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Whittaker's has teamed up with Tip Top to create an ice cream. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Whittaker's branches out into icecream

19 Sep, 2018 5:00am
2 minutes to read

Kiwi chocolate brand Whittaker's teams up with Tip Top to create icecream range.

Xavier Simonet, chief executive of Kathmandu. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Kathmandu to pay staff $1000 bonus

18 Sep, 2018 7:00pm
3 minutes to read

Kathmandu is eyeing further expansion in the Northern Hemisphere.

Atmopure produces ethylene products for both commercial and consumer use . Photo / 123RF

BUSINESS

Atmopure to tackle $1.8b food waste issue

17 Sep, 2018 9:09am
3 minutes to read

Atmopure is doing its bit to tackle New Zealand's food waste issue.

Augustus' new owners Robyn and Nick Jones and head chef Logan Coath (right). Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Mudbrick owners buy Ponsonby's Augustus Bistro

17 Sep, 2018 7:51am
2 minutes to read

Liquidators revealed last month that Augustus owes creditors $660,000.

Kathmandu sales were up 7.7 per cent in the 47 weeks to June 24. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Kathmandu expected to announce healthy profit

17 Sep, 2018 5:00am
2 minutes to read

Analysts are tipping a stellar annual result from Kathmandu Holdings.

An electronic tag on display in New World Victoria Park. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Are digital price tags future of retail?

17 Sep, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Retailers are experimenting with paperless price tags -- but will they become mainstream?

People using Spark email Xtra say it is restricting incoming and outgoing emails. Photo / Greg Bowker

BUSINESS

Issues with Spark email Xtra hitting Kiwi businesses

13 Sep, 2018 9:00am
4 minutes to read

Businesses say the platform is blocking some emails from being sent or received.

Women sewing fabric in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Most Kiwi shoppers not making ethical choices

11 Sep, 2018 2:13pm
3 minutes to read

Bread and Butter Letter founder says most Kiwis pick convenience over ethical options.

Luke Schroder, director of Knock Knock Events. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Small Business: Putting on events for the Bay of Plenty

10 Sep, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Knock Knock Events founder Luke Schroder talks work experience and putting on events.

Clothing and shoes make up 60 per cent of sales through Laybuy. Photo / 123RF

BUSINESS

What shoppers are buying in part payments

9 Sep, 2018 2:00pm
3 minutes to read

More than 220,000 Kiwis are using buy-now-pay-later service providers.

Two thirds of Kiwis surveyed say they are scared of being unable to afford retirement. Photo / 123RF

BUSINESS

Think 3pc in KiwiSaver is enough for retirement? Try tripling that

7 Sep, 2018 10:00am
3 minutes to read

Kiwis should save minimum of 10 per cent of yearly earnings for retirement shortfall.

Augustus Bistro is now closed until it finds a buyer. Photo / Nick Reed

BUSINESS

Auckland restaurant Augustus Bistro owes creditors $660,000

7 Sep, 2018 7:42am
2 minutes to read

Company which owns Augustus Bistro in liquidation and owes creditors more than $600,000.

Paymark recorded 110 million electronic transactions in the month of August. Photo / 123RF

BUSINESS

Spending increase bucks business confidence woes

6 Sep, 2018 3:25pm
2 minutes to read

Card spending in August goes against talk of sliding business confidence.

Sylvia Park mall generates 300 tonnes of waste per year. Photo / File

BUSINESS

How much waste NZ's largest shopping mall amasses

6 Sep, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

The Auckland mall fills 14 three-cubic metre bins of waste a day - 600 tonnes per year.

BUSINESS

Timothy Kasbe leaves The Warehouse Group

5 Sep, 2018 7:56pm
2 minutes to read

Timothy Kasbe was appointed to overhaul digital operations at The Warehouse.

