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Import firm opens the door to Aussies
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NZ shops doing better than Aussie retailers: report
On average there's one retail store for every 135 people in New Zealand, report reveals.
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Watchdog's crackdown on online traders, lending companies
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Skechers surges on its quarterly sales forecast
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Kiwi fashion giants Barkers, Max merge
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Government changes tack on online shopping GST to avoid price hikes
The Government has revised its approach to collect GST on low-value goods.
Chinese phone giant heads to NZ
The phone and consumer electronics company is said to be fourth largest in the world.
Liquidated jewellers failed to pay rent, owe $200k
Ore Jewellery's stores in Christchurch and Albany have been closed due to the $200k debt.
Jewellery store 'emptied night before liquidation'
A former staff member said her "heart's broken" at the abrupt closure of Ore Jewellery.
Plastic bin-liner sales up ahead of bag ban
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Discounted big brands are set to become big business in NZ.
Supermarket rivals battle over savings
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Giant Kmart to replace Countdown at Sylvia Park
Sylvia Park is set to get a massive Kmart store.
Small Business: Bringing people into small town NZ
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Workers needed to fill hundreds of new retail jobs
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Zimmermann tipped to open at Westfield Newmarket
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Top fashion chain Camilla tipped to open in NZ
Top Bohemian-style design boutique chain Camilla is tipped to open in Newmarket.
New York Deli chain to break into the Auckland market
A Christchurch fast food chain is gearing up to open stores around NZ.
Kiwi clothing retailer Max Fashions on the market: Aussie media
An advisory firm is understood to have been hired to offload the retailer.
Art Green's Riot Foods needs $1 million or may be sold
Auckland-based Riot Foods has faced "significant challenges" a shareholder letter reveals.
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Plastic straws are Countdown's latest target in the war on plastic.
Food brag: Meal service battle heats up
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Inside this woman's $54 million Aussie empire
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Meal kit newcomer HelloFresh admits its ginger is imported
HelloFresh has been operating in the New Zealand market for just two weeks.