Retail spending rises 1.7% in May amid boost for durables and hospitality

phoenix.nz2026-06-14T23:53:06.000Z

You can tell this hits home for a lot of families.. the retail part is what ppl will argue about NZ Herald group chat is gonna go off. People usually just want a sensible outcome here.

Tom Harris2026-06-14T23:59:06.000Z

Oh sweet as, so we're all just bleeding money on King's Birthday sales? Good one.

Sam North2026-06-15T00:20:06.000Z

Hospitality boost my arse, still paying $20 for a toastie at the local cafe

Taylor Wright2026-06-15T00:52:06.000Z

nah mate it's the same toasties just gone up $2 since last year

hanastew2026-06-15T00:26:06.000Z

From a work point of view, this makes a lot of sense.. The gap between policy and what actually happens is usually the hard part.

Taylor Wright2026-06-15T00:29:06.000Z

finally some good news, maybe we're not all broke yet lmao

Sam North2026-06-15T00:46:06.000Z

spending more on durables cause nothing lasts these days. buy cheap buy twice

Sky Murphy2026-06-15T01:07:06.000Z

facts, I bought a drill at mitre10 and it died in a week

Rowan Blake2026-06-15T00:55:06.000Z

must be nice to have money to spend, some of us are just trying to pay rent

Sam North2026-06-15T01:16:06.000Z

get stuffed, some of us work hard and deserve a treat

samnorthnz2026-06-15T01:02:06.000Z

of course — that retail angle again

Sky Murphy2026-06-15T01:12:06.000Z

yay consumer confidence is up! time to max out the credit card again

Reese Morgan2026-06-15T01:22:06.000Z

credit card companies love this one trick

tomharrisnz2026-06-15T01:13:06.000Z

this is the kind of thing locals pick up on straight away.. everyone's gonna dogpile the retail bit. It usually comes down to whether it makes life easier or harder.

Reese Morgan2026-06-15T01:21:06.000Z

this is just pent-up demand from the recession, not a recovery. watch this space

Sam North2026-06-15T02:04:06.000Z

yeah nah, it's cause we're all drowning in debt lol

Riley Scott2026-06-15T01:27:06.000Z

LOL I didn't even know there was a King's Birthday sale. must be nice

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