Consumer confidence has fallen in the Westpac McDermott Miller survey, reflecting less cheerful economic news and a flurry of interest rate rises from the Reserve Bank.

After years of pitching its shoes and clothing to hipsters in bars and bowling alleys, Puma is shifting its marketing focus to bona fide athletes.

Wal-Mart Stores' chief spokesman has resigned after the company discovered a falsehood in his official biography.

Warehouse Group investors await evidence that the retailer will get a return on the hundreds of millions of dollars spent overhauling stores.

NZ's largest listed retailer, The Warehouse, expects earnings to rise this financial year following an 18 percent drop in 2014.

Workers at a Countdown supermarket suddenly found themselves on the streets yesterday after a late court decision abruptly ended the company's lease.

New Zealand's biggest DIY, hardware, gardening and trade store chain Mitre 10 will soon announce it has cracked the $1 billion revenue mark, well ahead of nearest rival Bunnings' $813 million.

All eyes have been on Nadia Lim since winning the MasterChef NZ and now her My Food Bag home delivery service is launching in the Bay of Plenty.

Burger King is buying Canada's Tim Hortons coffee-and-doughnuts chain in a deal which would create the world's third-largest fast-food company.

After years of squeezing themselves into skinny jeans, many women are ready for comfort.

After years online, many Web retailing pioneers are discovering the old-school benefits of having a brick-and-mortar store.

Visa is rolling out software to detect whether it's you or someone pretending to be you filling up on fuel.

Anyone with an eftpos card will soon be able to make payments online, removing the need for a credit card, says Paymark.

It's that time of year again - the supermarkets are trying to lure customers with collectable toys and dinnerware.

Retail is far from dead, according to designer Lizzi Hines, who says despite the growth in online sales and decline in store shopping, retail is simply evolving. Her latest venture, Pop Up Now, aims to help facilitate this.

Retailers adapting to the changing habits of shoppers are using their own websites to combat "showrooming".

Consumers' plastic cards saw more of the light of day last month.

Auckland’s famous Victoria Park Market needs a rescue plan to confirm the big future tenants were promised.

Cheap loaves of bread are here to stay - at least for the foreseeable future, the country's major supermarkets have confirmed.

Discount retail outlet Dress-Smart in Onehunga has been expanded and upgraded, with about another 1000sq m added.

A new dining/restaurant and cinema zone at West Auckland's LynnMall and apartments and offices at Sylvia Park are planned.

Jason Murray says despite the difficult position Postie Plus has been in for the past few years, its new owners Pepkor will "absolutely" be able to turn the company around.

New Zealand coffee roasting company Allpress Espresso has cut the ribbon on a new Japanese operation in Tokyo.

Whitcoulls, the country's best-known bookstore, is reducing its offering of books as it searches for ways to make its stores thrive.

Kathmandu says a cold snap last month in Australia and New Zealand helped generate more sales than anticipated.