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Waist trainer launches new e-commerce business
Iyia Liu is the brains behind multi-million dollar firms Waist Trainer and Luxe Fitness.

Amazon launches in Oz, Kiwis yet to benefit
Amazon has launched Down Under but Kiwis cannot yet bag a bargain.

Harvey Norman's New Zealand profit jumps 15%
Sales rose 6.4 per cent to $953 million while net profit increased to $36.4m

Who is the hardest person to buy a Christmas gift for?
It's best to steer clear of soap, weird food and books on weight loss or dieting.

Why Amazon doesn't scare Mighty Ape
Inside Mighty Ape's warehouse and how its gearing up to take on Amazon.

Aussie police make massive baby formula bust
Police have cracked a black-market baby formula ring in Australia.

Children's Christmas DVD sex shock for Auckland mum
The picture on the DVD case showed elves and Santa. The footage was not so innocent.

Consumer NZ 'awards' highlight sugar-laden products
Well-known brands have been shamed in this year's for their Bad Taste Food Awards.

New Sylvia Park tenant revealed
New Zealand department store Farmers is coming to Sylvia Park in 2020.

Shoppers turn on Aussie retailers
Australian shoppers have little sympathy for big retailers worried about Amazon's arrival.

Kiwis' $219m Black Friday spending splurge
Kiwis spent $219 million during Black Friday, up 10.9 per cent on last year.

Revealed: NZ's most popular Christmas toy
What toys are on the top of the Christmas wish list for many Kiwi children?

The Warehouse v Amazon: Red Shed ups online ante
Warehouse's 30 per cent share price drop is a "serious concern", says Joan Withers.

Amazon 'rip-off': Warning for Aussie retailers
Australian retail company bosses warn consumers - shop with Amazon at your peril.

New Zealand retail sales increase at slower pace
New Zealand retail sales increased at a slower pace in the third quarter.

Santa flaws: 2017's biggest Christmas gift fails
Toilet golf, bacon air freshener and beard beanies. Oh dear.

Shopping frenzy: Black Friday bargains await
Today's Black Friday sales extravaganza will be the biggest yet in NZ.

Top discount picks for Black Friday
PriceSpy expects retailers to offer considerable savings on Black Friday, this Friday.

Cheaper prescriptions at new pharmacy chain
Prescription drugs among items to cost less at Chemist Warehouse.

Mall pleas for Government to make GST call
The New Zealand Shopping Council has joined Retail NZ on its call for fast GST action.

Singles' Day success for local retailers
The world's biggest shopping day has proven to be a success for many local retailers.

Amazon 'days away' from Down Under launch
Amazon set to "eat Trade Me and Mighty Ape for lunch", says e-commerce adviser.

Otago chocolate factory surpasses crowdfunding target
Otago's chocolate factory crowdfunding campaign has reached its maximum target of $2m.

Kiwi retailers warned to get ready for Aussie GST plan
NZ firms will be required to charge 10 per cent GST if their sales top $83,000 a year

How man who won $10.7m got injured at Walmart
Man shattered his hip buying watermelon at Walmart and won $10.7m from lawsuit.

China's Singles' Day may hold the future of retail
China's Singles' Day sale is being seen as a litmus test for traditional retailers.

The Warehouse teams up with PartPay
The Warehouse has partnered up with PartPay to offer an online installment payment service

It's shopping - but not as you know it
The Singles' day shopping festival is a day where entertainment and retail becomes one.

Mitre 10 to ditch in-store plastic bags
Hardware chain Mitre 10 has announced it will remove plastic bags from its stores.