Eftpos, credit card retail spending well down in October
Spending in retail industries fell 0.7 per cent compared to September, down by $44m.
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Supie’s failure a reminder no start-up is a ‘sure thing’
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'Incredibly emotional': Restaurant owner considers walking as others fold
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13,000kg-plus dino-shaped nuggets recalled after metal pieces found
One report of "minor oral injury associated with consumption of this product".
'Acute toxicity': US kids' fruit pouches urgently recalled after illnesses linked to lead
Analysis of multiple lots of a puree product detected 'extremely high' lead levels.
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New Four Square store opens in heritage Britomart building
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No refills: Customer disgusted after fast-food driver's vile delivery
He thoughted he ordered a burger, fries, and a milkshake. What he received left him sick.
Opinion: Supie collapse shows supermarket break-up needed
OPINION: You can’t fix market structure problems by policing behaviour of supermarkets.
New $10 block of cheese aces taste tests - will it kickstart a price drop?
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What happens with Supie customer refunds and the $900k of leftover stock?
Suppliers are waiting on between $800,000 to $900,000 worth of stock.
Deep Creek brewery collapse: What went wrong?
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Supie collapse: Five reasons start-ups suddenly find it harder to get funding
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Nicola Willis wants third competitor to ‘break up’ supermarket duopoly
Her promise comes in the wake of the collapse of online grocer Supie.
Why Supie didn’t have enough cash to pay staff: 'We busted our a**es for that place'
Supie completed its second capital raise before going into voluntary administration.
'People were crying': No money to pay 120 Supie staff
The online grocery start-up pitched itself as a challenger to the big two chains.
Kiwi firm swaps kūmara for Aussie sweet potato: Can you taste the difference?
Kiwi chip company swaps NZ kūmara for its Aussie cousin - can you taste the difference?
The orange shed: The Warehouse in Hastings to sell fresh fruit and vegetables
The red shed is moving its fresh fruit offerings into the fruit bowl of New Zealand.
Coffee lovers call out iced latte 'scam': 'I don't get it'
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Dessert maker Sara Lee in voluntary administration
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Post-election hangover: Inflation data to reveal scale of problem for new Government
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Sasha Borissenko: Weet-Bix saga opens whole can of worms
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