Shopping via mobile devices is on the rise in New Zealand, according to new research.

A horticulturist sacked by an Auckland garden centre for referring a customer to a competitor has been awarded almost $9000, thanks to an email sent by her former boss.

If GST was added to items bought on the internet, it wouldn't stop Esther Greatbanks from shopping online.

Fruit and vegetable prices have spearheaded a 2.1 per cent rise in food prices for June 2013, the biggest monthly gain since GST was lifted to 15 percent in October 2010.

Mastercard says credit card companies are "not set up" to collect tax on transactions and online shoppers could easily migrate to other payment platforms.

Customs Minister Maurice Williamson says it would be virtually impossible to charge GST on items being bought online, an idea currently being explored.

Good news for New Zealand retailers now the Government has committed to look at taxing purchases made on overseas websites.

The Warehouse has expanded its online presence through its fifth acquisition in nine months.

A world without cash is a real prospect according to some commentators, and everyone from retailers to the homeless will have to adapt.

Attractive discount schemes out to counteract pain at the pump draw nearly 80 per cent of Kiwi motorists to particular service stations, a new survey reveals.

British American Tobacco Holdings New Zealand's profit was down almost 5 per cent in 2012.

Intimate lingerie, wedding dresses and adult toys are three of the most popular buys for Kiwi women shopping online, a new survey has revealed.

The only way to protect milk from light damage is to block out all light. The trade off, however, is the inability to see how much is left, writes Peter McClure.

The Warehouse is about to embark on a radical new expansion strategy using television.

Public perceptions of how competitive the retail electricity sector is have improved, though to less-than-emphatic levels.

Some of NZ's largest discount retailers are not signing up to a legally binding initiative offering financial aid for building and fire safety after the Bangladesh disaster.

Retail spending rebounded last month from an Easter-related dip in March.

Warehouse Group, the country's biggest listed retailer, boosted third-quarter sales at its Red Sheds and stationery outlets, and has kept its annual guidance unchanged.