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.

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.

Briscoe Group, which operates the Briscoes, Rebel Sports, and Living & Giving stores, may introduce a customer loyalty programme to stoke growth in online sales.

Services sector activity picked up in December, led by wholesale trade and hospitality.

New Zealand shares rose to a new record close yesterday as holidays in Auckland and Australia kept trading volumes light.

With reporting season due to kick off next month investors will be on the lookout for poor pre-result trading updates, otherwise known as "confessions".

Warehouse shares have plunged today after it said profits for the first half of the financial year are likely to be down 20 per cent.

Boxing Day is over but retailers are stretching their sales by as much as a week to persuade shoppers to open their wallets.

Shoppers spent a record-breaking amount on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, according to figures released by Paymark today.

Before many New Zealanders had even unwrapped the bounty under their trees, dozens of gifts were already hitting Trade Me for resale.

New Zealand cleaning products company ecostore has signed a deal that will see the company export to South Korea from next year.

The car that controversially raced across the South Island clocking speeds well above the limit so then-prime minister Helen Clark could get to a rugby test on time has been sold in Auckland.

An online petition criticising Trade Me's Gift Finder tool as "sexist" has attracted 250 signatures in its first few days.

Kiwis have spent a total of $2.3b through Paymark so far this month with Christmas spending up 4.3%

Cooks Global Foods widened its first-half loss after buying the Canadian franchise rights to Esquires Coffee Houses.

Christmas spending is off to a strong start with, up 4.4 per cent on the same time last year.

As chief toy tester and buyer for Farmers, the 31-year-old has a big role choosing which toys will be hot at Christmas.