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Redcurrent

Redcurrent was a New Zealand homewares retailer. It was founded in 1999 in Hawke's Bay by Rebecca Kain and her mother Audrey McHardy. In 2019, Redcurrent had twelve stores operating across New Zealand, as well as an online store. In early 2023, Redcurrent was put into voluntary liquidation due to falling sales and retail challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. By April 2023, the company website and social media pages were retired.

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Redcurrent was a New Zealand homewares retailer. It was founded in 1999 in Hawke's Bay by Rebecca Kain and her mother Audrey McHardy. In 2019, Redcurrent had twelve stores operating across New Zealand, as well as an online store. In early 2023, Redcurrent was put into voluntary liquidation due to falling sales and retail challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. By April 2023, the company website and social media pages were retired.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359680336

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