Duke withdraws court action: council

Residents say they should have had chance to object; close neighbours gave consent.

Herne Bay residents raise concerns about James Bond-esque helipad.

Boatshed for chopper landing pad will have fold-back roof.

Duke battles for helicopter rights from new Herne Bay home.

Supplier Synlait also rebounds strongly.

Briscoe Group sales tick up in Q3, strong job market good for future.

Briscoe Group lifted first-half profit 4.8 per cent.

Briscoe Group saw slower sales growth than expected in the second quarter.

The boss of Briscoe Group says the retailer's record result is thanks to more emphasis on quality.

Kiwi retailer Briscoe Group shines in a challenging market.

Homeware sales at its Briscoes chain rose 4.1 per cent while sporting goods sales through its Rebel Sport outlets gained 7.9 per cent.

Kiwis are being warned to steer clear of emails claiming they could win prizes from well-known New Zealand businesses.

Briscoe Group is maintaining an "optimistic" outlook heading into its fourth-quarter trading.

Kathmandu will pay a bigger dividend after more rigorous inventory management helped fatten margins.

Briscoe Group lifted first-half profit by 33 per cent and hiked its interim dividend after widening gross margins.

Kathmandu says annual profit rose as much as 67 percent as better-run promotions widened the outdoor equipment chain's margins.

Surge lead by a 14pc gain in sporting goods revenue and a 6.6pc increase in its homeware sales division.

Briscoe Group beat its full-year profit forecast, and said it was "cautiously optimistic" about the year ahead.

Briscoe Group, whose hostile takeover of Kathmandu Holdings was spurned in 2015, expects to report a record full-year profit of $46.5 million.

Shareholder showdown looming over plans to award more than $500,000 to new chief executive.

A shareholder showdown is looming over plans to award A$546,000 in performance rights to new Kathmandu chief executive Xavier Simonet.

Profits are up at Briscoe Group - but Kathmandu shareholders solidly rejected its takeover offer.

Kathmandu is sticking with its recommendation that shareholders reject the takeover offer from Briscoe Group.

David Kirk and Rod Duke go head-to-head in the fight for the outdoor clothing retailer.

Briscoe Group boss Rod Duke is continuing to talk tough on his firm's plans to acquire Kathmandu, despite his offer being rejected by the retailer's board last week.

Briscoe Group managing director Rod Duke defends his failed Kathmandu takeover offer saying it "fully reflects the value".

Kathmandu today rejected a takeover offer from Briscoe's Rod Duke.

Briscoes says first-half profit rose at least 8.1 per cent, outpacing sales growth in the period, as the company continued to fatten its margins.