Retail NZ's Q4 2025 report highlights a mixed recovery in the retail sector, with rising confidence and sales performance among some retailers, yet persistent caution, declining Black Friday participation, and significant disparities in business resilience across the sector.
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divergent performance between stable and struggling retailers
****Retail’s reluctant realism – Retail Radar report Q4 2025**** \\ \\ **17 February 2026**\\ \\ The latest Retail Radar report, released today, shows confidence is at a two-year high, with 76.7% of respondents saying they are ‘confident’ or ‘very confident’ their business will survive the next 12 months.headline numbers mask deep category and regional disparities
****Retail results encouraging, but the recovery is uneven**** \\ \\ **22 May 2026**\\ \\ “When value is up but volume is flat, it tells us consumers are paying more for the same basket of goods. That’s not the same as a genuine increase in retail activity, and it’s something we’re watching closely,” Ms Young says.Spotted something wrong on this page? Report a correction.
