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    A mixed bag for Kiwi businesses to start December

    A mixed bag for Kiwi businesses to start December

    20 December 2025
    Latest figures from Worldline shows spending through core retail merchants in the first two weeks of this month, was down 0.3 percent on last year.

    Core retail is down almost six percent, but a rebound is expected around Boxing Day.

    Hospitality NZ's Sam MacKinnon says the sector doesn't have a single "make-or-break" day.

    He says it's about the whole office shut-down period for hospitality. 12-19-25 1454

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity


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