Balmoral residents have suffered a further blow in their 3 1/2-year battle to stop a McDonald's restaurant being built on the western edge of the shopping centre, fronting Balmoral Rd and Wiremu St.

Frustrated shoppers have resorted to fighting over carparks at shopping centres as the deadline for Christmas shopping draws near.

After a promising start, December has not been kind to retailers, new figures reveal.

I'm not the only one who's wondered what The Warehouse smells of.

The family of Michael Hill International's founder has renewed its attempt to take control of the jewellery chain.

Handmade bath and body company Lush will release chewable toothpaste tablets next year.

Forget waiting for Boxing Day sales - some retailers are already advertising sales with discounts of up to 70 per cent.

An unsuccessful discounting strategy contributed to poor trading results that forced Fisher & Paykel Appliances to downgrade earnings guidance today.

New Zealand consumer confidence has sunk to an 18-month low suggesting retailers have little reason to expect Christmas cheer to be reflected in sales.

A structure likened to the Starship Enterprise is the centrepiece of a $50 million retail redevelopment at Auckland International Airport's departures area.

When former bank executive Melissa Cheals was at home with a new baby, she began researching ideas for her own company.

The swirl of official investigations surrounding failed finance company Rockforte is growing, with the Serious Fraud Office confirming a probe that will almost certainly shed light on the failure of the Jean Jones clothing chain.

Electronic card transactions at retailers rose 1.1pc in November, after climbing 1.2pc in the previous month, says new data out today.