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Live: Level 2 buzz! Hairdresser queues, NZ back in business - but bumpy road ahead
New Zealand comes fully alive again with queues already for hairdressers - and on roads.

Go NZ! iTicket founder creates click and collect platform for cafes
New gig for boss of iTicket as his event ticketing business grinds to a halt.

Bunnings commits to opening two big new outlets after signalling seven closures
Plans for new store announced early 2016 - opening July

Bunnings to shut seven NZ stores, 145 staff affected
Bunnings also negotiated with landlords to cut its rent

NZ's biggest mall owner suspends dividend, outlook
The ASX-listed company indicated times were too uncertain to be paying out the dividend.

Go NZ! How Freightways hit the ground running when Covid-19 broke out
Freightways has gone from one extreme to another since the Covid-19 outbreak.

Covid-19 collapse: Spending slashed by half during lockdown
Stats NZ data records show decline in spending.

Up to two-week wait for The Warehouse deliveries
Warehouse says it is trying to get customers' orders to people as quickly as possible.

How shopping will change after Covid-19
Retail will return to what it was pre-internet, analyst predict.

'Good business decision': Celebrity chef's restaurant shuts in Christchurch
The restaurant was struggling before Covid-19, says CEO.

Happy ending for company that received $240k wage subsidy and placed into administration
Business cleaning products business acquires company.

Figuring out how to run retail in alert level 2
Retail is moving fast to get ready for new restrictions for level 2 lockdown.

Malls to reopen: What level 2 means for retail and hospitality
Industry reacts to restrictions under Alert level 2.

Level 3 chaos: Big delays as online shopping boom swamps retailers
Some stores face a ten-fold increase in online orders.

Life at level 2: A sneak preview - how much freedom will we get?
At level 2, boaties can hit the water and libraries, museums and cinemas can all reopen.

How Covid-19 has changed consumer sentiment
Research shows how important local is post-Covid-19.

Westfield rolls out drive-thru click and collect service for malls
It has centralised shopping at its retailers on one platform.

Small Business: Why being online boosts Covid-19 survival chances
More support needed for small businesses to stay afloat.

KFC splurge: Sales surge above pre-Covid-19 levels under alert level 3
CEO Russel Creedy talks market resilience in fast food and happy days for Carl's Jr.

Pre-Covid trading levels not expected to return for atleast a year, St Pierre's founder says
New Zealand sushi chain innovates to operate inline with Covid-19 guidelines.

World's second-largest retailer gets green light for $100m+ NZ debut
"There is nothing like Costco in New Zealand" - Noone

'Auckland's centre is going to be a graveyard' - Nikki Kaye
Auckland Central MP Nikki Kaye fears the city centre's future is in peril.

Up to 160 staff at Farmers, Whitcoulls, Pascoes face chop
David Norman says Australia's wage subsidy resulted in less redundancies in Oz business.

Saving Burger King: Receivers progress deal to keep fast-food chain afloat
Landlords taking haircut as receivers nut out a deal.

Revealed: What Kiwis were splurging on during lockdown
Nielsen figures show the most sought-after groceries a month into lockdown.

Pet business on why it's reigning cats and dogs in lockdown
E-commerce site has big plans once it turns a profit in six months' time.

Revealed: The massive NZ store planned by world's second biggest retailer
How will the new enormous $100m+ Costco look at Westgate?