The owner of Jean Jones is in liquidation owing almost $1.8 million and only six of its 22 stores remain open.

A pizza company's drivers will be able to be tracked from the moment they leave the store to when they drop the pizza off at your door.

Competitive checkout operating requires speed, accuracy, mental precision and an unshakeable smile. Steve Deane finds it's harder than it sounds.

Kirkcaldie & Stains' sought out an offer from Australian department store chain David Jones to buy the ailing 152-year old Wellington department store, after suffering seven consecutive years of unprofitability, says chairman Falcon Clouston.

In more news that will delight the local style set, New Zealand will get its own version of popular Australian department store David Jones, it was confirmed today.

Great news for the New Zealand fashion scene, popular Spanish chain store, Zara, will be hanging on our racks for the first time this weekend.

From the the depths of an eating disorder, even the most harmless image, comment or interaction could trigger waves of self loathing and insecurity, writes Emma Gleason.

Shanton Fashions has been sold to a mystery buyer who wants to remain confidential.

Disruption is the better, sexier, more efficient and exciting way of doing things that are taken for granted, says Vend chief executive Vaughan Rowsell.

"Dior is too big an empire to take on." An Aucklander surnamed Dior has given up his fight with fashion giant Dior and changed the name of his business.

A decline in Michael Hill's biggest market of Australia was outweighed by gains in New Zealand, Canada and the US.

A New Zealand women's clothing chain, which has 16 stores around the country, has been put into receivership.

The average price for 2 litres of blue-top milk was $3.36 in June, down 9.4 per cent from its peak in November 2014.

The economy has started to slow, with confidence declining as dairy prices remain lower for longer.

A new survey has busted some myths about our lingerie shopping habits.

A new duty-free operator at Auckland International Airport is promising a little less of the hard sell that annoyed travellers.

Ailing retailer Pumpkin Patch says it expects earnings next year to be "significantly below" this years - its shares have plunged 12.4pc.

Retailers may start to feel the squeeze in coming months after the fall of the kiwi dollar, but consumers are unlikely to see drastic changes to prices.

Chief executive of Woolworths Australia announces he is stepping down, as are 1200 unwitting staff members.

Doughnut sales from quick service restaurants, like Krispy Kreme and Dunkin' Donuts, are up for the third straight year, as investors turn to sweet treats.

Doomsayers claim it is the end of the chapter for bookstores, but Paul Little finds the business of selling books is more of a Neverending Story.

Who better to breathe new life into the abandoned Civic Administration Building than mega music store Real Groovy Records, asks Brian Rudman.

Pumpkin Patch chief executive Di Humphries will leave the ailing children's clothing chain in early November.

Plans are in place to demolish the building that houses New Zealand's best-known record store - but it does not spell the end for the iconic enterprise.

Kiwis spent more on their electronic cards in May, as increased retailing of consumables offset a flat month.

Pumpkin Patch's failure to find a buyer or white knight investor is a bad sign for the struggling children's clothing business, says an analyst.

Pumpkin Patch shares are tumbling today as investors digest the firm's decision to abandon plans to find a buyer.

Financial markets see it as a line-ball call whether Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler cuts the official cash rate from 3.5 to 3.25 per cent on Thursday.

Don't be so sure Australian retail giant David Jones won't be coming to Auckland.