Watchdog's crackdown on online traders, lending companies
Commerce Commission has brought 62 prosecutions for Fair Trading Act breaches in 6 years.
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The US trainer maker's forecast sales topped analysts' estimates.
Kiwi fashion giants Barkers, Max merge
Barkers is set to takeover Max Fashions from Australian equity firm Catalyst.
Government changes tack on online shopping GST to avoid price hikes
The Government has revised its approach to collect GST on low-value goods.
Chinese phone giant heads to NZ
The phone and consumer electronics company is said to be fourth largest in the world.
Liquidated jewellers failed to pay rent, owe $200k
Ore Jewellery's stores in Christchurch and Albany have been closed due to the $200k debt.
Jewellery store 'emptied night before liquidation'
A former staff member said her "heart's broken" at the abrupt closure of Ore Jewellery.
Plastic bin-liner sales up ahead of bag ban
The sale of eco-friendly alternatives to plastic like paper bags is skyrocketing.
Why Puma, Nike and other big brands are set to become cheaper in NZ
Discounted big brands are set to become big business in NZ.
Supermarket rivals battle over savings
Foodstuffs took Woolworths to the Advertising Standards Authority over one of its mailers.
Giant Kmart to replace Countdown at Sylvia Park
Sylvia Park is set to get a massive Kmart store.
Small Business: Bringing people into small town NZ
Patsy Bass talks having no distilling experience but starting her business anyway.
Workers needed to fill hundreds of new retail jobs
The Tauranga Crossing and Bayfair developments are both due to be completed next year.
Zimmermann tipped to open at Westfield Newmarket
First, it was Camilla, and now we also have Zimmermann tipped for our retail scene.
Top fashion chain Camilla tipped to open in NZ
Top Bohemian-style design boutique chain Camilla is tipped to open in Newmarket.
New York Deli chain to break into the Auckland market
A Christchurch fast food chain is gearing up to open stores around NZ.
Kiwi clothing retailer Max Fashions on the market: Aussie media
An advisory firm is understood to have been hired to offload the retailer.
Art Green's Riot Foods needs $1 million or may be sold
Auckland-based Riot Foods has faced "significant challenges" a shareholder letter reveals.
So long sucker: Countdown stops selling plastic straws
Plastic straws are Countdown's latest target in the war on plastic.
Food brag: Meal service battle heats up
Oil, salt, fat. A new healthy meal kit won't deprive you of ingredients that add taste.
Inside this woman's $54 million Aussie empire
Julie Stevanja reveals why the biggest brands want in on the growing empire.
Meal kit newcomer HelloFresh admits its ginger is imported
HelloFresh has been operating in the New Zealand market for just two weeks.
$74,000 fine for selling unsafe children's pyjamas online
Discount shopping club NZSale sentenced in North Shore District Court.
Sales of books on the rise as Kiwis stick to paperbacks
Kiwis still prefer to hear the swoosh of a page turning.
Holey Moley: Auckland to get $3m mini golf bar
Auckland's newest bar - featuring mini golf - is set to open next month.
Christchurch businessman sentenced for tax offences
A booze baron who admitted his role in a $380,000 tax dodge has been sentenced.
'A Kiwi make over': Indian burger chain copies BurgerFuel
The Burger Club is running a remarkably familiar operation in New Delhi.
The Interview: Nagaja Sanatkumar - from Amazon to Icebreaker
Nagaja Sanatkumar reveals what it's like working for e-commerce behemoth Amazon.
'Give shoplifters instant fines' - NZ First
Should Police be given powers to hand-out instant fines to shoplifters?
Bonus for Warehouse staff despite drop in profit
New Zealand's largest retailer made $59m in the year to July 29.
Mecca set to open biggest store today
Australian beauty retailer Mecca is today opening its biggest New Zealand store.
Whittaker's teams up with Tip Top on icecream project
Kiwi chocolate brand Whittaker's teams up with Tip Top to create icecream range.
Kathmandu to pay staff $1000 bonus
Kathmandu is eyeing further expansion in the Northern Hemisphere.
Are digital price tags future of retail?
Retailers are experimenting with paperless price tags -- but will they become mainstream?