Champagne, a private show and a “bag boy” probably aren’t what come to mind when picturing a six-hour return bus trip from Dunedin to Invercargill. But that’s exactly what guests are treated to during Bex and Paul Tobin’s shopping trips to New Zealand’s southernmost Kmart. The nearest Kmart was in Invercargill, a three-hour trip south by bus. Shopping trips to Invercargill weren’t their only new source of income, with the couple eventually expanding into domestic tourism and private bookings, but Tobin says the success of the Kmart trips had been motivating. It was announced last week that Kmart is building a new store in South Dunedin, which Tobin describes as “incredible news”.

Source: Stuff October 29, 2022 16:44 UTC