Receivership likely to signal the end of one of Australasia's best-known high street brands.

Receivers to embattled electronics retailer say gift vouchers could not be honoured and deposits would not be refunded due to financial circumstances.

Troubled electronics retailer places shares in trading halt ahead of expected announcement about its debt financing.

Shoppers in Bay of Plenty and Auckland among the biggest spenders.

Lingering uncertainty about global growth and manufacturing is tipped to fuel a soft start to Australian trade when the market reopens today.

When Kim Peirce quit her six-figure job to sell body scrubs from her kitchen, she took a huge leap into the unknown.

A toy company is under fire for selling a toy car that is driven by live insects.

Bargain hunters swapped the beach for shopping malls yesterday as people took advantage of the Boxing Day sales.

Kiwis daring to brave the traditional Boxing Day sales are likely to find themselves caught up in the hordes of others keen to grab a bargain today.

Kiwis are flocking to the shops to spend up big. Figures released by Paymark show the electronic payments provider has had its biggest weekend this year.

Around the country tills rang during what was the busiest weekend of spending in the year so far.

All the signs point to a bumper Christmas for retailers.

It is four days to Christmas and the tills are ringing as last-minute shoppers dash to buy presents.

From mall to shining mall, Steve Braunias goes on a journey through seven Auckland malls in one day in search of the spirit of Christmas.

People complained about receiving emails after they had tried to 'unsubscribe'.

To have Zara and H&M announce their first NZ stores will be opening in late 2016 speaks volumes about our vision for Sylvia Park to be a world-class retailing destination.

Advertising Standards Authority says I Love Ugly has removed the offending images and apologised

Mall where fashion giant will make its New Zealand debut promises fashions fans prices won't be any different to other Zaras around the world.

The latest statistics on volume transactions by pay-merchant Paymark reveal Christmas spending around the country has kicked off with a bang.

Petrol prices have fallen for the third time in less than a week, but won't drop further before Christmas.

It seems the bricks and mortar shopping experience is still the preferred option for Kiwis looking to do their Christmas shopping.

According to Colmar Brunton's annual Christmas survey, more than 50 per cent of New Zealanders think the Kiwi Christmas is too commercial.

Sharply lower oil prices have put more downward pressure New Zealand petrol and diesel prices, but further falls are not expected to occur.

Australian shoppers accuse Dick Smith staff of 'hoarding' items in sales that saw some stock discounted by 80 per cent.

Toy sellers face greater social pressure to ditch gender-specific labeling and marketing, yet they do not want to cut into profits.

Here's a handy investment tip - never buy anything from a private equity firm.

Tourists setting off from Auckland on one of the world's top scenic rail journeys will have to check in at a kiosk fashioned from converted shipping containers from December 21.

The awareness of the sun's dangers isn't so strong in many other countries - a fact which has helped business Snapper Rock take on the global sunwear market.

Dick Smith has been struck off the Australian share market's top 200 companies list just as its stores launch a mammoth clearance sale.