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, the outdoor clothing retailer, says sales rose 0.9 per cent in the first 16 weeks of the year.
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.
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.
A major British retailer has shut down its website after finding hardcore pornographic ebooks being sold through the company's online store.
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.
The debate about extending retailing on public holidays keeps popping up, almost as often as there's a Briscoes sale.
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.
Nosh's new boss is brimming with ideas for driving sales at the upmarket grocery chain - but offering cut-price milk isn't one of them.
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.