One of New Zealand's biggest supermarket chains is planning to open about three to four new shops every year for the next few years.

The bearded guys in muted-plaid shirts and the lean women with low-maintenance hair may look like they're on vacation, but they've come for serious business: the Outdoor Retailer show, which this month drew 29,000 attendees to Salt Lake City.

The Countdown supermarket chain posted a 3.7 per cent drop in full-year earnings.

The brand may have disappeared from the high streets, but its delivered almost $7 million in sales to its new owner since May.

Researcher run tests to show consumers would make environmentally friendly choices if they had the option.

Turet Knuefermann's advice: "Be ready to fly by the seat of your pants and never stop - you won't get bored."

Just in time for Christmas.

Michael Hill posted a 30 per cent decline in annual profit as it accounted for tax adjustments.

To break through the Amazon juggernaut, some in e-commerce are turning their humble delivery boxes into highly designed branding canvasses.

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Kiwis are opening their wallets with retail spending up for the June quarter, rising at the fastest pace in close to a decade.

Hallenstein Glasson Holdings said annual profit fell 22 percent to its lowest level in seven years due to weaker margins at its clothing chains.

Amazon has revealed its first branded cargo jet as the internet retailer expands its logistics capabilities.

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

The receivers appointed to the Valleygirl and TEMT fashion stores in New Zealand have closed all bar one store, on Queen Street in

Online retail sales were up 10 per cent June, according to the BNZ's latest monthly spending report.

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has floated a proposal for a free trade zone to be created in Auckland near to the airport.

The New Zealand debut of big-name international luxury brands Chanel and Tiffany & Co takes a step closer this week.

The retailer that owns Ezibuy and Countdown is undergoing a restructure that will see stores close in New Zealand and Australia.

Sir Philip Green's wife is still being paid tens of millions of pounds.

Wal-Mart hasn't met the target its manufacturing move had hoped for.

A battle between two fashion labels over which one can lay claim to a crocodile trademark in New Zealand is heading to the Supreme

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Online electricity retailer Flick Electric has raised a further $5 million from shareholders to fund its growth.

David Poole has been buying shares on market in the company's recent share rally.

Bulk retailer Container Door is taking its disruptive shopping concept to the Australian market.

Australian retail giant David Jones is a few weeks away from opening its first New Zealand store, today it's announced what brands it'll be stocking.

Michael Hill International lifted annual earnings by as much as 5.9 per cent.