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 2 NZPA - Shops that charge customers for plastic bags deserve more government support, Green Party co-leader Russel Norman says. From Monday, Foodstuffs' New World and Four Square supermarkets will charge 5 cents per plastic shopping bag.

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, Oct 31 NZPA - Supermarket co-operative Foodstuffs has purchased Liquorland, which has 70 stores run by owner operators, from DB Breweries for an undisclosed sum.

Wellington, Oct 10 NZPA - Analysts and potential bidders remain ambiguous about a takeover of The Warehouse but the retailer's shares soared almost 13 percent yesterday, indicating the market believes it likely.

(recasts, adds comment from foodstuffs, updates shares) Wellington, Oct 9 NZPA - Woolworths and Foodstuffs, both potential bidders for The Warehouse, played their cards close to their chests after an impediment to bids was removed today.

(adds comment from Woolworths from sixth paragraph) Wellington, Oct 9 NZPA - Warehouse Group Ltd shares soared 12.62 percent today after the retailer retreated from food retailing, making it easier for a supermarket chain to take it over.