Waikato company Te Kauwhata Transport has gone into receivership.

Kiwis continue to feel relatively chipper about their economic circumstances, despite the drought and a string of high profile job cuts, a new survey shows.

Construction has started on The Foundation, a $20 million retail development on Oteha Valley Rd in Albany, due to be completed towards the end of this year.

Retail spending charged to electronic cards rose 0.8 per cent last month - the fastest pace since August last year.

The Warehouse Group says it will disestablish the Bond and Bond electronics retail chain next month and merge it into the larger Noel Leeming network.

Half year profits at the Warehouse have almost doubled after properties were sold and the company will pay a much bigger dividend than many were expecting.

Acquisitions have radically transformed The Warehouse Group in the past six months, but there is no danger of the country's largest listed retailer losing focus.

Changes are being made at the Queen Street Markets in the old MidCity Cinemas complex on Auckland's Golden Mile.

James Strong, the chairman of NZX-listed retailer Kathmandu and a former chief executive of Qantas, died in Sydney yesterday.

Retailer Postie Plus is again in talks with its bankers as it prepares to announce a "substantial loss" to the market.

Staff at women's clothing retailer Suzanne Grae are blaming the fashion brand's failure to gain traction in New Zealand on insufficient marketing and poorly performing stores in the big cities.

Former American FBI special agent turned New Zealand DIY hardware chain boss John Hartmann is leaving Mitre 10.

A range of meat products sold in New Zealand have tested negative for horsemeat, DNA tests show - but the content of some products would raise eyebrows.

Nearly two years on from the February 22 earthquake, fashion label World is finally returning to Christchurch.

Buy crikey there are some stonking good shopping deals on offer right now.

New Zealand retail sales recorded the fastest growth in six years in the fourth quarter, sending the kiwi dollar to its highest level in five years.

Retail spending charged to electronic cards rose 0.3 per cent last month, driven by food and fuel, according to data from Statistics New Zealand.

Kiwis lifted spending on their credit, debit and charge cards last month, led by consumables such as food and liquor, and fuel.