Feeling the pinch as you do the supermarket shopping this weekend? You're not alone - Kiwis really do pay more as a proportion of their incomes for everyday items than many overseas.

Profits at Michael Hill have plunged 60 per cent.

It's music to the ears of shoppers - competition is forcing the two big supermarket chains to keep a lid on prices.

Retail sales rose a seasonally and inflation adjusted 1.3pc in the June quarter, better than expected by economists.

Hallenstein Glasson's positive profit guidance has been music to the ears of investors.

Consumers are not wiling to pay fo sustainable products.

Higher winter vegetable prices helped push food prices up 1.6pc in July.

A company that falsely labelled products as Kiwi made has been fined $48,000.

Full year profits at JB Hi-Fi are up 26pc and the electronics retailer expets sales to soar 17pc this year.

A mother says she's choking on a supermarket's response after her son spat out a rusty pin in a bite of chicken.

Hallenstein Glassons is forecasting a profit rise of between 55 per cent and 57 per cent when it reports earnings next month.

Briscoe Group said sales fell 1.9 per cent to $93.3 million in the three months to August.

Kathmandu shares have slumped nearly 10pc after the company said profits will be up, but slightly under forecast.