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Hej, Aotearoa! Ikea officially opens first store in New Zealand

Today's the day Kiwis say hello to the yellow and blue homeware.

Woolworths pleads guilty over Dunedin supermarket rat infestation

The Dunedin South store was shut for almost three weeks in February last year.

Inside Wet & Forget's new retail strategy: Six stores to close as expansion looms

Wet & Forget's new owners position the business for future growth.

Jobs to go at Wet & Forget? New owners undertake consultation process

The iconic Kiwi company was sold in April last year in a reported nine-figure deal.

Queue etiquette and how not to annoy everyone in the Ikea line

The plan to keep customers waiting in an orderly fashion until doors open.

'We need zero-tolerance': Dairy owner stabbing reignites calls for tougher retail crime laws

A 14-year-old will appear in court today to face charges for the incident.

Greg Smith: Are New Zealand’s first signs of recovery turning into something bigger?

OPINION: Business confidence, jobs and retail data signal a recovery is ahead for NZ.

Business wipeout: The 10 biggest liquidations in a brutal year

Liquidations hit 2278 in the year to October 31, the most since 2010.

'Big crowds': Commuters warned to expect 40-minute queues when IKEA opens

Drivers face up to one-hour waits just to access IKEA car parks at Sylvia Park.

'Better times ahead': Consumer confidence hits six‑month high

A net 21% of households now expect to be better off this time next year.

Fire crews called to Ikea after sprinkler set off days before first NZ store set to open

Despite the incident a spokesperson said the store's opening would go ahead as planned.

'Flat-out': NZ Post braces for 10 million parcels in 27 days

Christmas, and your orders, will be here before you know it.

Bendon slips again with $4.2m loss as expenses bite

Bendon operates 59 stores across Australasia and 300 partner outlets globally.

Families warned after another asbestos scare in children’s sand set

Tests detected mineral fibres consistent with asbestos in the Miki Sand Art Set.

'We are struggling terribly': Award-winning donut business lifts curtain on social media's facade

Emily Whiu fears for her staff and family: 'We don’t know how much fight we have left.'

School uniform firm Sportclub collapses owing $1.5m to IRD, BNZ

Sportclub owes $1.54 million to 291 creditors, including 28 schools nationwide.