ok i had a closer look at the picture. there not homeless people so i brought some WHS again today knowing this.
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Sneaker heads by the looks. If I recall correctly jd sports sells some exclusive sneakers. And the two guys in focus in the picture are wearing the Air Jordan 5 grape colour way and Air Jordan 1 High UNC colour way.
Quite common for them to line up and camp overnight even in normal times.
Edit: Adding link to the shoes reselling in usd on StockX
https://stockx.com/air-jordan-5-retro-alternate-grape
https://stockx.com/air-jordan-1-retro-high-unc-leather
Yup, a sneaker drop is happening https://www.kiwiproperty.com/sylvia-...t-sylvia-park/
They’ll be lining up for this. Unlikely for the $150 pack
“Join us for the BIGGEST drop of previously sold-out Air Jordan 1s, Nike Dunks & Retro Air Jordans NZ has ever seen.”
Stats NZ Card Spend October
Card spending increases in October - up 10%
The increase in the seasonally adjusted electronic card spending in October is the largest since June 2020.
Next month the heading will be -
HUMONGOUS GROWTH IN SALES - Growth as never seen before
JD sports massive brand in the UK, it what all the chavs wear, they moving in on NZ. Rebel sport will be hit hard. The website up and running and it is where all the hoodie set will go to buy their gear.
That is why they are so keen to be queuing up. Unlikely anyone camping outside The Warehouse so don’t get your hopes up.
For context - all of Auckland in-store retail was closed for the full month, along with Waikato for part of the month. Despite that nationwide card spending is down just 9% year on year.
Quote:
New Zealanders spent $645 million (9.5 percent) more on their credit and debit cards in October, compared with last month, Stats NZ said today.
“The increase indicates spending is starting to return to levels seen before the country went into lockdown in the second half of August,” business performance manager Ricky Ho said.
The increase in the seasonally adjusted electronic card spending in October is the largest since June 2020. Spending in the previous two months has been relatively low, especially in the retail spending category.
In October, most spending categories had large increases and were also some of the largest seen in 2021.
“This reflects the easing of restrictions in some regions, which has allowed more stores to open for non-essential shopping,” Mr Ho said.
The seasonally adjusted value of total electronic card spending in October was $7.4 billion, with the retail spending category accounting for just over three-quarters of this. Retail card spending was up $519 million (10.1 percent).
In October, the durables spending category was up $149 million (11.5 percent) and drove the increase in total card spending. This category includes many non-essential items such as furniture, hardware, and appliances.
Groceries and liquor (consumables) was the only spending category that saw a decrease in card spending over the month, down $6 million (0.2 percent) from September 2021.
“The slight dip in grocery shopping could be due to New Zealanders now having more options to eat out or have takeaways, instead of purchasing food from supermarkets,” Mr Ho said.
In actual terms, total electronic card spending was $7.5 billion, down 9.2 percent ($0.8 billion) from the same time last year.
Values are only available at the national level and are not adjusted for price changes.
W(n), gold medal performance coming then. The NZ retail spender is a GOAT! Joins that paddling sensation who just cant give up.
You will be right W69, as usual. But to be fair we have had a tough year. We all deserve a bit of retail therapy.
I finally built up the courage to ask wifey about yet another package that was delivered to our door earlier today. She just replied, "a parcel a day keeps the sadness away" lol :laugh: its so true though. We deserve to reward ourselves for the what has felt like an extended winter.
The only thing that may slow sales is Paymark crashing and the retailers unable to swipe those credit cards
Here’s the breakdown for the year on year compare:
Changes in the actual value of electronic card transactions for the October 2021 month (compared with October 2020)
Consumables sub-industry movements:
- supermarket and grocery stores, up $181 million (9.5 percent)
- liquor, down $8 million (3.8 percent)
- specialised food, down $18 million (7.8 percent).
Durables sub-industry movements:
- furniture, electrical, and hardware retailing, down $81 million (9.9 percent)
- pharmaceutical and other store-based retailing, down $57 million (15.8 percent)
- department stores, down $37 million (10.9 percent)
- recreational goods, down $15 million (8.9 percent).
Hospitality sub-industry movements:
- food and beverage services, down $212 million (21.7 percent)
- accommodation services, down $63 million (37.9 percent).
Non-retail sub-industry movements:
- medical and other health care services (includes GPs, specialists, physiotherapy, optometry, ambulances, and dental care), down $56 million (21.1 percent)
- postal and courier pick-up and delivery services, down $20 million (33.6 percent)
- travel agency and other tour arrangement services, down $6 million (from $21 million to $14 million).
Note: As a result of low levels of spending in several sub-industries due to Auckland being in alert level 3 in October, as well as parts of Waikato and Northland for most of October, and the rest of New Zealand in alert level 2 for the same period, there have been large percentage decreases in these sub-industries between October 2020 and October 2021.