Foley Family Wines said full-year operating earnings more than doubled on increased sales of bottled wine in Australia and New Zealand.

Kiwi e-commerce company Fishpond.co.nz has been fined $50k for selling a dog tracking device and a digital walkie talkie which could create safety risks.

There's nowhere to hide in a duopoly, as Ralph Waters has discovered to his cost.

Auckland's newest mall is a third of a kilometre long and at 2.7ha, will be the size of four rugby fields.

Clothing retailer Kathmandu will cut up to 10 percent of its head office staff as it reviews its structure following disappointing financial results.

Councils will be able to decide whether retailers can open on Easter Sunday.

If Australia's initiative works well enough, this country should be quick to follow suit.

Until November Apple had sold only US currency bonds but has since expanded its debt issuance to euros, yen, pounds and Swiss francs as well as Aussie dollars.

International brand Tiffany & Co. says it will bring a new level of luxury jewellery to Auckland when it opens late next year.

Amazon's CEO said he would have left the company if it was as bad as described in a recent New York Times article.

Contact Energy chief executive Dennis Barnes says the firm now has the chance to steer its own course.

Investigation into Amazon finds culture of fear where claims bosses push workers past breaking point and toilets breaks are regularly checked.

David Kirk and Rod Duke go head-to-head in the fight for the outdoor clothing retailer.

Retail sales volumes edged up in the June quarter, missing expectations, as growth in online buying helped offset a slide in petrol purchases.

Staff at upmarket US stores say the people most likely to help themselves to a five-finger discount are wealthy, thrill-seeking customers.

Briscoe Group boss Rod Duke is continuing to talk tough on his firm's plans to acquire Kathmandu, despite his offer being rejected by the retailer's board last week.

He leaves after less than 12 months with the ailing children's clothing chain.

"I came out of school straight into this so I had to learn about design - self-taught design, and I'm a self-taught business person," she says.

Wellington businesses, particularly listed companies, continue to struggle, writes Brian Gaynor.

Haggling seems as much a part of car shopping as the test drive. But Lexus is plotting to get rid of it.

A pizza company's drivers will be able to be tracked from the moment they leave the store to when they drop the pizza off at your door.

Consumers appear set to pay 15 per cent more for nearly all foreign products bought online.

Kirkcaldie & Stains' sought out an offer from Australian department store chain David Jones to buy the ailing 152-year old Wellington department store, after suffering seven consecutive years of unprofitability, says chairman Falcon Clouston.

Shanton Fashions has been sold to a mystery buyer who wants to remain confidential.

The obsession with posting pictures on social media websites means many young women feel under pressure constantly to refresh their wardrobe, according to retail experts.

Disruption is the better, sexier, more efficient and exciting way of doing things that are taken for granted, says Vend chief executive Vaughan Rowsell.

A cluster of Chinese restaurants does not make a "Chinatown", much as some people might wish it to be so.

New Zealand's services sector, which accounts for about two-thirds of the economy, was at its most buoyant level in 11 months in June.

A New World supermarket in Auckland faces having its liquor licence suspended or cancelled at a hearing next month.