Smiths City
Softer retail demand impacts Smiths City
Furniture and appliance retailer Smiths City has trimmed its losses but has seen its revenue fall as it closed stores to counter softer consumer demand. Audio
Smiths City stops short of living wage accreditation
The furniture and appliance retailer will pay its staff $20.55 from October but won't become an accredited living wage employer, meaning its contractors won't be paid a living wage, and it hasn't… Audio
Under-fire Smiths City to pay staff living wage
Furniture and appliance retailer Smiths City will pay its staff the living wage, of $20.55 per hour, from October. Audio
Sixteen retail chains accused of underpaying staff
Tens of thousands of minimum wage workers are potentially collectively owed millions of dollars in unpaid wages, with 16 of New Zealand's largest retailers now accused of forcing their employees to… Video, Audio
Two more major retailers caught underpaying staff
Continuing on with Checkpoint's investigation into retailers not paying their employees for all their work, we can reveal two more guilty chains; footwear chain Hannahs and homeware giant Briscoes… Audio
Some Spotlight staff not paid for 15 minute meetings
Spotlight has launched an internal investigation after employees at its Christchurch store told Checkpoint they weren't paid for 15 minute meetings they had to attend. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio
Unpaid work 'widespread' in retail - First Union
More retail workers have come forward to complain about being pressured to attend meetings or do other work without pay. Last week the employment court ordered Smiths City to back-pay staff six years'… Audio
Smiths City ordered to pay staff for unpaid meetings
For 15 years, Smiths City staff were expected to attend a 15 minute morning meeting they weren't paid for. The company has now been given three months to pay up. Zac Fleming reports. Video, Audio
Smiths City expands into Auckland with new format stores
The furniture and appliance retailer, Smiths City, has opened two new-format stores in the Auckland region, as part of its North Island expansion. Audio
Smiths City profit falls
The Christchurch-based retailer, Smiths City, has reported a lower full-year profit - amid a tough trading environment - and one-off gains in the previous year. Audio