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Tristram Clayton: Corporate social responsibility
COMMENT: While many organisations talk about corporate social responsibility, few live and breathe it quite as whole-heartedly as Farmers, writes Tristram Clayton.
Easter retailers ready for rules relaxation
Easter trading legislation in New Zealand has been out of sync since July 1990, says Wanaka Chamber spokesman Alistair King.
Cameron Brewer: Easter Sunday bill will add confusion and cost
COMMENT: MPs need to weigh up over the coming months whether this bill is going to actually advance Easter trading issues, or whether it's just going to add complication, writes Cameron Brewer.
Hallenstein Glassons profit plunges 21pc
Clothing retailer warned that a warm autumn is having an impact on sales in both Australia and New Zealand.
Black: The vulnerability of gift cards
COMMENT: There are many customers who have made deposits or purchased a gift card that hasn't been redeemed for goods before the retailer collapses.
What the shoppers think of new NorthWest mall
Here's what Auckland shoppers report about the new NorthWest mall - too empty or pretty good?
Website woes add to Pumpkin Patch's problems
Problems with Pumpkin Patch's website have added to the company's list of woes as new management tries to turn the baby and childrenswear retailer around.
$160m mall 'a ghost town'
It was labelled a monster mall when it opened last year, but NorthWest Shopping Centre "just isn't getting customers", says retailer.
Cut-price Dick Smith TVs in fire sale
Shoppers are wary of Dick Smith-branded stock in fire sale.
Future-proofing Icebreaker
Icebreaker CEO Rob Fyfe talks about leading the brand's heritage into the future.
Shoplifting a $1.3b year headache
Retailers are increasingly looking at new ways to counter a $1.3 billion bill every year in shoplifting crime.
Shoplifting accused 'looked dodgy'
WATCH: A teenager says she was wrongly accused of shoplifting by a popular clothing chain and felt humiliated by the experience.
Who is man resurrecting Dick Smith?
Meet Ruslan Kogan, the Australian entrepreneur who has bought Dick Smith's intellectual property.
Dick Smith back from the dead?
The Dick Smith name may live on - after an Australian e-commerce entrepreneur announced last night he'd bought up the collapsed retailer's intellectual property.
The ugly inside story of Dick Smith
Here's how the failure of this Australian retailer is consistent with a dynamic economic theory.
Card spending up in February
Retail spending on electronic cards rose for a 10th straight month in February, led by an increase in consumables.
Dick Smith loss close to $100m
The receivers' first report on the failed Dick Smith Electronics NZ chain has estimated there's likely to be a net loss of nearly $98 million.
Dick Smith's timing out of sync
Dick Smith, founder of the soon-to-be defunct retailer that carries his name, could have chosen better timing to have a pop at Harvey Norman.
Dick Smith can legally sell customer database
Electronic giant Dick Smith is raising concern for consumers once again, this time it's privacy issues.
Mum's horror as baby falls out of car seat
WATCH: "My baby [could have] ended up flying straight past me and into the windscreen. The thought of it is still haunting me."
Mall expansion: Five reasons to be excited
Australasia's largest mall owner/manager plans to spend $500m expanding Westfield malls. What does it mean for you?
Monster $500 million expansion for malls
Australasia's largest shopping centre owner plans to spend hundreds of millions expanding three Auckland malls and bringing in new international retailers.
Brierley launches bid for Kirkcaldie Stains
Veteran corporate raider Sir Ron Brierley has made a takeover offer for cashed-up retailer Kirkcaldie & Stains.
Dick Smith - what you need to know
People have been warned that items bought between now and the stores' closure will not have the same guarantees as normal.
'Gerry Harvey, you could be next'
Electronics retailer Dick Smith Group, which collapsed last month, will close its 363 stores in Australia and New Zealand after its receivers couldn't find a buyer.