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.

Falling asset worth and expiring leases damaging profits.

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.

In March, Ralph Ronzio went to a warehouse in a seedy part of Orange County, California, to watch his condo auctioned for half what he'd paid for it.

The Gulf of Mexico spill may have hit BP here...

Plenty of potential in heart of Orewa's retail precinct, writes Colin Taylor.

Requirements could outstrip demand over four years, reports Colin Taylor.

It's easier to assuage your conscience with a Fairtrade latte than spend time contemplating the problems facing impoverished farmers.