The fuel crisis is scuppering optimism in the retail sector. 

The latest quarterly Retail Radar Report shows rising confidence at the end of last year has turned into anxiety about the future. 

Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young told Ryan Bridge 66 percent of retailers don't expect to make their sales targets in the next quarter.  

She says 29 percent aren't certain they can survive the next year. 

The fuel crisis is scuppering optimism in the retail sector.&nbsp;
The latest quarterly Retail Radar Report shows rising confidence at the end of last year has turned into anxiety about the future.&nbsp;
Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young told Ryan Bridge 66 percent of retailers don't expect to make their sales targets in the next quarter. &nbsp;
She says 29 percent aren't certain they can survive the next year.&nbsp;

A fresh and intelligent start to your day - catch the very latest international and domestic news developments, sport, entertainment and business on Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, on Newstalk ZB.

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Carolyn Young: Retail NZ Chief Executive on the latest quarterly Retail Radar Report

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ACT leader and Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour will campaign on new immigration policies.

His proposed changes include stronger English language requirements, a daily levy, and a specialised enforcement unit targeting people who overstay their visas. 

Immigration lawyer Marcus Beveridge called Seymour's policies 'superfluous'. 

He told Ryan Bridge, "it's not really worth getting out of bed for this, because most of it's already here, it's super superfluous, it's posturing."

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ACT leader and Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour will campaign on new immigration policies.
His proposed changes include stronger English language requirements, a daily levy, and a specialised enforcement unit targeting people who overstay their visas.&nbsp;
Immigration lawyer Marcus Beveridge called Seymour's policies 'superfluous'.&nbsp;
He told Ryan Bridge, "it's not really worth getting out of bed for this, because most of it's already here, it's super superfluous, it's posturing."
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Marcus Beveridge: Immigration Lawyer on ACT's new immigration policies

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On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Monday 4th of May 2026, Marcus Beveridge a Immigration Lawyer at Queen City Law shares his thoughts on David Seymour's new 6 point immigration plan. 

Business Correspondent Vicky Pryce has the latest on interest rate decisions last week in UK and ECB and US, the latest economic dictators and forecasts revised down due to oil prices and what governments are talking about doing, including on easing jet fuel problems for airlines.

Retailers want Kiwis working from the office, not home, after the latest Retail NZ survey, Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young shares her thoughts. 

Plus UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the latest on a man and woman dead and three others were injured in a "suspicious" explosion at a house in Bristol, and the US threatening to withdraw more troops from Europe after announcing plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany.

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On the Early Edition with Ryan Bridge Full Show Podcast Monday 4th of May 2026, Marcus Beveridge a Immigration Lawyer at Queen City Law shares his thoughts on David Seymour's new 6 point immigration plan.&nbsp;
Business Correspondent Vicky Pryce has the latest on interest rate decisions last week in UK and ECB and US, the latest economic dictators and forecasts revised down due to oil prices and what governments are talking about doing, including on easing jet fuel problems for airlines.
Retailers want Kiwis working from the office, not home, after the latest Retail NZ survey, Retail NZ Chief Executive Carolyn Young shares her thoughts.&nbsp;
Plus UK/Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey has the latest on a man and woman dead and three others were injured in a "suspicious" explosion at a house in Bristol, and the US threatening to withdraw more troops from Europe after announcing plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany.
Get the Early Edition Full Show Podcast every weekday on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
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Full Show Podcast: 04 May 2026 

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I have good news and bad news for you this morning. 

The good news, I was out shopping on the weekend, which means I didn't actually buy anything but drove halfway across town looking for a bed-head, couldn't find one that fit, and went home empty-handed. 

But the good news is the shops I visited were full of people spending money. Hardware store. Full. Furniture store, less full but still busy. The Devil Wears Prada on Saturday night was 100% booked out for sessions running almost on the hour. 

I've never rated Anne Hathaway's acting chops, but literally thousands of middle-aged women, glass of Savvy Bin hand, clearly did. 

A survey out today says retailers are worried about the fuel shock, but I didn't see much reason to be freaking out o the weekend. 

Now the bad news, all the stuff we buy in this country comes by sea. 

All the trinkets and furniture and non-perishables come over the ocean, because we're a, yah know, an island.

More than 80% of our trade is done on a ship, by value and weight.

Half of that trade - imports and exports - is done by the shipping giant Maersk.

In a little-reported note to customers Friday, Maersk is slapping an almost 30% fuel surcharge on to inland transport. 

The fuel bill for imports is increasing 27%. The Aussies' is going up 18%. 

This cost gets added to all the stuff we buy. So anything in country right now will be cheaper than anything that's about to be sent here. 

They started the new charging rate on Friday. 

Which does make my weekend in busy shops and gay old time at the pictures on Saturday night feel somewhat like, to use another movie analogy, a dinner party aboard the Titanic as it listed into the Atlantic ocean. 

I have good news and bad news for you this morning.&nbsp;
The good news, I was out shopping on the weekend, which means I didn't actually buy anything but drove halfway across town looking for a bed-head, couldn't find one that fit, and went home empty-handed.&nbsp;
But the good news is the shops I visited were full of people spending money. Hardware store. Full. Furniture store, less full but still busy. The Devil Wears Prada on Saturday night was 100% booked out for sessions running almost on the hour.&nbsp;
I've never rated Anne Hathaway's acting chops, but literally thousands of middle-aged women, glass of Savvy Bin hand, clearly did.&nbsp;
A survey out today says retailers are worried about the fuel shock, but I didn't see much reason to be freaking out o the weekend.&nbsp;
Now the bad news, all the stuff we buy in this country comes by sea.&nbsp;
All the trinkets and furniture and non-perishables come over the ocean, because we're a, yah know, an island.
More than 80% of our trade is done on a ship, by value and weight.
Half of that trade - imports and exports - is done by the shipping giant Maersk.
In a little-reported note to customers Friday, Maersk is slapping an almost 30% fuel surcharge on to inland transport.&nbsp;
The fuel bill for imports is increasing 27%. The Aussies' is going up 18%.&nbsp;
This cost gets added to all the stuff we buy. So anything in country right now will be cheaper than anything that's about to be sent here.&nbsp;
They started the new charging rate on Friday.&nbsp;
Which does make my weekend in busy shops and gay old time at the pictures on Saturday night feel somewhat like, to use another movie analogy, a dinner party aboard the Titanic as it listed into the Atlantic ocean.&nbsp;

Ryan Bridge: Things are about to get a whole lot more expensive

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Carolyn Young: Retail NZ Chief Executive on the latest quarterly Retail Radar Report

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