The Warehouse is about to embark on a radical new expansion strategy using television.

Public perceptions of how competitive the retail electricity sector is have improved, though to less-than-emphatic levels.

Some of NZ's largest discount retailers are not signing up to a legally binding initiative offering financial aid for building and fire safety after the Bangladesh disaster.

Retail spending rebounded last month from an Easter-related dip in March.

Warehouse Group, the country's biggest listed retailer, boosted third-quarter sales at its Red Sheds and stationery outlets, and has kept its annual guidance unchanged.

The introduction of Sony electronics products to The Warehouse is a smart move for the retailer and will help to provide consumers with a reason to shop at its stores, an analyst says.

Z Energy's second full year of operation since its sale to local investors by Shell has produced a 13.1 per cent lift in operating earnings, although sales have fallen.

What are the main trends in online retailing in New Zealand and Australia?

When you're selling a product that's hotter than heroin, odds are there's going to be a few issues to deal with, writes Liam Dann.

The number of people making online purchases had increased by 11 per cent since 2009.

The number of New Zealanders buying cups of coffee has levelled out in the past five years.

Vaughan Rowsell, founder of Vend, a cloud-based retail platform for brick and mortar retailers.

The number of New Zealanders shopping online has tripled in less than a decade, with entertainment and leisure products the favourite internet purchases.

A prospectus for the Mad Butcher's back door listing is expected to be out next week...

Waikato company Te Kauwhata Transport has gone into receivership.