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Can retail bounce back from off-Broadway tragedies?

Barkers snatches victory from jaws of defeat, main street blues pondered.

New Four Square store opens in heritage Britomart building

The brand is New Zealand's oldest grocer at 99 years. It was founded in 1924.

Opinion: Supie collapse shows supermarket break-up needed

OPINION: You can’t fix market structure problems by policing behaviour of supermarkets.

National retailer Mitre 10: Why it's slipped into the red

Major IT upgrade pushes co-operative business into annual loss.

The Kiwi companies most likely to go bust: 'beginning to feel the pinch'

Centrix’s latest monthly Credit Indicator report found people winding back spending.

What happens with Supie customer refunds and the $900k of leftover stock?

Suppliers are waiting on between $800,000 to $900,000 worth of stock.

The orange shed: The Warehouse in Hastings to sell fresh fruit and vegetables

The red shed is moving its fresh fruit offerings into the fruit bowl of New Zealand.

Property Insider: Singaporeans lured to Hobsonville, Costco Oz/NZ boss retiring

'We have contracts conditional on approximately $3m of stock from Singapore': John Love.

Brain drink or fancy juice? Start-up strives to prove health claims

Ambitious beverage startup faces criticism and regulatory turbulence.

The Warehouse and union in mediation, broader retail crime a concern

Strike at Warehouse sparks talks, union also juggles bank tensions, retail crime worries.

Three thefts in three weeks: Shoplifter back to bad habits after being released from jail

Jake Cooper targeted supermarkets and hardware, clothing and homeware stores.

Business confidence lifts as labour shortages ease - NZIER survey

The survey is the piece of data the RBNZ will see before making its OCR call tomorrow.

First-half commercial, industrial, retail property sales $1.2b, down 25pc

Private investors are the single most active group, ahead of syndicates and foreigners.

Markets with Madison: Retail recession

The country’s largest retailer The Warehouse Group has seen its annual profit tumble by 65.6 per cent. Its CEO explains how it’s managing increased costs and crime. Video / NZ Herald

The Costco effect: Will more international brands follow the retail giant into NZ?

Will Costco's popularity send a message to other businesses abroad?

Lego ditches oil-free bricks in sustainability setback

Financial Times: Lego says the new material would have a bigger carbon footprint.

Sasha Borissenko: The loyalty cards tracking your almost every move

OPINION: A moment of silence for the million-odd Onecards scattered around NZ.

'The bargain buzz': Shoppers reveal how they get the best out of Costco

A dozen bluff oysters for $3 or a storage headache?