Mark Powell says "healthy societies need healthy businesses and healthy businesses need healthy societies".

Hasbro, the maker of foam footballs and spongy projectiles, is targeting a new audience: high schoolers.

If you're like most shoppers, it is likely that you do plenty of research before opening your wallet.

ASX-listed Domino's Pizza Enterprises, parent company of Domino's New Zealand, has reported one of its strongest half-year results to date, with net profit of A$29.1 million, up 44.2 per cent on the same period last year.

Creditors of women's clothing chain Shanton Fashion are owed almost $7.8 million, while the company has $3.35 million in assets, a wider shortfall than the $693,000 estimate directors gave when the company went into voluntary administration last month.

Retail spending charged to electronic cards fell 0.4 per cent last month, its third monthly decline in a row, as lower prices at the pump offset increased spending elsewhere.

Despite the fast changing market, JB Hi-Fi excels at jumping on the next big thing in technology and getting the march on its competitors, writes Christophwer Niesche.

New Zealand shares rose to a new record close yesterday as holidays in Auckland and Australia kept trading volumes light.

The Warehouse Group chairman says the company remains committed to its strategy amid criticism that its growth push has failed and major changes need to take place at the board and CEO level.

With reporting season due to kick off next month investors will be on the lookout for poor pre-result trading updates, otherwise known as "confessions".

New Zealand wine drinkers are now enjoying the results of two good vintage years and the outlook for the sector is positive.

The Shanton chain of women's clothing stores has gone into voluntary administration just over two years after it was bought out of receivership.

Work started this week on the $36 million expansion of New Zealand's first shopping mall.

Boxing Day is over but retailers are stretching their sales by as much as a week to persuade shoppers to open their wallets.

Shoppers spent a record-breaking amount on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, according to figures released by Paymark today.

Mayor Len Brown has named big-brand international retailers Apple and Tiffany & Co as potential candidates to open their first New Zealand stores in Auckland.

New Zealand cleaning products company ecostore has signed a deal that will see the company export to South Korea from next year.

An online petition criticising Trade Me's Gift Finder tool as "sexist" has attracted 250 signatures in its first few days.

Rihanna, the pop singer with multiple awards to her name, has been appointed women's creative director of Puma SE.

Selfie sticks and remote-controlled helicopters are among some of the more popular items among Kiwis buying Christmas gifts this month.

Kiwis have spent a total of $2.3b through Paymark so far this month with Christmas spending up 4.3%

Cooks Global Foods widened its first-half loss after buying the Canadian franchise rights to Esquires Coffee Houses.