As we cruise the aisles of The Warehouse, many of us will be unaware that the staff in red shirts ("Reds") around us are all in various stages of formal retail training.

The Commerce Commission's inquiry into an online toy and baby products retailer - accused of taking customers' money and failing to deliver - continues.

Retailers are calling for a revamp of Easter trading laws, as one rebellious garden centre vows to again defy the ban.

Retailers are being warned to be on the lookout for counterfeit bank notes after a number of reports of fake cash being used across the North Island.

Anzco Foods, New Zealand's third-largest meat company, said profit halved in 2014, a year in which it bought out shareholder Itoham Foods' half stake in the nation's only large-scale cattle....

Blunt founders Kington, Page and Brebner have been working hard to build an international name in the premium umbrella category.

The Warehouse Group boss Mark Powell is to leave after a four-year stint in which he oversaw a major strategic shift, including acquisitions and a nationwide revamp.

The Warehouse Group boss Mark Powell is to step down from the firm's helm and a process has begun to recruit a new chief executive.

Online retail is a growing trend but a new survey shows younger consumers still want the experience of a store.

Kathmandu Holdings' first-half result is being described by analysts as disappointing but expected, after the outdoor retailer posted a net loss of $1.8 million.

Mad Group, operator of the Habitual Fix and Mad Mex fast-food chains, is gearing up for an equity crowdfunding campaign aimed at raising as much as $1.5 million in growth capital.

Discount German supermarket giant Aldi's big Australian expansion will not see it branch out into New Zealand.

Pumpkin Patch's attempt to hose down market enthusiasm about a potential takeover failed to have the desired effect yesterday.

Jewellery magnate Sir Michael Hill hosted this month’s NZ Golf Open at his private course in Queenstown before visiting Auckland on his superyacht VvS1 for the launch of The Bachelor.

German retailing giant Aldi has brought a new supermarket experience to Australian shoppers.

Mark Powell, chief executive of retailer Warehouse Group, says he hopes to eventually see someone promoted to his role who started out in the Red Shirts in Schools programme aged 16.

Target has proposed to pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over its massive 2013 data breach.

An Auckland-based online toy seller is being investigated by the Commerce Commission after failing to deliver orders to customers on both sides of the Tasman.

Waiheke Island is getting a large new Countdown to replace the existing small shop.

Moa Group, the boutique beer-maker, says its full-year loss will be in line with last year's loss of $5.8 million, with its strategy to cut costs and fatten margins likely to start delivering benefits in 2016.

Local retailers welcome Prime Minister’s stance on need for GST on overseas shopping on the web as chance to level playing field.

A leading retailer has welcomed moves towards charging GST on online purchases from overseas.

Prime Minister John Key says it is inevitable the cost of online shopping will go up as GST is charged to more goods and services. Is this a good idea?

Craft beer sales are continuing to rise despite falling volumes in the wider sector, says Moa chief executive Geoff Ross.