, mulls future of store
Physical Security

CORRECT: Kirkcaldie & Stains flags October for possible capital return, mulls future of store

Kirckcaldie & Stains, the unprofitable Wellington department store, is waiting for a new chief executive and the final payment from the buyer of it.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2015

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The Warehouse Group stories

The Warehouse launching prepay mobile service
Noel Leeming

The Warehouse launching prepay mobile service

The Warehouse will launch a prepay mobile service with 2degrees later this month, building on its longstanding selling other companies offerings.

By Heather Wright • 1 min read • Fri, 13th Nov 2015
eStar appoints former Warehouse leader as COO
Estar

eStar appoints former Warehouse leader as COO

eStar bolsters leadership by naming retail veteran Kevin Rowland as its new COO to drive the firm's next growth phase.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 16th Jun 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Contact, Genesis gain
Power / Energy

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares rise; Contact, Genesis gain

New Zealand shares rose, paced by Contact Energy and Genesis Energy after high-dividend paying stocks were made more attractive by the prospect of low.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2015
Warehouse eyes costs, better products as it targets earnings growth
The Warehouse Group

Warehouse eyes costs, better products as it targets earnings growth

Warehouse Group is turning its focus to reducing costs and improving its products and productivity as it seeks to get a return from its increased spen.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2015
Massey University plugs NZ skills shortage with new big data degree
Unified Communications

Massey University plugs NZ skills shortage with new big data degree

Massey University has announced it is launching New Zealand's first business-focused analytics degree next month to address the skills shortage in ana.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2015
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall as Warehouse lowers guidance; Goodman gains on yield hunt
NZX

MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares fall as Warehouse lowers guidance; Goodman gains on yield hunt

New Zealand shares fell, led by Warehouse Group as investors mulled a possible dividend cut after it downgraded first-half guidance.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2015