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Colliers agent fined $1500 for unsatisfactory conduct
The buyer didn't go ahead but still lost her $45,000 deposit and $84,000 all up.

Kharl WiRepa prepares for second run at Paris Fashion Week
Māori designer is preparing to take five indigenous designers to French showcase in 2024.

Diana Clement: Biggest money mistakes people make when Christmas shopping
OPINION: Every year, retailers have a field day regarding our psychology at Christmas.

Redundancies, resignations hit biggest group of Mitre 10 Mega stores
'We needed to realign rosters to reflect current trading conditions.' - Cam Caithness

Richard Prebble: Slash red tape and watch the economy take flight
OPINION: But the new Government has inherited a mess.

How well is Bunnings doing here: what about its $401m loan?
Huge debt is owed to NZ Finance Holdings and stood at just $324m in 2022.

Black Friday: A hit or a miss for consumers and retailers?
Black Friday spending was down but some retailers came out with a win.

$3b landlord, Sylvia Park owner: How it has done in the past six months
Business has sold properties lately at Westgate and for Ikea's first store here.

Power List: Who owns Mitre 10 stores throughout New Zealand?
Structure of this shy 49-year-old giant a quietly brilliant story of co-operative success.

Retail sales across NZ flat in September quarter
Tough slog for Kiwi shops confirmed in new statistics.

My Food Bag clawing back customers after profits drop 60pc
My Food Bag profits took a 60 per cent hit in its half-year results posted today.

Black Friday bargains: The game console offering money-saving deals
A third of Kiwis plan to spend more than $500 on Black Friday or during Black Week.

Liquor trust's $40m expansion kneecapped at first hurdle
The group says it will assess whether to proceed with three further applications.

Supermarket giant ditches self-checkout for staffed tills
A grocery giant has opened up about why they're making the big move.

The Kiwi shoe company using cactus leather
Entrepreneur on taking his family's Kiwi footwear legacy from Lower Hutt to California.

Red alert for consumers over Black Friday ‘sales’
Consumers told spend wisely with this year's Black Friday set to be most expensive yet.

Scamfest as retailers hope Black Friday and Cyber Monday pay off
Two big events made in the US, and one made in China, aim to ignite retail fortunes.

Pioneering drinks business strikes trouble, makes arrangement with creditors
List of secured creditors released with deed names those claiming money including IRD.

Liam Dann: Is the ComCom a 22-year-old failure?
OPINION: New Zealand lacks adequate competition in key industries.

Pseudoephedrine question reflects failure of meth policy - expert
"We have taken the eye off methamphetamine."

'This is the tipping point': Fears businesses won’t survive another Brynderwyns closure
Northland leaders say the next Brynderwyn closure will be the final straw for some.

Supie’s failure a reminder no start-up is a ‘sure thing’
OPINION: The response has exposed shortcomings in how people think about start-ups.

'Big loss': Popular Auckland Warehouse store to shut after 28 years
The Warehouse says it is 'extremely disappointed to find ourselves in this situation'.

Failed Newmarket restaurant Inca owes creditors $1.1m: Who wants money?
The restaurant had 'exhausted all other financial options available'.

Warehouse boss questions how proposed Foodstuffs merger will help lower grocery costs
The country’s grocery sector and consumers alike will keep an eagle eye on Foodstuffs.

Editorial: Alcohol and sport sponsorship call - will new Govt be game enough?
OPINION: Our editorial on tackling alcohol sponsorship of sport and community events.

Can retail bounce back from off-Broadway tragedies?
Barkers snatches victory from jaws of defeat, main street blues pondered.

New Four Square store opens in heritage Britomart building
The brand is New Zealand's oldest grocer at 99 years. It was founded in 1924.

National retailer Mitre 10: Why it's slipped into the red
Major IT upgrade pushes co-operative business into annual loss.