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Experts pick the best toys for Christmas

What are going to be the best toys to get the kids for Christmas? Experts take a look.

Kathmandu affirms profit growth plan for 2016

Kathmandu affirms 2016 profit growth guidance and tweaks marketing to reduce 'sales fatigue'.

Tower rising above net threat

Internet shopping's power has not hurt NZX-listed Precinct Properties' ambitious plans for its $550 million, 38-level Downtown tower.

Retail sales jump - driven by cars, electronics

Retail sales volumes rose in the September quarter as strong motor vehicle activity and a pick-up in consumer electronics drove consumer spending, beating expectations.

Christopher Niesche: Anger over Woolworths chief's exit

Not only do you get handsomely paid for doing your job, even if you don't do it particularly well, very often you also get paid for leaving your job.

Warehouse boss going back to school

Entrepreneurs-in-residence and CEOs-in-residence posts are more common overseas, but a relatively new concept in New Zealand.

Receivership causes gift card nightmare

A teenage girl was left distraught after her sweet 16th birthday gift was reduced to a worthless piece of plastic.

Mum's possum-fibre vision for city

An Asian businesswoman is determined to do something for the New Zealand city that educated her three children.

Wild Pair calls in receivers as looks to trade through administration

Retailer Wild Pair has appointed receivers, but will continue to trade as the administrators seek buyers for the women's apparel and footwear chain.

Foodstuffs leader to head up Tramco

A prominent commercial property development specialist has been appointed to head one of Auckland's wealthiest land owners.

First mall gets fairytale makeover

A four-storey-high movie screen and 740-seat restaurant precinct been revealed after the first peek into Auckland's biggest mall makeover of the year.

KFC customers hit by delivery scam

Starving but feeling a bit lazy or short of time? Here's a tip: be very careful when ordering food online.

Looking at LynnMall

November 5, the dining lane will open with a new lineup of restaurants and cafes.

Moa narrows loss on better margins, bigger volumes

Moa Group said its first-half loss narrowed after the listed beer company lifted the volume and value of sales and improved its gross margin.

Clothes giant opening here by Xmas 2016

Auckland shoppers can look forward to buying from Swedish giant H&M before Christmas next year.

Card spending up in September

Retail spending on electronic cards rose for a fifth month in September, led by an increase in expenditure on durable goods.

Tainui offers stake in mega-mall

Tainui Group Holdings is selling a half-share of the country's largest single retail and entertainment destination, The Base.

Conor McElhinney: Top 10 risks for retailers

Recent failures have highlighted how much retailers - especially apparel - are suffering in a changing consumer environment.