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![Warehouse reports 'click and collect' success](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Warehouse reports 'click and collect' success
Dubious at first, Warehouse chief executive Mark Powell says 'click and collect' for online purchases have been a hit, accounting for 12pc of online sales.
![Porn find closes major UK book site](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Porn find closes major UK book site
A major British retailer has shut down its website after finding hardcore pornographic ebooks being sold through the company's online store.
![Bread man uses his loaf to beat crate conundrum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Bread man uses his loaf to beat crate conundrum
In his past life as a supply chain manager, entrepreneur Steve Haythorne would send 30,000 loaves of bread from Auckland to Whangarei each night.
![Gene Nicolson: Holidays just a tiring, shameful load of rubbish](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Gene Nicolson: Holidays just a tiring, shameful load of rubbish
The debate about extending retailing on public holidays keeps popping up, almost as often as there's a Briscoes sale.
![Residents take on Bunnings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Residents take on Bunnings
Hearings into a controversial Bunnings Warehouse in Auckland's Grey Lynnhave begun, and residents have turned out in force to try to stop it.
![Razor cuts a path in fast-growing India](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Razor cuts a path in fast-growing India
Procter & Gamble executives say it was striking the first time they witnessed a man shave while sitting barefoot on the floor in a tiny hut in India.
!['Green' disinfectant fails germ kill claim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Green' disinfectant fails germ kill claim
A disinfectant produced by one the country's major 'green' brands has been recalled for failing to meet the standards claimed on its label.
![Major retail chain hit by phishing attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Major retail chain hit by phishing attack
NetSafe is warning businesses to be on the alert after a major retail chain was targeted by overseas cyber criminals in a well-planned phishing attack that attempted to convince store staff to install rogue software on their computers.
![Winter bites Hallenstein](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Winter bites Hallenstein
Challenging winter trading took a heavy toll on Hallenstein Glasson's full-year profit, but an analyst says the outlook may soon improve.
![Hallenstein profit falls 11pc as Glasson squeezed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Hallenstein profit falls 11pc as Glasson squeezed
Profits at Hallenstein Glasson have fallen, after a mild winter hit its Glassons womenswear stores.
![Online retailer takes on major supermarkets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Online retailer takes on major supermarkets
An Auckland-based online retailer is taking on the big supermarkets and selling dry goods from baked beans to washing powder.
![Kiwi shoppers feeling less confident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Kiwi shoppers feeling less confident
Consumer confidence has dipped but the overall mood still points to an improving economy, according to latest data.
![Mum angry after girls see porn in store](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Mum angry after girls see porn in store
A mother is calling for electronics retailers to monitor their in-store internet access more closely after her three young daughters saw pornographic images on a display tablet.
![Big ticket items lead growth in spending](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Big ticket items lead growth in spending
Retail spending paid for by way of electronic card transactions rose 0.8 per cent last month to be 5.6 per cent up on August last year.
![Pumpkin Patch chief beat odds to win](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Pumpkin Patch chief beat odds to win
To say Di Humphries beat the odds to become the high-powered businesswoman she is today would be an understatement.