NZ Merino has signed a five-year, $45 million deal to supply fine wool to Italian luxury fabric manufacturer Successori Reda.

Mitre 10 has reissued its recall notice for a dehumidifier after it is suspected to have caused a house fire from which a mother and her three children escaped.

British TV chef Jamie Oliver is taking his food campaign to the Olympics in a bid to ban McDonald's and Coca-cola from sponsoring the event unless they meet nutritional and ethical standards.

Prices have been slashed at Auckland's only downtown shopping mall as retailers try to get rid of their stock this week before the centre closes after 41 years.

New Zealand shirt and suit chain Nicholas Jermyn is in the hands of voluntary administrators, who have already shut two stores.

"Serious systematic failures" in used-car market, says regulator.

Top designer brands at knock-down prices and for limited periods of time: that's the deal from Chinese behemoth website Vip.com when it starts to sell here next year.

First quarter sales volumes rose at the slowest pace for three quarters.

Sales are dropping at Macy's stores nationwide, which likely means rough times ahead for other retailers.

Fashion app entrepreneur Jessica Wilson always had high aspirations for her business but the speed of her expansion into China has taken her by surprise.

One of New Zealand's best known retail chains is marching ever closer to oblivion, with all of Dick Smith's local outlets set to be closed by April 29.

A customer has complained on social media after a sofa he bought online was not in stock.

The price of the vanilla bean has more than tripled in the past year as output slips and quality suffers.

COMMENT: You find lower prices online than at bricks-and-mortar stores, right? Wrong.

Will Foodstuffs locally-owned system mean it'll struggle to cope with online grocery shopping?

Customers at North Island stores of New Zealand's biggest supermarket chain will be able to order online from later this year.

Gap has pulled this ad after critics claimed it sent a message of passive racism. Were they right to do so?

A range of new food products are hitting the supermarket shelves and a food chain boss says much more is to come.

COMMENT: Does economics still believe in free trade?

COMMENT: While many organisations talk about corporate social responsibility, few live and breathe it quite as whole-heartedly as Farmers, writes Tristram Clayton.

Easter trading legislation in New Zealand has been out of sync since July 1990, says Wanaka Chamber spokesman Alistair King.

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.

Clothing retailer warned that a warm autumn is having an impact on sales in both Australia and New Zealand.

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.

Here's what Auckland shoppers report about the new NorthWest mall - too empty or pretty good?

Kathmandu turned to a first-half profit that met guidance and said its operating margin widened as it kept expenses under control.

NorthWest centre manager distributed a letter to retailers telling them to bring concerns directly to her.

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.

It was labelled a monster mall when it opened last year, but NorthWest Shopping Centre "just isn't getting customers", says retailer.