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Running with wool: Idealog goes behind the scenes of Allbirds
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Rave reviews, impressive sales, celebrity endorsements, a Purple Pin at the Best Awards … The Wool Runner from Allbirds has tapped into the growing desire for ‘anonymous luxury’ and is riding a wave of popularity. But it’s no overnight success. In the presence of about seven years’ worth of prototypes, co-founder Tim Brown and designer Jamie McLellan tell Ben Fahy about the long and winding road they had to travel to bring their vision to life.

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The marketing minds behind L&P’s decision to spice up its brand
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With the temperature warming up, L&P is looking to make the most of Kiwis reaching for a drink by rolling out a new look logo and bottle by Marx Design, as well as a new flavour to match. We talk to L&P marketing manager Angela Broad and head of marketing at Coca-Cola Amatil Leigh Moss about why now for the rebrand, remaining true to the iconic beverage and introducing a new flavour.

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What H&M’s opening means for local competitors
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Auckland’s Sylvia Park was packed to the brim on Saturday as more than 1000 shoppers flocked to see the doors of the much-anticipated H&M open. Sarah Dunn spoke to H&M country manager for Australia and New Zealand, Hans Andersson, about competition, stock rotation and sustainable clothing.

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From 12 floppy disks to connected fridges: Countdown celebrates its 20-year online shopping journey
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A supermarket may not be the first kind of business you think of when talking innovation and technological advancements but this week, Countdown is celebrating 20 years of online shopping and a new partnership with Samsung. We take a trip down memory lane to see how the floppy disk and dial-up-internet-run programme has been replaced by computers, tablets, smartphones and now smart refrigerators.

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Goods for ads: how bartering kept the Hauraki crew afloat 50 years ago
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Fifty years ago the Radio Hauraki DJs, pirates, ‘Good Guys’ (or whatever you would like to call them) were cruising around the Hauraki Gulf on the Tiri, blasting rock and roll tunes out through the airways and into the eager ears of Kiwis from north to south. We chat to former pirates Ian Ferguson and Curtis Dobbie about how the original Radio Hauraki managed to get advertisers on board and what their favourite stories are from back in the day.

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Karma Cola co-founder Simon Coley on sourcing organic, visual storytelling and transparency
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What goes around comes around. Possibly not a phrase that’s often heard in the board rooms of the giant cola companies, but that’s the founding philosophy of Karma Cola, the UK’s only Fairtrade organic cola. Supported by Kiwi-based parent company All Good Organics, Karma Cola are on a mission to prove that a product as commercially popular as a cola can be a vehicle for positive change in the world, without compromising on consumers expectations on taste.

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Vodafone hits 10 million giveaways through its Fantastic Fridays programme
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It’s hard to deny the sweet temptation of a loyalty programme. But how many people actually buy enough coffees to get a free one or spend enough money to earn a voucher? Vodafone decided not to follow this tack with its Fantastic Fridays programme by making all its customers eligible for a reward and replacing the loyalty card with an app. Now, it’s celebrating 10 million giveaways.

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Still a winner: celebrating 25 years of Hubbards
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Following on from Hubbards recent campaign, we thought we’d take a look at where it all started. The origins of Hubbards can be tracked back to a cement mixer called Mlidred, but the brand has grown from these humble beginnings over the last 25 years into a firm favourite on the Kiwi breakfast table.

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Comvita makes a beeline for virtual reality
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When thinking about the kinds of brands that would dabble in virtual reality (VR) technology, probably one of the last that would come to mind would be a healthcare brand. But, New Zealand-based global healthcare brand Comvita has given it a crack to share how it sources its manuka honey, so I went along to try it out.

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