Vodafone profit fell 16 per cent due to rising device costs, its wage bill and tighter margins. Photo / Getty Images

BUSINESS

Vodafone NZ treading murky water, analysts say

4 Sep, 2018 6:04pm
4 minutes to read

Vodafone posted an annual profit of $39.9 million, down from $47.6m a year earlier.

Jaffas hurtle down Baldwin St in Dunedin. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Jaffas are saved (but they'll be made in Aussie for now)

3 Sep, 2018 11:40am
3 minutes to read

Confectionery company RJ's signed a deal to takeover manufacture of Cadbury's Jaffas.

Restaurant Brands will not renew its license agreement with Starbucks Coffee International. Photo / 123RF

BUSINESS

Restaurant Brands offloads Starbucks

3 Sep, 2018 8:55am
2 minutes to read

Starbucks Coffee has been sold to Tahua Capital.

Danny Cancian, Bella Vista Homes director. Photo / George Novak

BUSINESS

Carters chasing Bella Vista director for more than $1m

3 Sep, 2018 8:21am
3 minutes to read

Carters is chasing Bella Vista Homes director Danny Cancian for the more than $1 million.

Leonie Mutoe and Huirua Sullivan, makers of shakeable smoothies. Photo / Michael Craig

BUSINESS

Shake and drink: Maori superfoods firm footing smoothie advances

3 Sep, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

South Taranaki iwi-owned enterprise Kaitahi is tapping into the superfoods market.

The company that owns Augustus Bistro has gone into liquidation. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Fine dining restaurant Bistro tipped into liquidation

31 Aug, 2018 3:01pm
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Auckland fine dining restaurant Augustus Bistro has been placed into liquidation.

The Customs St store has been renamed to T Galleria by DFS. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

T Galleria by DFS unveils refurbished heritage store

31 Aug, 2018 9:06am
2 minutes to read

DFS located in the iconic Customs St heritage building in Auckland has reopened.

H&M has opened the doors to its flagship store in Commercial Bay. Photo / Aimee Shaw

BUSINESS

Hundreds queue for H&M's flagship store opening

30 Aug, 2018 2:43pm
3 minutes to read

Shoppers have turned up in the hundreds.

Staff at a The Warehouse store have filed complaints about a single store manager. Photo / Paul Taylor

BUSINESS

Trouble at Red Shed: 22 bullying complaints against one manager

30 Aug, 2018 9:08am
2 minutes to read

More than 20 staff have laid complaints about a store manager at The Warehouse.

MBIE has banned Burger King from hiring migrant workers for a year. Photo / Getty Images

BUSINESS

Burger King banned from hiring migrant workers for a year

29 Aug, 2018 1:21pm
4 minutes to read

Burger King has been banned from hiring migrant workers for a year.

H&M will tomorrow open its flagship store. Photo / Getty Images

BUSINESS

H&M set to open flagship store

29 Aug, 2018 10:00am
3 minutes to read

H&M will tomorrow open the doors to its flagship store in downtown Auckland.

A Michael Hill store in Toronto, Canada. Photo / Getty Images

BUSINESS

Michael Hill plunge 'not as bad as it looks'

28 Aug, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Analysts say Michael Hill's 86 per cent profit drop exaggerated by exiting the US market.

Kirsten Unger and Dave Harris co-founders of Home St by Bakeworks. Photo / Michael Craig

BUSINESS

Bread made from insects a hit with Kiwis

27 Aug, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Kirsten Unger talks adding crickets to bread recipes and pushing food boundaries.

Grant Taylor and Nick Mowbray. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Kiwi nappy firm expands into 24 countries

26 Aug, 2018 6:30pm
3 minutes to read

Rascal & Friends is gearing up to launch in major retailers throughout the world.

Nosh was tipped into receivership in July 2017 after the stores closed their doors for a relaunch that never eventuated. Above, a Nosh Food Market store photographed in Glen Innes last year. Photo / Jason Oxenham.

