Business

It’s United Video South City Invercargill’s last week in business after 39 years. Owners Daryle and Kim Blackler expect to have a big week selling off the last of their stock, and estimate to have owned well over 100,000 DVDs. The first to go when the big sale started several months ago was the box

Scania NZ – New Zealand’s leading heavy truck brand – is building the multi-national company’s most southern workshop in the world at Lorneville with a strong, new team that is growing by the day. Michelle Findlater leads the team and is very excited about what the brand – with a Swedish-based HQ –

It’s 2023 and already a number of significant businesses will soon close their doors or have already shut up shop. East Rd Pets closed their doors at the end of May, the owners citing ongoing health reasons as the main reason why. United Video South City are divesting themselves of their vast, vast

HWR Group has moved into its new tower building in downtown Invercargill, and other tenants have also started to occupy the space. Featuring a ground floor with eight additional levels, HWR’s head office takes up floors five, six and seven. The top floor is used by the HWR property team and a privat

For months, the worst-kept secret in Invercargill has been that JB Hi-Fi is coming to town. But where? Back in September, whatsoninvers.nz reported that the retailer was in talks with developer Gaire Thompson to lease part of the old Farmers store on Dee Street. Since then, the rumour mill has been

H&J Smith have today (Tuesday 25th July) confirmed that a major long-term supplier, Longbeach Holdings Ltd of Christchurch, will takeover the H&J Smith Gore branch at the end of August. Longbeach Holdings, an accomplished manufacturer who design and wholesale a wide range of quality apparel also ope

Invercargill Central is fast becoming a “must visit” destination in the city and developing into a thriving community hub as well. Centre Manager, Kelvin Mooney said there’s been over 385,000 vehicles through the Invercargill Central car park and over 350,000 people visiting the Centre via the revit

The former SIT arcade needs a new name, with various news tenants having secured retail and office space in the link from Don to Esk Street. Owner Gaire Thompson said the Don-Esk Arcade had actually been proposed as its name, as well as Commerce South, but as yet nothing was finalised – so the Nelso