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

Sony move enhances Red Sheds' image, says expert
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 sales slide on margin push
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.

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

Small business: Online retailing - Stefan Preston
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.

Small business: Online retailing - Lance Wiggs
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.

Small business: Online retailing Main St of future
Online retailing offers a number of opportunities for small businesses.

Julian Prior: Bigger and better....expanding world of the cyber-store
What are the main trends in online retailing in New Zealand and Australia?

Half of kiwis now shop online - Stats NZ
The number of people making online purchases had increased by 11 per cent since 2009.

Survey finds coffee boom losing froth
The number of New Zealanders buying cups of coffee has levelled out in the past five years.

Small business: Your business online - Vaughan Rowsell
Vaughan Rowsell, founder of Vend, a cloud-based retail platform for brick and mortar retailers.

Controversial legal high in huge demand
More than 100 people entered a Tauranga store to buy the controversial synthetic cannabis Kryptonite yesterday morning.

Stores told to get online now
The number of New Zealanders shopping online has tripled in less than a decade, with entertainment and leisure products the favourite internet purchases.

Easter holiday traffic slows to a crawl
Main roads out of major centres were clogged with traffic today as holidaymakers hit the roads for the Easter weekend, but so far drivers were being patient police say.

Hopes for another fatality-free Easter
The country's top traffic cop is urging drivers to make history with another fatality-free Easter weekend.

Easter prayer for zero road toll
Police are challenging drivers to achieve another zero-death road toll this Easter as New Zealanders take advantage of their last holiday weekend before winter.