Wellington, July 21 NZPA - Australian retailing giant Woolworths is reporting higher supermarket store sales but lower consumer electronic store sales in New Zealand.

Wellington, April 30 NZPA - Australian retailer Woolworths Ltd said its New Zealand supermarkets achieved sales of $NZ1.3 billion in the 13 weeks to April 4.

Wellington, Jan 27 NZPA - Australian-listed retailer Woolworths today reported $31.1 billion in sales for the half year to January, including $2.86b from its New Zealand supermarkets.

Wellington, Aug 27 NZPA - Australia's Woolworths Ltd today expressed satisfaction with its New Zealand supermarket business, particularly in the second half of the year.

Wellington, Aug 13 NZPA - AMP NZ Office Trust (ANZO) has reported a 13.4 percent rise in full year distributable profit to $59.2 million.

Wellington, April 17 NZPA - Labour MP Lianne Dalziel has called for supermarkets to "lose the right" to sell alcohol. She says supermarkets sell alcohol at a loss to entice people into their stores to buy other products.

Wellington, March 30 NZPA - A government proposal to charge shoppers 5 cents for plastic bags would be a deterrent rather than tax and a decision is a long way off, says Prime Minister John Key.

Wellington, March 16 NZPA - The job of regulating competition and fair trading in New Zealand is changing hands after business had called for drastic change.

Wellington, Feb 2 NZPA - Supermarket chain Progressive Enterprises is planning to spend up to $200 million annually on new supermarkets and refurbishing existing stores during the next five years.

Wellington, Dec 24 NZPA - ING Property Trust has sold four more properties worth a total $15.1 million. This financial year the trust has now sold 13 properties for $89.5 million.