[1] Tindall founded The Warehouse in 1982 after 12 years with retailer George Court & Sons as Merchandise Director.

[4] The New Zealand Herald named Tindall their Business Person of the Year for 1997, and the following year he was named the Deloitte–New Zealand Management magazine Executive of the Year[5] In the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours, Tindall was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business and the community.

[6] In the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was promoted to Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business and the community.

[8] He was elevated to Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business, the community, and the environment, in the 2019 New Year Honours.

[9][10] Tindall has been conferred honorary doctorates by AUT and Massey University.