A world without cash is a real prospect according to some commentators, and everyone from retailers to the homeless will have to adapt.

Attractive discount schemes out to counteract pain at the pump draw nearly 80 per cent of Kiwi motorists to particular service stations, a new survey reveals.

Kiwi Stuart Deeks reckons the Esquires coffee chain has a good chance of becoming New Zealand's answer to Starbucks.

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New Zealanders spent more using debit and credit cards last month, with the biggest increases in fuel and hospitality.

ANZ, the country's largest bank, has today completed the sale of Eftpos New Zealand to global payments company VeriFone.

Intimate lingerie, wedding dresses and adult toys are three of the most popular buys for Kiwi women shopping online, a new survey has revealed.

Bright idea over drinks has bloomed into chain of stores.

Public perceptions of how competitive the retail electricity sector is have improved, though to less-than-emphatic levels.

The only way to protect milk from light damage is to block out all light. The trade off, however, is the inability to see how much is left, writes Peter McClure.

Retail spending rebounded last month from an Easter-related dip in March.

Warehouse Group has announced plans to lift staff wages and create a better-trained workforce, with rewards for long-term service.

The introduction of Sony electronics products to The Warehouse is a smart move for the retailer and will help to provide consumers with a reason to shop at its stores, an analyst says.

Z Energy's second full year of operation since its sale to local investors by Shell has produced a 13.1 per cent lift in operating earnings, although sales have fallen.

The Health Ministry said it was working on the idea of forcing tobacco retailers to be listed on a state register of tobacco outlets.

Stefan Preston, entrepreneur and investor, Ingenio, which has majority shareholdings in companies including www.bachcare and lingerie brand, Rose & Thorne Design. He has had five rounds of doing e-commerce.

Lance Wiggs, director, online electricity retailer, Powerkiwi which sells products on fellow online energy store, Powershop. Powerkiwi came second in last year's Deloitte Fast 50.