deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 4 months agoRetail spending slump nearly surpassing '80s sharemarket crashwww.rnz.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up131arrow-down1external-linkRetail spending slump nearly surpassing '80s sharemarket crashwww.rnz.co.nzdeadbeef79000@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 4 months agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
Oh, is that the sound of a free market correction? Is NZ oversupplied for retail? No, it’s the consumers who are wrong.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·4 months agoIt’s like they expect the orange to endlessly give juice when squeezed.
minus-squareeagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months ago Things such as changing the sick leave rules would help ease the pressure on businesses, or simplifying the Holidays Act. “While the government doesn’t have any money they have other levers they can use to remove red tape.” Sounds like Retail NZ wants them to erode worker rights and protections as well, I’m sure those retail workers will appreciate that.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·4 months agoYeah, saw that and had a micro-rage. That kind of bullshit is what makes me vindictively reduce my retail spending.
It’s like they expect the orange to endlessly give juice when squeezed.
Sounds like Retail NZ wants them to erode worker rights and protections as well, I’m sure those retail workers will appreciate that.
Yeah, saw that and had a micro-rage.
That kind of bullshit is what makes me vindictively reduce my retail spending.