The wife of a bankrupt Nando's franchisee owner has been found personally liable to pay staff $70,053 owing in wages and holiday pay.

Woolworths has been promising a cheap Christmas - but one customer thinks this wasn't what they had in mind.

Christmas shopping is in full swing across the country and while children are the main focus for this, fur babies are also getting spoilt.

MPs in Britain are to investigate allegations workers are threatened with the sack if they take time off sick.

Veritas Investments will wind up its unprofitable Nosh supermarket business to keep in the good graces of its lender, ANZ Bank New Zealand.

Adrienne Winkelmann started her own business and beat cancer, but her proudest moment is being awarded an honorary doctorate from AUT.

She thought he was going to confess to being unfaithful again but he replied "no, it's much worse than that... I've lost everything."

Former Billabong boss faked his ex-wife's signature on mortgage documents to use the family home in a A$13.5 million, a court has heard.

Hallenstein Glasson has named Mark Goddard as its next chief executive, replacing long-serving Graeme Popplewell.

Lewis Road Creamery founder Peter Cullinane is accusing Fonterra of negotiating a "greedy" deal with supermarkets.

Griffin's has been forced to recall a batch of muesli bars after the wrong product was put in the box.

New Zealanders are spending up more this Christmas compared with last year, as shopping ramps up in the first week of December.

A free service has been set up to ease the Christmas shopping horror.

The Shanton clothing chain is once again in financial strife with receivers taking control of the retailer.

A business that was losing $1 million a day is now the world's most profitable toy company.

It comes wrapped in leather with a hefty price tag, but this unusual Christmas gift has become a laughing-stock.

The operator of a Wellington sex shop has been ordered to pay two former employees nearly $27,000 in lost wages and compensation.

McDonald's new managing director talks quarter pounders, happy meals and where to next for the fast food giant.

A virtual shopping service to help Kaikoura's quake-hit retailers is flourishing.

Online retail, IT security and sports administration are tipped to boom over the next five years.

As shoppers hit the mall before Christmas, Westfield is pulling out all the stops to entice consumers in.

The most-gifted piece of apparel during the holidays? Sweaters? Nope. Scarves? No. Ties or hats? Not those either. Socks.

Buying presents online can be a quick and convenient alternative to the traditional shopping expedition, but MBIE says there's risks involved.

Amazon unveiled technology that will let shoppers grab groceries without having to scan and pay for them.

New Zealand retailers will be nervous about what Amazon's arrival in Australia will mean for them, retail commentators say.

Total spending for the last week of November was up 1.1 per cent, but spending in Kaikoura, Wellington and Marlborough was down.

Meet the wealthy Chinese fuelling a "significant uptake" in luxury shopping sales in Australia.

Competition in Japan's online shopping market is intensifying.

New Zealanders spend the least amount of money on gifts for their parents and in-laws at Christmas time.

They have bushy beards, a preference for loose-fitting robes, hundreds of millions of devotees - and a line of consumer products.