Kiwi Property Group's annual earnings increased 4.5 per cent as it seeks to raise $151.9 million to expand Sylvia Park.

Retail sales boomed in the first three months of the year, in what may be an early sign of the "wealth effect" with rising house prices boosting confidence.

Our retail sector was booming at the start of the year, with a record 2.7pc jump in sales volumes.

An alcohol-fueled three-hour long lunch came to a dramatic end when an Australian media tycoon took a swing at the owner of burger chain Hungry Jack's.

An official cash rate of 3.5 per cent, which would have been base camp in previous cycles, is now being seen as the highest it will climb this time.

Outgoing Spark executive Chris Quin has been named as the new Foodstuffs North Island CEO.

Core retail spending (excluding fuel and vehicle-related spending) fell 0.8 per cent in April, the first time since last June.

Australian retail spending has lifted for a 10th straight month, supported by lower interest rates and improved household balance sheets.

Countdown has lifted third-quarter sales by 5 per cent to $1.5 billion in the 13 weeks ended April 5.

Workers at the fast-food chain will be guaranteed 80 per cent of the average hours worked over a three-month period.

Pumpkin Patch rated the highest for customer satisfaction among clothing and sport stores.

Fast-food giant McDonald's has walked away from negotiations aimed at scrapping controversial zero hour contracts.

McDonald's has proposed a return to mediation over the union campaign to end "zero-hours" contracts in the fast food industry.

A recent online campaign led by Woolworths Australia has caused outrage among customers, who accused the supermarket giant for cashing in on Anzac Day.

The two branches of upmarket supermarket chain Farro Fresh that had their liquor licences suspended had sold alcohol to minors.

The New Zealand Merino Company, which markets wool to customers on behalf of suppliers, has inked an $8 million one-year deal to supply 600 tonnes of New Zealand fine and medium micron wool to US....

For the March quarter as a whole core retail sales paid for by credit, debit or charge cards were up 2.7 per cent - the fastest quarterly growth since December 2006.

Customarily, retailers who flout the Easter trading laws have been content to quietly pocket their profits. But this year was different.

Apple has instructed its sales force to prod shoppers to the company's website to purchase the new smartwatch.

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

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.

In the pre-Christmas retail frenzy of 2013, US retail giant Target had its cash registers raided.

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.