Bad weather, the America's Cup and Lotto are the likely causes of a sharp slowdown in card spending late last month.

Hearings into a controversial Bunnings Warehouse in Auckland's Grey Lynnhave begun, and residents have turned out in force to try to stop it.

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.

A disinfectant produced by one the country's major 'green' brands has been recalled for failing to meet the standards claimed on its label.

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.

Challenging winter trading took a heavy toll on Hallenstein Glasson's full-year profit, but an analyst says the outlook may soon improve.

Profits at Hallenstein Glasson have fallen, after a mild winter hit its Glassons womenswear stores.

An Auckland-based online retailer is taking on the big supermarkets and selling dry goods from baked beans to washing powder.

Consumer confidence has dipped but the overall mood still points to an improving economy, according to latest data.

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.

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.

To say Di Humphries beat the odds to become the high-powered businesswoman she is today would be an understatement.

Move over Georgie Pie - Australian chain Pie Face has crossed the Tasman and its Kiwi master franchise holders have a bullish plan to establish 60 stores in this country.

Auckland Council has voted against tougher controls to stop big box retails stores opening up close to small town centres.

Fashions come and go, but for Evolution Clothing owner Miranda Cobb, they come and go more quickly than for most of us.

Australian company Woolworths has announced it will be buying EziBuy for $350 million.

Moa appeared to be lost in the beer market, fund manager Brian Gaynor said as he interrogated its board at the listed beer company's annual meeting yesterday.

The Ministry for Primary Industries says it is exploring interim measures to strengthen consumer assurances about dairy production after the recent food contamination scares.

Culture - it's a word that can be filled with meaning or thrown about in a way that means nothing at all.