https://mariannecaroline.com/tags/retail-data/Recent content in Retail Data on Marianne CarolineHugoen-usTue, 27 Oct 2026 03:01:29 +0000https://mariannecaroline.com/articles/nz-fashion-prices-outpace-shoppers-spending-power/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 03:01:29 +0000https://mariannecaroline.com/articles/nz-fashion-prices-outpace-shoppers-spending-power/<h2 id="a-market-pulling-in-two-directions">A market pulling in two directions</h2> <p>New Zealand&rsquo;s fashion sector is sending mixed signals. Prices for clothing and footwear are climbing steadily, yet shoppers are pulling back on what they actually put on the card. Read together, the latest official releases sketch a market where cost pressures and cautious consumers are meeting head-on.</p> <p>According to Statistics New Zealand&rsquo;s consumers price index, clothing and footwear prices rose 2.5 per cent in the year to the June 2026 quarter, up from a 1.3 per cent annual increase in the March quarter. That acceleration happened against a backdrop of broader inflation that also heated up: headline CPI hit 4.1 per cent, compared with 3.1 per cent in the previous quarter.</p>