BUSINESS

Nosh owes creditors more than $3.3 million

26 Aug, 2018 2:03pm
2 minutes to read

Nosh now owes creditors more than $3.3 million, according to receivers second report.

High-grade honey is being targeted by thieves. Photo / 123RF

BUSINESS

Pak'nSave takes UMF honey off shelves after thefts

23 Aug, 2018 7:41am
2 minutes to read

Supermarkets take extra measures to stop theft of UMF honey products.

The Commerce Commission says Buy Mobile has breached consumer law. Photo / Screenshot

BUSINESS

ComCom warns phone store over price discounts

22 Aug, 2018 1:27pm
2 minutes to read

Online phone store Buy Mobile has been warned by the Commerce Commission.

Spark annual profit has fallen 7.9 per cent in the 12 months to June 30. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Spark vs Vodafone: Who's winning the mobile war?

22 Aug, 2018 10:22am
3 minutes to read

The company winning the race when it comes to signing on more mobile customers.

For every $10 spent on groceries $6 was spent on sale or promotional items last year. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Confirmed: Kiwis love a good bargain

21 Aug, 2018 2:48pm
4 minutes to read

Data has confirmed Kiwis' love for a bargain with $6 out of every $10 spent on sale items.

Two Auckland Mobil stations, 2km apart have such a big difference in fuel price.

BUSINESS

Two Mobil stations, 2km apart. A 19c/L difference. Why?

20 Aug, 2018 3:54pm
5 minutes to read

Explainer: How the price of petrol can vary so much from station to station.

Outside Avokado's Nuffield Street store in Newmarket. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Small Business: Lingerie retailer educating women

20 Aug, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Claire Long, founder of retailer Avokado, talks about running a small business.

Whittaker's first store opened yesterday at Auckland International Airport. Photo / Supplied

In pictures: Whittaker's opens first chocolate store

19 Aug, 2018 10:29am
2 minutes to read

Travellers will be able to get their chocolate fix at Auckland Airport.

The Warehouse has given its Albany store a makeover and will use it as a testing ground. Photo / NZME

BUSINESS

Watch: The Warehouse unveils new store with IKEA-esque furniture displays

18 Aug, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Digital price tags and IKEA-esque displays part of The Warehouse's new 'concept' store.

Michael Mayell, founder of Cookie Time and Nutrient Rescue. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Cookie Time founder bets on future of hemp

18 Aug, 2018 5:00am
7 minutes to read

Michael Mayell, the man who found Cookie Time, is investing in hemp.

Mojo founder Steve Gianoutsos, left, and Cooks Global Foods executive chairman Keith Jackson. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Cooks Global Foods' big plans for coffee brand Mojo

16 Aug, 2018 7:24pm
3 minutes to read

NZX-listed Cooks Global Foods will acquire coffee brand Mojo for $19 million.

BUSINESS

Revealed: NZ's most complained about companies

16 Aug, 2018 1:19pm
4 minutes to read

The most complained about company operating in New Zealand should come as no surprise.

BUSINESS

Whittaker's opens first chocolate store

16 Aug, 2018 9:08am
2 minutes to read

Travellers will be able to get their chocolate fix at Auckland Airport.

BUSINESS

Kiwi e-commerce entrepreneur launches giftbox business

15 Aug, 2018 6:00pm
3 minutes to read

Iyia Liu, the woman behind Waist Trainer, has launched another e-commerce business.

Some customers complained they had lost money when using Viagogo to buy Adele tickets. Photo / NZH

BUSINESS

ComCom sues ticket reselling site Viagogo

15 Aug, 2018 11:34am
3 minutes to read

Consumer watchdog the Commerce Commission is sueing ticket reselling site Viagogo.

The gender pay gap is smaller for full-time workers compared to part-time workers.Photo / 123RF

BUSINESS

Gender pay gap closing, figures show

15 Aug, 2018 10:39am
3 minutes to read

June quarter shows gender pay gap the second-smallest in history.

