Pricing and cost pressures will continue to be major challenges for retailers this year, Retail NZ CEO Carolyn Young says.

The analysts reveal the keys to retail success in 2025.

The sporting deal lasts five years, and includes official uniforms to be worn on-field.

The move was sparked in September 2024.

In one particular case, a store manager was allegedly refused to have unpaid 40-minute breaks over the Christmas rush.

"Confidence amongst outright homeowners continues to move upwards," ANZ economist Sophia Angala says.

Lovisa intends to defend the class action proceedings.

They are the final two brands to face liquidation.

The news comes as overall CPI inflation slowed to a 2.4 per cent lift in the December 2024 quarter.

The ARA shared 13 amendment proposals, including the allowance of split shifts in a single day.

Despite the stronghold on earnings, the group’s gross margin is being impacted by a promotional trading environment.

The group’s parent company Woolworths Holdings Limited (South Africa) cited a promotional and price-sensitive environment.

The South African-based retail group held onto the asset as part of its sell-off of the David Jones business in late 2023.

It follows the launch of its very first Australian pop-up in Melbourne last year.

Retail joined the mining industry as the only two industries to record yearly business turnover drops.

Paire founders Nathan Yun and Rex Zhang called the opening a key milestone for the brand.