Trelise Cooper has opened her first standalone store in Sydney and Kate Sylvester is doing the same next week.

The Government's shake up of the electricity sector could be the last chance the competitive pricing model has, says Consumer NZ chief executive Sue Chetwin.

Transactions using electronic cards rose 0.7 per cent for retail industries in November from a month earlier, mainly due to a rise in vehicle fuel sales.

Shares in KFC, Starbucks and Pizza Hut operator Restaurant Brands closed at a seven-year high.

Scarpa have welcomed Italian shoe brand Superga to New Zealand.

Heritage brands have a timeless appeal.

Pumpkin Patch believes it is through the worst of the global recession and is seeing the return of some stability.