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Top Christmas toys: Star Wars, Apple

Here's what is featuring in top toy lists ahead of Christmas.

Online retail spending up 9pc

According to BNZ and Marketview's latest monthly report, online retail spending is up nine per cent compared to October last year, a slower growth rate than expected.

Lack of evidence to connect product to Hep A berries

The Minister for Food Safety has defended not telling the public which brand of berries is linked to Hepatitis A contamination.

Government keeping public in the dark over berries

Why ministry won't name Hep A berries

Minister for food safety says three of the four cases of hepatitis A linked to frozen imported berries have come from a single product.

Christmas electronics price war?

Analysts say Dick Smith's woes are likely to result in heavy discounting, forcing competitors to follow suit over the crucial festive period.

NZX lifts threshold for block trades of milk powder

NZX, New Zealand's financial markets operator, has increased the minimum volume of lots required in block trades of whole and skim milk powder futures, citing increased activity.

Cyber Monday sales on set to break records

In some ways, it seems like Cyber Monday should have been no big deal for e-commerce this year.

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.