Expansion by the two dominant supermarket chains has moved into a new phase, with more than $300 million of work under way.

German retailing giant Aldi has brought a new supermarket experience to Australian shoppers.

Aucklanders wanting an alcoholic nightcap will have to stock up earlier or go clubbing if a recommendation wins council approval.

Mark Powell, chief executive of retailer Warehouse Group, says he hopes to eventually see someone promoted to his role who started out in the Red Shirts in Schools programme aged 16.

An Auckland-based online toy seller is being investigated by the Commerce Commission after failing to deliver orders to customers on both sides of the Tasman.

Waiheke Island is getting a large new Countdown to replace the existing small shop.

Local retailers welcome Prime Minister’s stance on need for GST on overseas shopping on the web as chance to level playing field.

A leading retailer has welcomed moves towards charging GST on online purchases from overseas.

A shopping company is being investigated over revelations some of its door-to-door staff regularly visit beneficiaries in a Dunedin boarding house.

Your first look inside New Zealand's first Topshop store. Find out why your stylish overseas friends have been raving about the fashion chain for all these years.

Grocery delivery service My Food Bag isn't ruling out a sharemarket listing after announcing its new chairman, adman Kevin Roberts.

The countdown is on for the opening of clothing retailer Topshop Topman this week, with more than 35,000 garments being sorted for the debut of the Queen St store.

The final chapter in a long-running New Zealand retail battle played out this week when Woolworths offloaded its shares in The Warehouse Group.

Rich-listers David and Anne Norman have snapped up Australian supermarket operator Woolworths' stake in The Warehouse Group.

Murray Crane talks to Emily Simpson about his origins, punk influences and what it means to wear a suit.

Diligent Board Member Services expects sales growth of up to 19 per cent in 2015 as it attracts customers to its BoardBooks service, and plans to launch a new product this year.

Energy Minister Simon Bridges says big petrol retailers are "on notice" after they maintained large profit margins while the price of oil was falling sharply late last year.

FCO - Fishing Camping Outdoors - is to close its 13 New Zealand stores but no word yet on what announcement means for employees.

Market speculation about Rod Duke boosting his stake in struggling children's clothing chain Pumpkin Patch has so far failed to become a reality, writes Christopher Adams.

Contact Energy could be heading for a showdown with minority shareholders over what to do with a $1 billion pot of cash.

As vital signs go, retail sales data for the last three months of 2014 were pretty healthy, writes Brian Fallow.

Hasbro, the maker of foam footballs and spongy projectiles, is targeting a new audience: high schoolers.

If you're like most shoppers, it is likely that you do plenty of research before opening your wallet.

ASX-listed Domino's Pizza Enterprises, parent company of Domino's New Zealand, has reported one of its strongest half-year results to date, with net profit of A$29.1 million, up 44.2 per cent on the same period last year.

Creditors of women's clothing chain Shanton Fashion are owed almost $7.8 million, while the company has $3.35 million in assets, a wider shortfall than the $693,000 estimate directors gave when the company went into voluntary administration last month.

Despite the fast changing market, JB Hi-Fi excels at jumping on the next big thing in technology and getting the march on its competitors, writes Christophwer Niesche.