Red Sheds revamp on track
The Warehouse Group boss Mark Powell says the company's turnaround strategy is heading in the right direction.
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Mai Chen: Supermarket owner learns hard lesson
The furore regarding the letter sent by Progressive Enterprises' lawyers to the commerce select committee is a reminder that select committees are not courts of law, writes Mai Chen.
Mid-sized firms roll up sleeves
Middle-sized businesses are sharing the rock-star economy's benefits, enjoying big growth and taking an increasingly rosy view of their future.
BurgerFuel takes a bigger bite
Chris Mason had only modest ambitions for BurgerFuel when he opened the company's first store on Ponsonby Rd in 1995.
NZ card spending stalls in March
New Zealand spending growth on credit and debit cards stalled in March, as a decline in expenditure on fuel and clothing offset gains for food and liquor.
Bullying allegations continue
Countdown competitor The Mad Butcher has made fresh allegations of bullying against the Australian-owned supermarket chain.
Foreign retailers lift share of online spend
42 per cent of Kiwis' online retail purchases are now coming from international merchants, according to new research.
Retailers slow getting to grips with Internet
New Zealand retailers are falling behind in their use of the internet to drive sales, says a major new study by internet NZ and Google.
No room for Mr Whippy?
The owner of the Mr Whippy master franchise says Auckland's frozen dessert market is close to reaching "saturation point".
Supermarket stoush could widen
New Zealand-owned supermarket operator Foodstuffs may be drawn into the stoush over claims suppliers are being bullied by Australian-owned Countdown supermarkets.
Warehouse launches mobile shopping app
The country's biggest listed retailer The Warehouse has launched a free app designed to make online shopping even easier.
Kathmandu expands online offering
Outdoor apparel and clothing retailer Kathmandu has expanded its online offering and is now shipping product to more than 40 countries.
John Dybvig: Chill out, enjoy the trip
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear me. Everyone loves to have a crack at America, even the venerable Bob Jones.
Consumer confidence at nine-year high
New Zealand consumer confidence rose to a nine-year high with optimism about the economy in the year ahead approaching record levels.
NZ card spending up in Feb
New Zealanders spent more on their credit and debit cards in February, fuelled by spending on hospitality
Countdown puts Lotto in checkouts
The queue to buy Lotto tickets at a separate supermarket counter after the weekend shopping could disappear as Countdown introduces checkout ticket sales.
Venture fund targets the kickstarter generation
A government-backed venture investment fund is looking to partner with angel investment groups and the public in crowd funding deals for local start-ups.
Kiwis' online spending shows no signs of slowing
New Zealanders spending habits are increasingly shifting to internet-based browsing and purchasing, according to new research.
Dita De Boni: State owned supermarket idea has critics seeing red
After throwing the idea of government-owned supermarkets into the ring, I have been exhorted to visit North Korea (preferably permanently), writes Dita De Boni.
BurgerFuel targets America
New Zealand fast-food operator BurgerFuel faces a major challenge as it takes "coals to Newcastle" by expanding into the US.
Small Business: Motivation first - Evolu
Necessity is said to be the mother of invention, and it's a phrase that seems to capture the motivations of many who have started small natural beauty products businesses.
'I don't deserve attacks'
Kiwis have jumped on an "anti-Australian bandwagon", according to the chairman of the huge Sydney-based supermarket chain at the centre of bullying allegations.
Boost for online retailers
NZX-listed SLI Systems has released a new software feature it says will increase the value of online shoppers' transactions by 5 to 15 per cent on average.