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![Bookshops: Don't treat us like babysitters](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Bookshops: Don't treat us like babysitters
A children's bookshop is working with security staff of a nearby tavern and casino over the growing problem of parents leaving children to read while they gamble.
![Butt Cam aims for rear insight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Butt Cam aims for rear insight
Casual wear retailer Jeanswest has introduced cameras in some changing rooms which film shopper's bums as they try on clothes.
![Illegal trading figures 'on par' with 2009](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Illegal trading figures 'on par' with 2009
The Department of Labour will consider prosecuting 38 retailers after 19 were caught trading on Good Friday and another 19 on Easter Sunday.
![Easter trading laws need to be fairer, consistent – business association](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Easter trading laws need to be fairer, consistent – business association
An outspoken Auckland business association head says current Easter trading laws are absurd and needed to be updated.
![Kiwi icons kicked off shelves to make way for US chips](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Kiwi icons kicked off shelves to make way for US chips
CC's and Aztec corn chips have been cut from supermarket shelves in New Zealand and have been replaced by a locally made version of the American brand Doritos.
![Police back rise in drinking age](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Police back rise in drinking age
Police have said today they support proposals to increase the minimum drinking age and close bars earlier.
![The Dish: Sweet treat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The Dish: Sweet treat
Lisa and Verity, the fabulous gals at Garnet Station, are always on the look out for heavenly treats to stock in their gorgeous neighbourhood cafe.
![Playboy store goes bust](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Playboy store goes bust
NZ's much-hyped Playboy concept store - the eighth in the world - has closed after less than three years.
![Retail Therapy: A piece of Europe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Retail Therapy: A piece of Europe
Those in the know, know that attending an Angela Wickstead Designer Shopping Event is the hottest ticket around.
![How ad men tickle your tastebuds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
How ad men tickle your tastebuds
The choices we make at the supermarket checkout are less down to personal taste than we might like to think.
![Kathmandu revenue up nearly 30pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Kathmandu revenue up nearly 30pc
Revenue at the newly-listed Kathmandu rose 27.5pc in the six months to the end of January.