Supermarkets
Is the Health Star Rating system working as well as it could?
The Health Star Rating system debuted in 2014 and roughly 21 per cent of eligible foods in New Zealand use the label. A five year review has been undertaken on the voluntary system, and a draft is… Audio
Stealing bits to nibble on at the supermarket
Some can justify "sampling" the goods at the supermarket. What harm is it to chow down on a handful of pick-n-mix nuts as you shop? One academic was cited as saying that putting the wrong price on the… Audio
Question of the day: plastic packaging
What plastic packaging MOST annoys you in a supermarket? Audio
PAK'nSAVE store shoots sparrows
A Wellington PAK'nSAVE store is taking drastic measures to get rid of sparrows, by shooting them dead. While it's shocked shoppers, a pest management company says its common practice to poison or… Video, Audio
Plastic straws pulled from supermarket shelves
Plastic straws have been pulled from shelves at Countdown supermarkets, in another attempt to reduce plastic waste ending up in the environment. Audio
Supermarkets in Britain are rethinking
A retail analyst says supermarkets in Britain are rethinking how they target cut-price deals to customers. Audio
Price monitoring needed to ensure genuine discounts - Consumer
Consumer New Zealand thinks supermarket prices should be monitored to make sure we're not being duped. We love to buy the things on special at the supermarket, but "if that special isn't a genuine… Audio
NZers top world in supermarket specials purchases
New research shows that when it comes to hunting for supermarket bargains, New Zealanders are world leaders. Six of every $10 spent at supermarkets goes on items that are on special. That's well ahead… Audio
Supermarket owners the new moguls
The annual National Business Review Rich List is out and among the new players are those from the supermarket sector. Owner-operators of grocery stores are raking in the cash. Audio
Should supermarkets allow BYO plastic containers at the deli?
A Wellington shopper has been left frustrated after staff at a Countdown deli told her the reusable container she'd brought with her, was no longer allowed. Video, Audio
All major supermarkets in NZ to ban single use plastic bags
In five months you won't be able to get a single use plastic bag at a big supermarket in New Zealand. That means New World, Pak N Save, Four Square, Countdown and some smaller chains. Audio
NZMA wants supermarket booze ban
Medical Association wants a ban on alcohol sales in supermarkets. Audio
Supermarket sells bottles of wine for $1 due to 'typo'
Riverstone Chardonnay was sold for just $1 at Countdown in the Auckland suburb of Northcote on Friday. The supermarket says it was a mistake, but alcohol harm experts say it shows supermarkets can't… Audio
Berry popular
Berries are the favourite supermarket purchase in Australia. What is ours? Audio
Supermarkets vow to cut salt, sugar and fat in house brands
Some of the country's biggest supermarkets are vowing to make house brands healthier, but anti-obesity campaigners say more is needed.
Supermarkets pledge to cut sugar, salt and fat in their own brands
Big supermarket chains have pledged to cut the sugar, salt and fat in products marketed under their own brands in a bid to help tackle childhood obesity. Audio
Protester, 12, calls for count-down on cage eggs
A 12-year-old girl is spearheading a campaign for Countdown supermarkets to follow the Australian parent company and phase out selling cage eggs.
Stride listing Investore on NZX as part of portfolio expansion
The commercial office, retail and industrial properties investor, Stride, is spinning off its Investore subsidiary in an initial public offering, as part of a larger plan to buy more than a quarter of… Audio
Countdown eyes New World as it builds new stores
The supermarket chain, Countdown, is on the expansion trail as it goes head-to-head with Foodstuffs' New World and Pak'N Save. Audio
Bill to fix low-alcohol beer and wine anomaly
A bill allowing low-alcohol beer and wine to be sold in the same section as regular beer and wine at supermarkets will be tabled in Parliament to fix a technical...