Nelson Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
Tuesday 24 November 2015
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STRONGMAN: Winner of the Vortex Spas Strongman Challenge at the A&P Show over the weekend, Luke Slotemaker, lifts an iron bar on day two of the competition. Full story on page 2. Photo: Barry Whitnall/Shuttersport.
We spend more online Nelsonians spend 15 cents of every retail dollar online, much more than the national average of 10 cents, according to data commissioned by Nelson City Council. The data was collected by Market View and posted on the council’s website earlier this month. It shows how much is being spent in the retail sector, where that money is coming from and where locals are spend-
ing their money. Data from eftpos, debit and credit card holders – which makes up around 70 per cent of total spending – was used to collect the information. The quarterly report was for the period ending September this year. The data showed that for every retail dollar spent by someone living in the Nelson City Council region, almost 58 cents is spent
Andrew Board Editor
andrew@nelsonweekly.co.nz in Nelson, 10 cents in Tasman, 17 cents in other parts of New Zealand and 15 cents is spent online. Uniquely Nelson manager Simon Duffy –
who has only been in the job a week – says it’s important for retailers to have an online presence and these stats back that up. “Whether we agree with it or not, people are shopping online and social media is important for retailer’s brands.” Beetees co-owner Glen Beattie says they
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