Expansion by the two dominant supermarket chains has moved into a new phase, with more than $300 million of work under way.

Mark Powell, chief executive of retailer Warehouse Group, says he hopes to eventually see someone promoted to his role who started out in the Red Shirts in Schools programme aged 16.

Target has proposed to pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over its massive 2013 data breach.

An Auckland-based online toy seller is being investigated by the Commerce Commission after failing to deliver orders to customers on both sides of the Tasman.

Waiheke Island is getting a large new Countdown to replace the existing small shop.

Moa Group, the boutique beer-maker, says its full-year loss will be in line with last year's loss of $5.8 million, with its strategy to cut costs and fatten margins likely to start delivering benefits in 2016.

Local retailers welcome Prime Minister’s stance on need for GST on overseas shopping on the web as chance to level playing field.

Craft beer sales are continuing to rise despite falling volumes in the wider sector, says Moa chief executive Geoff Ross.

Police have been contacting known 1080 opponents in a bid to find the person behind a threat to contaminate New Zealand's baby formula stocks.

The Warehouse and Foodstuffs are reassuring customers they are doing everything they can to boost security in their stores.

Grocery delivery service My Food Bag isn't ruling out a sharemarket listing after announcing its new chairman, adman Kevin Roberts.

The final chapter in a long-running New Zealand retail battle played out this week when Woolworths offloaded its shares in The Warehouse Group.

Rich-listers David and Anne Norman have snapped up Australian supermarket operator Woolworths' stake in The Warehouse Group.

The operator of Farmers and Whitcoulls has more than doubled its shareholding in The Warehouse but says it will not make a takeover bid for the retailer.

The New Zealand dollar is trading near a record high against the Australian currency but that doesn't necessarily mean bargains for shoppers, a consumer expert says.

ASX listed Scentre Group, with nine Westfield-branded malls in New Zealand, intends to sell four of its big centres here.

Energy Minister Simon Bridges says big petrol retailers are "on notice" after they maintained large profit margins while the price of oil was falling sharply late last year.

FCO - Fishing Camping Outdoors - is to close its 13 New Zealand stores but no word yet on what announcement means for employees.

Market speculation about Rod Duke boosting his stake in struggling children's clothing chain Pumpkin Patch has so far failed to become a reality, writes Christopher Adams.

Contact Energy could be heading for a showdown with minority shareholders over what to do with a $1 billion pot of cash.

As vital signs go, retail sales data for the last three months of 2014 were pretty healthy, writes Brian Fallow.