Actor Sam Neill has threatened to call for a boycott of Cadbury products should the company go ahead with the closure of its Dunedin factory.

Fashion label Crocodile International has won a Supreme Court fight against rival Lacoste over which one can lay claim to a crocodile trademark in New Zealand.

A couple who used their garage as an office has turned a small idea into a $35 million ($37.4m) empire.

Marmite: you either love it or hate it. Unless you are Kraft Heinz, in which case you love it and then decide you hate it 48 hours later.

Sainsbury's boss Mike Coupe said competition authorities will have a "field day" if Heinz trys to buy Unilever.

Despite retailers dropping her clothing line amid widespread boycotts, Ivanka Trump's perfume has become an Amazon bestseller.

The jewellery retailer opened eight new Michael Hill branded stores and eight new Emma & Roe branded stores in the half-year.

New Zealand retail sales gained in the fourth quarter, led again by motor vehicle and parts retailing.

As he prepared to launch out on a new career trajectory after 24 years with Spark, Chris Quin made three lists.

Nine David Lawrence stores and four Marcs outlets will close by February 21 and 10 full-time staff and another 10 part-time staff will be made redundant.

Cotton buds made by the pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson will no longer have plastic handles to prevent toxic waste reaching waterways and seas.

ASX-listed conglomerate Wesfarmers today reported strong earnings growth in the first half, bolstered by results in Bunnings Australia and New Zealand.

How a late-night online shopping session mushroomed into a sprawling consumer boycott that is grabbing followers - and headlines.

A Queensland mum has catapulted self-serve checkout theft to an entirely new level with an elaborate barcode scam.

COMMENT: In the retail world, big questions are swirling, how exactly did the Ivanka Trump brand fall so hard, so fast - where does it go from here?

The list of retailers dropping products that carry the Trump name have grown.

New Zealand earnings before interest and tax fell to $1 million in the six months ended December 31 from $2m a year earlier.

"Amazon is like every single bad job you've ever had - at once," says a former employee of the e-commerce giant.

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.

Apple has been dethroned as the world's most valuable brand, while Lego has been named the world's most powerful.

The $2000 Thermomix, which is supposed to make life easier, is now at the centre of a bitter, emotional legal battle.

NZX-listed company Veritas has been given another extension to sell or close down the unprofitable grocery chain.

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has joined to the chorus of executives speaking out about Trump, vowing to hire 10,000 refugees.

In less than a decade, one of corporate Australia's high flyers has gone from $150 million man to bankrupt, to drunk driver and now convicted fraudster.

The former boss of Billabong has been jailed for eight years for forging his ex-wife's signature to obtain a A$13.5 million ($14m) loan.

Staff at Pumpkin Patch's distribution centre are working their last day at the company this Wednesday - and they won't be getting redundancy.

Credit card spending in December topped the previous months in 2016, and exceeding the billing of the previous two years.

The Commerce Commission brought charges against Best Buys and 10 other mobile traders, known as truck shops, in 2016.

Amazon is poised to shake up Australia's $315 billion retail industry when it sets up shop Down Under.

Enter the beauty floor of a department store at your own peril.