What Night ‘n Day does

Night 'n Day Foodstores Limited is a New Zealand–based convenience store franchisor founded in 1990 by Denise and Andrew Lane. The company operates New Zealand's only nationwide convenience store franchise network, with more than 50 franchised stores distributed across both the North and South Islands. Headquartered through a Support Centre at 52 Filleul Street, Dunedin, the business employs between 501 and 1,000 people across corporate and franchise operations.

The company's core offering is the convenience retail format — small-format stores selling everyday grocery, beverage, snack, and fuel-adjacent products to local and travelling consumers, often on extended hours. Night 'n Day has progressively extended its ecosystem through co-location with Gull fuel stations and integration with major third-party delivery platforms including Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Delivereasy, enabling off-premise access to its store network. Its underlying technology footprint consists of standard franchise-retail infrastructure: point-of-sale systems, store-locator/website platforms, and integration middleware connecting stores to delivery aggregators.

The business model is a classic franchise structure: Night 'n Day generates revenue from initial franchise fees, ongoing royalties on store sales, and wholesale/supply arrangements with its franchisee network. The customer base is bifurcated — B2B counterparties are the independent franchise owners (small-to-medium operators, including multi-unit franchisees such as Alan Garrick with four stores), while end customers are the everyday convenience shoppers served at the store level. The company is privately held by the founding Lane family and operates without external funding signals or public-market disclosures.

Name

Night ‘n Day

Legal name

Night 'n Day Foodstores Limited

Website

https://nightnday.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Night 'n Day Foodstores is a New Zealand convenience store franchisor founded in 1990, operating 50+ franchised stores nationwide and generating revenue through franchise fees, royalties, and supply arrangements with its independently owned franchisee network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Christchurch

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Franchise fees and royalties: Night 'n Day Foodstores Ltd operates as a franchisor, generating revenue from franchisees who pay for the right to operate under the Night 'n Day brand. Franchisees receive access to the award-winning business model, procurement support, marketing, operations support, and finance/administration services in exchange for franchise fees and ongoing royalties.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Night 'n Day Foodstores Limited operates a franchise network of 50+ convenience stores across New Zealand, selling groceries, convenience items, cafe offerings, and milk bar products with trading hours ranging from 24-hour service to extended hours (6am-11pm or 5am-11pm). The franchisor sells franchise rights to independent operators and provides centralized support including preferred supplier agreements, marketing, field operations management, and finance/administration services covering payroll, GST returns, and management reporting.

Product overview

Night 'n Day is an award-winning retail convenience network operating over 50 franchise stores across New Zealand. The core offering is convenience and grocery retail stores, combining convenience store, cafe, and milk bar offerings in one location. The business operates through a franchise model where independent retailers own and operate stores using Night 'n Day's proven business system. Additional offerings include online ordering and delivery integration with third-party platforms (Uber Eats, DoorDash, Delivereasy) and regular promotional products. The company provides franchisees with operational support including marketing, procurement, finance, and administration services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Night 'n Day Convenience Stores Retail convenience network of 50+ stores across New Zealand's North and South Islands, offering convenience and grocery items, cafe offerings, and milk bar products with operating hours ranging from 24-hour service to extended hours (typically 6am-11pm or 5am-11pm).
• Night 'n Day Franchise Franchise opportunity allowing individuals and small business operators to own and operate Night 'n Day convenience stores, including access to the business model, preferred supplier agreements, marketing department, field operations managers, supplier liaison, and finance/administration support (payroll, GST returns, management reporting).
• Online Ordering & Delivery Online food and convenience delivery service available through third-party platforms Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Delivereasy, allowing customers to order convenience items, groceries, and prepared foods for delivery from participating Night 'n Day stores across New Zealand.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75% higher than industry average for turnover
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Uber EatscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNight 'n Day stores are available for ordering via the Uber Eats platform across multiple regions in New Zealand, including Northland, Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago/Central Otago, and Southland. Uber Eats integration allows customers to order convenience items for home delivery.
• DoorDashcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNight 'n Day stores are available for ordering via the DoorDash platform, enabling on-demand delivery of convenience store products to customers across New Zealand.
• DelivereasyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNight 'n Day has partnered with Delivereasy for last-mile delivery, particularly serving South Island stores and enabling customers to receive convenience store products via the Delivereasy platform.
• Gull (fuel co-location)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAt least one Night 'n Day store (East Tamaki) is co-located with a Gull fuel station. Additional co-located NPD 24/7 Fuel stores include Moorhouse Ave, Frankton, and Rolleston. This partnership provides complementary foot traffic and creates a fuel-and-convenience shopping destination.
• Franchise Association of New Zealand (FANZ)minorOthersNight 'n Day is a member of the Franchise Association of New Zealand (FANZ), displaying the association logo on its website. FANZ membership provides credibility for the franchise offering and adherence to a Code of Ethics.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Gull New Zealand: Gull is a NZ fuel retailer with co-located convenience stores (including one co-located with Night 'n Day). Comparable as a fuel-convenience operator but primarily focused on fuel with convenience as a complementary category.

Broad incumbents

• Z Energy: Z Energy operates a national fuel network in NZ with convenience-format stores (Z2O). It competes with Night 'n Day for grab-and-go food, beverage, and convenience spend, particularly at co-located fuel-convenience sites.
• BP Connect: BP operates BP Connect convenience stores co-located with its NZ fuel stations. It is a comparable fuel-convenience hybrid format that competes for the same convenience shopper and franchisee capital.
• Woolworths NZ (formerly Countdown): Woolworths NZ operates supermarkets and is rolling out smaller-format convenience stores. As a major grocery incumbent entering the convenience format, it represents a broad competitive threat to Night 'n Day's small-town and suburban trade areas.
• Foodstuffs (cooperative): Foodstuffs is the NZ cooperative that owns Four Square, New World, and PAK'nSAVE. As parent of Night 'n Day's most direct competitor (Four Square), it represents the largest competitive threat and a benchmark for NZ grocery/convenience scale.
• Mobil (foodstuffs-affiliated retail): Mobil operates a fuel network in NZ often paired with convenience retail, including branded stores such as those operated by Allied/Foodstuffs-aligned retail partners. It competes for drive-through convenience spend.

Direct peers

• 7-Eleven: 7-Eleven is a global convenience chain that has expanded into New Zealand, directly competing in the 24/7 convenience retail category. It targets the same convenience shopper and competes for prime NZ real estate.
• Four Square: Four Square is New Zealand's largest convenience/small-format supermarket franchise, operated by Foodstuffs. It directly competes with Night 'n Day for franchisee recruitment and share-of-wallet in smaller NZ communities, with similar franchise economics and store formats.

Emerging players

• Couplands Bakeries: Couplands is a NZ bakery/convenience chain with stores across the South Island. It overlaps with Night 'n Day on grab-and-go food and beverage offerings in NZ regional towns.
• Star Mart: Star Mart operates a smaller convenience store network in NZ, focused on dairy/convenience formats. It competes for similar small-format retail real estate and franchisee talent in NZ towns.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/nightndaynz
• Instagraminstagram.com/nightndaynz
• Xx.com/nightndaynz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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