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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.

Crafty work needed for SMEs to outwit recession, low consumer confidence
New staff and more ad spending among summer strategies for SMEs.

'Dak'n Save': Kiwi customer finds cannabis growing in supermarket carpark garden
You usually buy your greens from inside the store. But one customer made a buzzy find.

184-year-old Aussie retail icon David Jones sold
David Jones will be acquired by private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners.

Liquor store worker stole from his boss 98 times, but future employers will never know
'He was a calculated and systematic thief who stole from us over a number of months'

What Kiwis are spending up on in the week before Christmas
Worldline data released today shows spending is up from last year.

Good timing! Four Square Te Mata reopens for Christmas.
"It's a great part of our community. I'm glad it's back."

Fruit and vegetable prices leap 20 per cent in one year
Rotten news about fresh produce prices, as new food inflation data released.

‘How did Kiwis get through two World Wars, the Great Depression and the 1980s reforms without smashing up the corner dairy?‘
OPINION: Dairy owners' group head proposes a solution to robberies.

Jarden Brief: Costco feels pain in US despite better than expected inflation data
Costco Wholesale's November US sales disappoint.

‘We need to act now’: Dairy owners to get police alert watches
It comes after a dairy worker was fatally stabbed during an alleged robbery last week.

Cruel cuts: Rodney Wayne says labour shortage wiping out salons
'Disaster' for industry as labour and migrant shortage slices hair salons up.

Kiwis with allergies hit hard by inflation
Pasifika, Māori and Asian communities are paying more to eat safely.

$3.4b landlord Kiwi Property Group declares $151.1m net loss, but rental income up
Poor real estate market brings pain, but Kiwi buoyant about mixed-use community prospects.

Reining in spending: Black Friday sales down 6.9 per cent
The fall could signal a tougher Christmas for retailers.

Retail violence and ram raids: Does city need a ‘broken windows’ prevention approach?
'We do not want to look like a Baghdad or a Johannesburg.'

Focus: The charity store where you buy goods, but leave with nothing
The World Vision Smiles Pop-up Shop will provide a Christmas shopping experience like no other. Shoppers can buy goods, and leave with nothing except the feeling of helping those in need. Video / NZ Herald

Billions at stake: Has retail taken a hammering or will sector show signs of recovery?
The retail sector's fortunes improved in the September quarter.

Retailers’ pain continues as NZers asked to curb spending
Spending was already limited and has now dried up, report businesses.

Black Friday spending 'counterintuitive' as recession looms
Experts are advising consumers to spend wisely this Black Friday.

Focus: Black Friday is here, but are Kiwis actually hitting the shops?
New data reveals how many Kiwis are planning to shop and just how much they'll spend, plus how to avoid the 'fake sales' appearing across NZ. Video / NZ Herald

Jarden Brief: Big US retailers have stellar day, European stocks at three-month high despite Saudi, China worries
Looming China mega-lockdowns don't sway Fed-focused markets.

Consumer NZ warns shoppers to be wary of Black Friday sales
The watchdog is urging shoppers to do their research and to think before buying.

Fake barcodes, false bank statements: How a repeat thief 'ripped off' big businesses
Elmira Raffiee targeted big retailers like Mitre 10 and Bunnings.

Christmas shortages: The toys and gadgets you might not see under the tree
Be flexible and prepared for festivities as staff shortages and supply chain issues bite.

Grocery shoppers boosted The Warehouse sales to record in Q1
Grocery sales were up 76.2 per cent for the quarter.

Rotorua man faces kidnapping charges, singles day begins & midterms come down to just three states | Focus Morning Bulletin: 11 November, 2022
Man behind bank hostage drama faces court, the biggest sale event is here and midterms come down to three States in the latest New Zealand Herald headline. Video / NZ Herald