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'Clothes look better on skinny people'

The head of one of NZ's biggest fashion brands has defended the use of skinny models, in the wake of controversy over Glassons skinny mannequin.

Skinny mannequin slammed

An eating disorders expert has slammed the use of a skinny mannequin at clothing store Glassons, which sparked controversy because its ribs are showing.

Sylvia Park case about defects, not leaks

A dispute over building defects at one of Auckland's biggest shopping malls was on the electronic online High Court list last Thursday.

Tesco gets more than sums wrong

'Tesco is like a wounded animal: we never know what it is going to do next," is how one battered food supplier describes its relationship with the UK's biggest retailer.

Web blamed for Hallenstein's big slump

A combination of unfavourable weather, heavy discounting and continued growth in online sales is behind yet another fall in profit for fashion retailer Hallenstein Glasson

Retailers step up online offerings

Retailers adapting to the changing habits of shoppers are using their own websites to combat "showrooming".

Commission eyes Expedia's buyout of Wotif

Online travel giant Expedia has told New Zealand regulators there will be plenty of competition in the market after its planned buyout of rival booking site Wotif.

Interest rates cited as drag on mall landlord

Morningstar has released a bearish analysis of giant landlord Kiwi Income Property Trust.

Consumer confidence still high

A sluggish housing market, falling dairy prices and rising interest rates have had little impact yet on consumer confidence.

Card spending rebounds

Consumers' plastic cards saw more of the light of day last month, but the trend suggests some loss of momentum in retail spending.

'Nasty calls' over giraffe head

A giraffe head on display at an Auckland antique shop has outraged passersby with some demanding the shop remove the stuffed animal.

Buy Crikey: Online hits and misses

Aliexpress.com is where small- to medium-sized Chinese retailers sell almost every known product.

Bernard Hickey: Shoppers back ugly tactics

The allegations aired under parliamentary privilege by Shane Jones about the "Countdown Shakedown" are ugly in many ways, but not the obvious.

Last Farmers quits Queen St

Farmers has stood proud in Auckland's central city for nearly a century - but the iconic store is about to close its doors for the last time in the CBD.

Herald on Sunday Editorial: Suppliers deserve an inquiry

Countdown supermarkets' Australian owners no doubt think their treatment of suppliers here came under attack this week.

Less spending on plastic cards but confidence remains strong

Consumers' plastic cards saw less of the light of day last month, with electronic card transactions in the retail sector falling a seasonally adjusted 0.5 per cent from December.

Online shopping GST now less likely

The chances of GST being applied to all overseas web-based retail purchases appear more distant after the Govt changed tack on a review into tax of online shopping.

Energy Mad surges on Amazon deal

Shares in lightbulb maker Energy Mad surged after it announced it had begun selling its energy-efficient products online in the United States through internet retail giant Amazon.