Shopping centres were packed with shoppers today as the scramble to buy last-minute Christmas presents intensifies.

It's been a nightmare year for retail, with a parade of best-known brands decimated one after another.

Sir Philip Green is attempting to put his BHS woes behind him by launching standalone Topshop stores across China.

Tobacco companies are flouting ad bans by rewarding retailers who push products using a specific sequence of magic words.

Lewis Road Creamery founder Peter Cullinane won't rule out legal action against Fonterra over allegedly negotiating a "greedy deal" with supermarkets.

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.

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

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."

Thirty-four years ago, Brendan Lindsay was making plastic coat hangers in a half-built garage in Cambridge. Today, he is set for a big payday.

The business community is welcoming Bill English's appointment to Prime Minister, but asking: can he keep up Key's skillful diplomacy?

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.

New Zealand retail spending on electronic cards fell in November, amid disruption from the Kaikoura earthquake.

Two kids given their dream job of testing Christmas toys have made their definitive lists of the best gifts.

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.

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.