BUSINESS

Small businesses paid average of 8.3 days late

14 Aug, 2018 8:52am
2 minutes to read

Insight from Xero shows small businesses are paid an average of 8 days late.

Elements World began with one campervan and seven surfboards in 2013. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Small Business: Tourism firm funded by German tourists

12 Aug, 2018 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Chilean expat Felipe Rebolledo talks about how his multi-faceted tourism business.

BUSINESS

Wakachangi started as a joke, now it sells 10,000 cases a week

11 Aug, 2018 5:01am
3 minutes to read

Comedian Leigh Hart talks about why he started his own beer brand.

BUSINESS

Government introduces Small Business Council

10 Aug, 2018 2:41pm
3 minutes to read

Small business set to become a bigger focus for New Zealand economy.

Green MP Denise Roche at the Whanganui Resource Recovery Centre. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Retailers rush to support Govt's single-use bag ban

10 Aug, 2018 11:45am
4 minutes to read

Retail companies react to Government's plans to phase out single-use plastic bags.

Five trillion plastic bags are used worldwide every year. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Govt bans single-use bags to save NZ's clean, green rep

10 Aug, 2018 10:45am
5 minutes to read

Single-use plastic bags will be phased out over the next year.

Kiwipure denies it made false claims about its water filter systems. Photo / Facebook

BUSINESS

Kiwipure charged over claims about water filters

9 Aug, 2018 3:44pm
2 minutes to read

Kiwipure has pleaded not guilty to eight charges against its water filter claims.

Mark Goodard, group chief executive of Hallenstein Glassons Holdings. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Hallenstein Glasson profit increases 58%

9 Aug, 2018 1:59pm
2 minutes to read

Hallenstein Glasson Holdings says it profit rose 58 per cent after Storm sale.

Banks and airlines are winning with their customer experience, report reveals. Photo / 123RF

BUSINESS

Revealed: NZ sectors offering the worst customer service

8 Aug, 2018 11:07am
4 minutes to read

A report monitoring how customers rate New Zealand industries offers new insight.

Full time workers at Bunnings are set to get a pay increase of $2 an hour. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Bunnings agrees to pay staff Living Wage

7 Aug, 2018 10:51am
3 minutes to read

Around 4000 staff get a pay increase of $2, the equivalent of $80 extra per week.

Cubes of plastic waste stored in Flight Plastics plant in Lower Hutt. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Kiwi coatmakers address 'mammoth plastic waste issue'

7 Aug, 2018 8:02am
3 minutes to read

The husband-and-wife are crowdfunding $30,000 to push the initiative further.

Aucklander Tristan Mona has been named the Microsoft PowerPoint world champion. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Kiwi teen crowned PowerPoint champ now targeting Microsoft Excel

6 Aug, 2018 3:26pm
3 minutes to read

Avondale College student Tristan Mona, 15, can add 'world champ' to his CV.

Vista Drinks founders Scott Day, Adam Sorensen and Russell Hopper. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Small Business: The gutsy Kiwi soda company taking on Coke with healthier options

6 Aug, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Vista Drinks has already sold 150,000 units of its new product.

Inside Christchurch Airport's air traffic control tower. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

The job offering graduates $95,000 a year

4 Aug, 2018 5:02am
5 minutes to read

WATCH: Airways is on the hunt for air traffic controllers.

BUSINESS

Loneliness plagues business owners

30 Jul, 2018 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Many underestimate how much work goes into running their own small firm.

Thai-Anh Cooper, founder of in2HR. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Small Business: Why small firms get employment law wrong

30 Jul, 2018 5:00am
5 minutes to read

HR professional Thai-Anh Cooper talks about where Kiwi employers are going wrong.

BUSINESS

Government spends $150K on business video game

26 Jul, 2018 5:00am
2 minutes to read

Government has teamed up with Kiwi firms to create a business video game.