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How your pay has changed
The pay packets offered to retail workers jumped almost 10 per cent last year, according to a major jobs website, in another sign of improving fortune for the sector.
The future of shopping
So-called "showrooming" and "click and collect" will be two major retail trends in 2014, according to an industry commentator.
Retailers relish Boxing Day bonanza
Retailers are "over the moon" at record Boxing Day sales on Thursday.
'Massive' Christmas sales
Eftpos transactions reached record highs today as Kiwi shoppers, filled with "Christmas spirit'', packed out stores around the country.
Tills jingle ahead of shop rush
Paymark figures show shoppers spending up large as malls brace for last-minute Christmas splurge.
Cost of limes a sour note for shoppers
Kiwis are going to have to swap their limes for lemons this summer if they want to avoid rising prices.
Outdoor gifts top wish list
People will be heading for the great outdoors to try out their presents this Christmas, if Trade Me searches are any indication.
Paul Brabin: 12 digital ways of Christmas retail
Our Kiwi retailers have been embracing digital change. This doesn't mean they're abandoning their High St stores.
Tills ring with Xmas cheer
Businesses are smiling, frazzled customers are queuing and there are still nine more days of shopping to go.
Business leader of the year finalist 2013: Peter Halkett
Amidst a tough retail environment, Kathmandu chief executive Peter Halkett has led the company through a solid year of growth.
Silence of the lambs at Christmas
Baaa-humbug. A fall in lamb numbers because of the worst drought in 70 years may result in higher prices for this year's Christmas roast.
Card spending rises again
Retail spending went from strength to strengthen last month as the plastic got more of a workout.
UK opens supermarket for beneficiaries
In a UK first, shoppers in South Yorkshire are being offered food at up to 70 per cent of normal prices - but they have to prove they're on benefits to get the bargains.
Food, booze push up Dec spending
New Zealanders have been spending up on food and liquor in the lead up to Christmas, according to Paymark, which says spending through its network during the first seven days of December was up almost nine per cent on the same week the year before.
Two weeks to go and the rush is on
Shoppers descended on malls all over the country yesterday as the Christmas rush began.
Hunt on for new Nando's owner
The company that runs Nando's NZ went into receivership to avoid its franchise agreement being terminated by the global spicy chicken chain's Australian arm.
Countdown pinged for two-day 'one-day'sale
Countdown has been ordered to withdraw advertisements for a "one-day sale'' that ran online for 21 hours over two days.
Call to join US Cyber Monday
As the United States prepares for its annual Cyber Monday online shopping bonanza.
Festive season puts pressure on retailers to get it right
It varies, but for gift and homeware retailers and toy companies, it represents a substantial proportion of annual turnover.
Click Monday to drive online retail
Click Monday - the local version of the Northern Hemisphere's "Cyber Monday" - will begin at 7pm tonight and run for 24 hours.
Warehouse lowers earnings expectations
Warehouse Group, the country's biggest listed retailer, expects lower first-half earnings as margins at its flagship Red Sheds come under pressure and it spends more on adjusting to a new competitive environment.
Kathmandu reports sales rise
Kathmandu, the outdoor clothing retailer, says sales rose 0.9 per cent in the first 16 weeks of the year.
Retail sales grow - but less than expected
NZ retail sales grew less than economists were picking in the September quarter, as growth in car sales was offset by weak consumer core sector spending.