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Bendon slips again with $4.2m loss as expenses bite

Bendon operates 59 stores across Australasia and 300 partner outlets globally.

'Milestone' - Stride to redevelop North Wharf on city's waterfront

Sites to be redeveloped: hospitality on ground floors, offices above, two to three levels.

Will Kiwis open their wallets this Black Friday or hold back again?

Retail NZ warns two-thirds of profits hinge on this quarter's sales.

Mobil facing legal action over alleged petrol price breaches

Mobil faces costs of up to $5  million for each offence in Commerce Commission action.

Mocka eyes first physical store in New Zealand despite Ikea's arrival

The company's first standalone store is targeted to open in the second half of FY26.

Kiwi Property makes more revenue, devaluations hit profit

New pedestrian bridge between Sylvia Park and Ikea is now open.

'Spending hangover': Black Friday warning ahead of busy shopping week

Shoppers are warned to stick to their spending limits and look past the sales hype.

Mighty Ape boss says 2025 is shaping up as ‘year of the consumer’

The online retailer has added 60 staff as it prepares for a high-demand holiday rush.

Briscoe Group sales dip as Rebel Sport slump offsets homeware growth

The transformation of Rebel Sport's Panmure store was a key contributor.

Faradays plans $30m luxury department store on Queen St by 2026

The ambitious downtown project will transform the heritage Milne & Choyce site.

From the ashes: The Body Shop relaunching in New Zealand

The business was put into liquidation early this year and all stores were closed down.

From farmers’ market to millions: The sweet rise of J’aime macarons

Bridget O'Sullivan built J’aime from a Christchurch market stall in 2008.

Company running two Stirling Sports outlets collapses amid tough retail climate

The director had been trying to sell the business for the past year.

How a small-town cafe became a top franchise success story

Kelly and Jess Bain’s Ōmokoroa café opened in 2023 with a community focus.

What next at Westgate? Five-building big-box retail hub rising with NZ’s biggest Kmart

New Kmart Westgate will be 6700sq m, bigger than the almost-half-hectare Manukau store.

Watch: 41 robots working inside new $90m DHL Auckland pharmaceutical warehouse

Two robot types move supplies, do physical lifting and perform boring, repetitive tasks.