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'Cyclone Strength': Retailer apologises after complaints over advertising
Complaints after advertising for Bed, Bath and Beyond uses cyclone to sell goods.
'Expect to see higher menu prices': Minimum wage increases $1.50 per hour
The adult minimum wage will be rising to $22.70 per hour from April 1
$16.8b Australian giant's plans to super-size leafy lane
The only regulatory hurdle is now getting consent to swing two huge cranes on the site.
Manukau shopping centre bar folds - gun violence blamed for scaring off customers
"Recent shooting in the vicinity of the premises discouraged customers" - liquidator.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Fresh produce prices likely to rise, experts say
Consumers are likely to see fewe fruit and vegetables in supermarkets in the coming weeks.
The Warehouse trials fresh produce sales
More stores could be stocked with fresh produce if the trial is successful.
Looks matter when it comes to shopfronts
OPINION: Merepeka Raukawa-Tait says the shopping experience starts at the shop entrance.
Cheese, chips and chooks: New data confirms soaring grocery bills
Latest food price data shows ballooning bills could be hard for some to stomach.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Flood-hit Parnell businesses play ‘waiting game’ again
Businesses on Parnell's the Strand are waiting on the weather to know their fate.
Redcurrent homeware retailer calls in liquidators
Retailer which went on Covid rent strike placed in liquidation after 25 years in business.
'There is enough for everyone': Retailers urge shoppers to buy only what they need
While panic buying is low, retailers are preparing for Cyclone Gabrielle's worst.
Dairy owners say plans to limit number of dairies selling tobacco will ‘decimate’ industry
'This is not a retail reduction plan but decimation.'
Fog cannon subsidy starts just as new police minister takes over
Retail anti-crime strategy gets going, but Labour stuck in "la-la land", Mitchell says.
Four-month-old $7.5m New World reopens after becoming 'giant swimming pool’
First-time supermarket owner thought his dream was over just four months after it began.
Price hack: The best month to buy consumer goods - from electronics to BBQs
PriceSpy data compared prices across 30 retail categories, excluding food.
‘Take some of the pain off’: Small businesses' advice to new PM
Employment and immigration settings topmost in concerns.
How four retailers helped drive retail sales to record $1.7b
$200m of sales made in December alone.
Laybuy shares go into trading halt
The Kiwi buy now pay later company wants to de-list from the ASX.
Another iconic Wellington business set to close up shop this summer
The boutique is the latest to move on from Wellington's retail scene.
Sketchy supermarket 'specials' in spotlight
Especially cheeky supermarket prices in spotlight, as consumer group urges vigilance.
Food prices leap in largest annual increase in 32 years
Biggest price increase in decades: Fruit and veg prices up enormously in the year.
Shoplifter with preference for chips, dip and cider said he did it ‘to survive’
Shoplifter with refined tastes will have to get used to prison food this year.
Waikato police search for 'dangerous' man after machete attack on shopkeeper
Police say 19-year-old Trayd Tahau is dangerous and should not be approached
Crack on tap: Why this store will offer Class A drugs
A radical new law in one nation could open the door to retail of hard drugs.
Mixed interest as Harry's book goes on sale in NZ
There's a mixed reaction to the Duke of Sussex's new book in Aotearoa.
The Warehouse cops downgrade in ominous sign for sector
'The year ahead looks to be increasingly difficult for retailers.'
Kiwis buying chickens amid egg shortage crisis
Interest in online auctions for chickens has more than doubled after cage ban.
Rose Cottage Superette reopens five weeks after worker slain
Owners turn down Givealittle page offer, ask community to support them by shopping local.
West Auckland liquor store targeted in overnight ram raid
West Liquor on Henderson Valley Rd is the latest victim of the ram raid crime wave.
Christmas spending: What the figures say about consumer sentiment
Economist Brad Olsen says figures show signs of restraint
Tallying up the tills: Was Boxing Day a record-breaker?
Retail blitz before Christmas reported, but now eyes are on Boxing Day results.
Boxing Day launches early for some retailers
Retailers and shoppers gear up for biggest sales day of the year.