The Business Herald's executive pay survey shows the number of chief executives being paid more than $1 million jumped from 26 to 32 between 2008 and 2009.

Progressive Enterprises plans to build five new stores.

Readers now have the option of turning digital rather than paper pages after yesterday's launch of Whitcoulls' e-book service.

There will be no profit increase at The Warehouse this year, as the country's biggest retailer this morning unveiled a nearly 2pc sales fall.

Restaurant Brands boss Russel Creedy has a not-so-secret formula for helping transform the company.

Retailer Briscoe Group says first quarter sales rose 7.4 per cent from a year earlier to $96.8 million.

Telecom's profits for three months to the end of March have fallen 38 per cent from $159m to $97m.