Eric Watson has his eye on consumers, capital markets and acquisitions as Auckland-headquartered lingerie brand Bendon heads to the US stockmarket.

A new entrepreneur's quirky idea went viral. But then she had to start fighting to protect it.

Veritas is working to deadline to present a plan for its unprofitable Nosh supermarket business to ANZ Bank.

Underwear maker Bendon plans to merge with US sleepwear company Naked. The deal would result in the combined company being a NASDAQ-listed

New Zealanders spent more on their cards in retail stores last month than any previous December.

The massive hiring spree suggests the e-commerce company expects a run of breakneck growth.

American Apparel, once a high-flying retailer that peaked at more than $600 million in sales, is headed toward liquidation.

Retailer Kmart has revealed its online shopping platform will be available "in coming months".

The Warehouse is set to trim down its organisational structure in a bid to cut costs.

Three quarters of Kiwis say they would pay more for organic, sustainable and ethically produced products. The latest Colmar Brunton

New Zealand's retail association is calling on the government to make closing tax loopholes for retail a priority.

The latest data from Paymark showed a 6.6 per cent increase in spending for the month of December on the last year.

Shoppers are hoping big international retailers will continue to flock to New Zealand in 2017.

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While immigrants are often accused of stealing jobs, they are increasingly undercut in America's clothing industry.

Amazon is exploring the use of giant airships to serve as mobile, flying warehouses that could help the online retail giant deliver more of its goods by drone.

People are insisting that the hottest toy of the season spews curses at them when it is hatching and supposedly sleeping.

Best of the Business Year: Once valued at a whopping $830 million, retail giant Pumpkin Patch is now officially worthless.

Rebel Sport is warning people not to use a kayak for children after it was found the vessel could take water and sink.

NZ Herald Business Leader of the Year has pulled off one of the big deals of the decade and is a petrol retailer determined to fight climate change

Mitre 10 has been forced to apologise and hand over a voucher after a store failed to honour its 15 per cent price-match guarantee.

Pumpkin Patch owes $59.5 million to its bank and at least $6.6m to other creditors, receivers KordaMentha said.

Downtown Auckland businesses are having an extended Boxing Day shopping period as up to 6500 people come ashore from the largest cruise

Kiwis were more focused on buying gifts for Christmas than getting Boxing Day bargains, new figures from Paymark show.

Diamonds, not marriage, are forever for China's millennials.

There are plenty of unfair costs thinning our wallets, but not many are guaranteed to halve your money.

Stores are already heaving with Boxing Day shoppers, but some retailers jumped the gun this year with online discounts.

Iraqi-born Layla Kaisi has created her own jewellery line, the young designer opens up about increasing responsibility.

Kiwis have been scrambling to do last minute Christmas shopping at a record-breaking pace today.