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Bus shop: Scan here for food

Consumer Watchdog: Fridges - less power is more

But whiteware is no longer white: a pretty colour seduces male shoppers.

Kathmandu first-quarter sales up 19.5pc

Jury out on Shopping Channel

Six weeks since The Shopping Channel went live, audience ratings are yet to be released.

Shanton receivers make sale

Stores look at 'fitting fees'

Icebreaker launches NZ online store

Repairs begin on leaky Chancery shopping complex

Repairs have begun at Auckland's Chancery shopping precinct, which has been suffering leak problems.

Retail data points to slowdown

Economists say weaker than expected sales sign of slowing economy.

Consumer Watchdog: Buy: You're on camera

Cast your net for customers

From music to fast food, more Kiwis are choosing to shop online. But retailers need to provide good, old-fashioned service, reports Steve Hart

Deborah Hill Cone: If shopping shoe fits we'll have to wear it

Good time for consumers

Customers are spoiled for choice and retailers are forced to discount and operate on razor-thin margins in buyers' market.

Low price strategy pays off for Kmart

Kmart says its customers are responding to its low price strategy, which it will continue.

DIY zeal powers up profits

The country's two biggest DIY and hardware chains have just notched up record profits as the national appetite for home improvement grows.

Old and new xmas delights

Marmite due back in stores

Electronic spending falls 0.5pc in September