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The Warehouse major cost reset could slash jobs

Chief executive Mark Stirton said 'these are difficult decisions'.

How new boss at The Warehouse plans to revive struggling Red Sheds

Shoppers told leaders the Red Sheds had grown ‘boring’ and needed freshness.

‘We want to create the future’: Inside Ikea’s plan to rethink NZ retail

Ikea visited 500 Kiwi homes to study how people live before its opening.

'Dark patterns': Manipulative tactics tricking shoppers into spending more online

Consumer says Kiwis are being swayed into spending more and cancelling less.

'Contain it': Coloured sand recalled nationwide over asbestos fears

Testing in Australia found asbestos in similar coloured sand products.

From ‘It’ shoe to investor headache: Can Allbirds find its footing again?

The shoe maker cut full-year sales guidance, hinting at a weak Christmas run.

Price poke: Small retailer's cheeky billboard dig at top chains - using their logos

Marketing expert welcomes rare head-to-head, David v Goliath advertising battle.

Consumer NZ's 'Yeah Nah' awards expose products that fail standards, are an 'absolute rip off'

Items always on ‘sale’ and plasters that didn’t stick were among the anti-awards.

13-year-old has major surgery after swallowing 100 magnets bought on Temu

Surgeons at Tauranga Hospital removed part of the boy’s bowel.

'Physical retail model has not been delivering': Torpedo7 owner on online-only decision

The six remaining Torpedo7 stores will become The Outlet outlets by February 2026.

Inside Amazon’s plans to replace more than half a million jobs with robots

NY Times: Amazon expects robots will mean 160,000 fewer human hires by 2027 as it expands.

Final Torpedo7 stores to close as retailer moves to online-only

All stores will be open over summer before transitioning by February 2026 to The Outlet.

Apple NZ returns to growth in recession-hit market

Treaty means tech giant pays tax across the Tasman, accounts indicate.

Kiwis tightening wallets as cost pressures hit holiday spending plans

Many shoppers aim to finish gift buying by November to spread costs.

Wonky Box expands again with new chilled and refillable grocery range

Co-founder Angus Simms says the business is focused on curation, not scale.

YouTube outage hits thousands of users across NZ

More than 1600 NZ users reported problems since 12.15pm, but videos now appear to work.