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![Letters: Sad farewell to an Auckland icon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Letters: Sad farewell to an Auckland icon
OPINION: 'Thank you to the Caughey family and your staff... you will be so missed.'
![Smith & Caughey’s closing: Iconic department store’s fate devastating news for Auckland City](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Smith & Caughey’s closing: Iconic department store’s fate devastating news for Auckland City
Smith & Caughey's released a proposal to close shop yesterday.
![Inside ‘Grande Dame's’ incredible rise, sad fall: Why Smith & Caughey’s is set to shut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Inside ‘Grande Dame's’ incredible rise, sad fall: Why Smith & Caughey’s is set to shut
Exclusive interview: ‘I hoped this wouldn’t come on my watch. It’s a sad day' – chairman.
![‘Deeply emotional’: Smith & Caughey’s set to close with loss of almost 250 jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
‘Deeply emotional’: Smith & Caughey’s set to close with loss of almost 250 jobs
144 year-old 'Grande Dame' of Queen St faces a 'perfect storm' of economic challenges.
![Retailer Crackerjack fined for selling children’s nightware that breached fire safety label rules](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Retailer Crackerjack fined for selling children’s nightware that breached fire safety label rules
Prosecution followed inspection which found non-compliant sleepware in Napier store.
![What’s being built in Auckland, where, why: City Rail Link sparks new projects](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
What’s being built in Auckland, where, why: City Rail Link sparks new projects
Lifting the lid on big ambitious Auckland building projects.
![$2b landlord Argosy Property earns more rent, reduces losses, pays more interest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
$2b landlord Argosy Property earns more rent, reduces losses, pays more interest
Softer leasing environment noted in interim result continued during year's second half.
![$1b listed retail landlord Investore Property halves losses, outlook ‘soft’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
$1b listed retail landlord Investore Property halves losses, outlook ‘soft’
The company developed a new $26.1 million Woolworths at Kaiapoi in the past year.
![Editorial: AT will win no friends by making people pay for something that was free](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Editorial: AT will win no friends by making people pay for something that was free
OPINION: Inner-city locals would be right to wonder why they’re being treated differently.
![Business Hub: New Mitre 10 chairman: why global retail giants visited this month](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Business Hub: New Mitre 10 chairman: why global retail giants visited this month
'This is about galvanising the membership and Mitre 10 being a co-operative' - Smith
![The city opening NZ's biggest independent supermarket](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
The city opening NZ's biggest independent supermarket
The Hamilton West space has been vacant since Countdown moved out eight months ago.
![Local Waipu shop's award-winning cheeses answer to new EU regulations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Local Waipu shop's award-winning cheeses answer to new EU regulations
Origin Northland in Waipu sells food products with the lowest possible food miles.
![Crown to not pursue murder charge against alleged getaway driver in fatal Sandringham dairy robbery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Crown to not pursue murder charge against alleged getaway driver in fatal Sandringham dairy robbery
Henry Fred has a terminal illness, the court was told.
!['Unprecedented' - Ikea reveals huge $407m spend in New Zealand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Unprecedented' - Ikea reveals huge $407m spend in New Zealand
The investment is 'significant and indicates the long-term commitment to New Zealand'.
![Supermarkets tight-lipped on plans in Napier and Havelock North](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Supermarkets tight-lipped on plans in Napier and Havelock North
The Woolworths chain is not revealing its 'store network strategy'.
![Spending weak over March as Kiwis watch their wallets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Spending weak over March as Kiwis watch their wallets
The Easter bunny didn't deliver any good news for retailers this year.
![Supermarket giant in court battle over Eastern Busway extension plans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Supermarket giant in court battle over Eastern Busway extension plans
The supermarket is upset about possible parking issues during the major busway project.
![Court bars City Rail Link from closing street outside Barclay Suites](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Court bars City Rail Link from closing street outside Barclay Suites
A court says pedestrian and vehicle access near the CRL site must be upheld.
![Property Insider: Which global brand is coming to Westgate next?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Property Insider: Which global brand is coming to Westgate next?
Nike's next big move; what does credit data tell us?
!['Threat to survival': Wellington businesses fight removal of 20 car parks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
'Threat to survival': Wellington businesses fight removal of 20 car parks
A new campaign calls on Wellington City Council to 'park' its car park proposal.
![Trade Aid to close stores: Business to focus on import, wholesale and online sales](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=780)
Trade Aid to close stores: Business to focus on import, wholesale and online sales
The company's finances have taken a hit during cost-of-living crisis and low sales.