A Mount Maunganui business owner is locked in a legal battle with AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd's company over a pay dispute involving thousands of dollars worth of T-shirts.

GrabOne founder and serial entrepreneur Shane Bradley has set the ball rolling on his latest venture.

Kiwis continue to feel relatively chipper about their economic circumstances, despite the drought and a string of high profile job cuts, a new survey shows.

Construction has started on The Foundation, a $20 million retail development on Oteha Valley Rd in Albany, due to be completed towards the end of this year.

James Strong, the chairman of NZX-listed retailer Kathmandu and a former chief executive of Qantas, died in Sydney yesterday.

Amazon was forced to apologise for selling T-shirts with slogans promoting rape and violence on its website.

Retailer Postie Plus is again in talks with its bankers as it prepares to announce a "substantial loss" to the market.

Staff at women's clothing retailer Suzanne Grae are blaming the fashion brand's failure to gain traction in New Zealand on insufficient marketing and poorly performing stores in the big cities.

A group of New Zealand's best winemakers will join forces in Germany next month to showcase Kiwi wine brands at a major international wine fair.

A range of meat products sold in New Zealand have tested negative for horsemeat, DNA tests show - but the content of some products would raise eyebrows.

Shoppers are ready to put up with bad service and travel distances to cash in on loyalty schemes, according to a survey.

Buy crikey there are some stonking good shopping deals on offer right now.

Strong retail sales in the last three months of 2012 added to evidence the economy had hauled itself out of a soft patch by the end of the year.

New Zealand retail sales recorded the fastest growth in six years in the fourth quarter, sending the kiwi dollar to its highest level in five years.