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H&M, Zara Wellington-bound says expert
The first Zara store in New Zealand opens its doors tomorrow at Sylvia Park, but its next store is likely to be in Wellington.

Trade Me: 'Naive to ignore Facebook'
Trade Me's head of marketplace says "we'd be naive not to pay attention" with Facebook Marketplace launching in New Zealand.

Disabled worker fired, Bunnings responds
Bunnings has defended the sacking of a disabled man, saying details of the situation can't be discussed publicly.

First came H&M, now Zara opening looms
Just a week after thousands of people turned up for the H&M, Sylvia Park is preparing for Zara to open its doors.

Noel Leeming under fire for iPad offer
Noel Leeming has come underfire for promoting iPad Pros on a "price offer" which is actually the device's RRP.

Businesses more optimistic
Businesses were more optimistic about the state of the economy and their own activity in September.

Retail rents sky-high on Queen St
Retailers in lower Queen St are paying $700,000/year or more for a single shop space.

Massive crowds at H&M opening
Hundreds of people descended on the gleaming racks of clothes like a plague of locusts.

Trends behind the brands you remember
The explosion of the lower-case "i" prefix in the wake of the Apple revolution is over. So what trend will be next?

Fashion war heating up in New Zealand
Local retailers will have to up their game as they prepare for the New Zealand launch of H&M and Zara.

Nike slowdown, rivals gaining
Nike's futures orders are barely increasing in North America, renewing concerns competitors are hamstringing growth.

Orange juice could get more expensive
Topsy-turvy weather in Brazil is pushing up the cost of commodities in your breakfast drink.

Migrants sophisticated consumers in NZ
Migrants are among New Zealand's richest and most sophisticated consumers, a new study reveals.

Dick Smith chairman Rob Murray grilled
Dick Smith chairman has endured a grilling from an Australian Supreme Court over the company's collapse.

H&M criticised over worker conditions
Hundreds of thousands of workers making H&M clothes in Bangladesh are doing so in dangerous conditions.

Macpac growth outstripping Kathmandu
Macpac is looking to ramp up expansion plans and claims it is growing faster than competitor Kathmandu.

How Amazon's algorithm cheats you
A new study suggests Amazon algorithms may skew products and partners, rather than bringing up the best deal.

Warehouse Group's whopping $78.3m profit
Warehouse Group lifted annual earnings 12 per cent, beating the top end of its guidance.

Why 'basic' is bad for Starbucks
Starbucks is an everyday stop for millions, and that might be its biggest problem.

Should food courts go? Malls in need of drastic change
Killing the food court once and for all might just give us the leg up that we need.

The goods: Food delivery market booms
The home food delivery trend has exploded - what's on offer and who's leading the pack?

Nicholas Jermyn placed into liquidation
Increased competition and the workplace becoming less formal lead to a drop in revenue, the administrators report said.

JB Hi-Fi to acquire the Good Guys
The deal will add The Good Guys' 101 stores to JB Hi-Fi's existing network of 295 stores across Australia and New Zealand.

The disaster that was Dick Smith
BIG READ: Dick Smith's former directors and managers reveal what went so wrong for the electronics retailer.

Electronic card spending falls 0.4pc
Spending on electronic cards fell in August, led by a decline at hospitality venues.

Starbucks founder invests $10m in All White's shoe brand
Kiwi merino footwear brand Allbirds will get a boost, having secured more than $9.7 million from the Starbucks founder's investment

Zara unveils NZ opening date
Zara, the world's biggest clothing retailer, will open its first New Zealand store early next month.

Former director unleashes on Dick Smith
A former board member has revealed he had no idea "who was going to buy" Dick Smith's poor-quality private label range.