People are insisting that the hottest toy of the season spews curses at them when it is hatching and supposedly sleeping.

Amazon has sparked outrage by continuing to sell "racist" and religiously offensive fancy dress costumes despite criticism from customers.

New tenants are being sought for Stewart Dawson corner after the jeweller vacated following the November earthquakes.

Best of the Business Year: Once valued at a whopping $830 million, retail giant Pumpkin Patch is now officially worthless.

Rebel Sport is warning people not to use a kayak for children after it was found the vessel could take water and sink.

Pumpkin Patch owes $59.5 million to its bank and at least $6.6m to other creditors, receivers KordaMentha said.

Kiwis were more focused on buying gifts for Christmas than getting Boxing Day bargains, new figures from Paymark show.

Diamonds, not marriage, are forever for China's millennials.

Stores are already heaving with Boxing Day shoppers, but some retailers jumped the gun this year with online discounts.

Spending in the lead up to Christmas had grown in Otago 12.7 per cent year-on-year.

A bizarre trend sweeping the world involves teenagers sleeping over at Ikea. What will the kids think of next?

The massive Chinese online marketplace Alibaba has been named again on the US 'Notorious Markets' for allegedly selling fake goods.

New Zealanders will soon be paying more for their milk after sharp price gains on world commodities markets.

Stores are bursting at the seams in the lead up to Christmas this year as last minute shoppers make their final dash.

Former Billabong CEO Matthew Perrin has been convicted of fraud and forgery offences after faking his ex-wife's signature to get a $13.5 million loan.

Retailers might be facing a tough Christmas after The Warehouse revealed trading has been well below last year.

Smiths City first-half profit slides 46% on restructuring costs, year-earlier asset sale not repeated.

The Warehouse says profit may fall up to 15 per cent as it contends with a weaker-than-expected run up to Christmas.

Christmas spending is shaping up to be strong across the country.

Husband and wife duo Gary Adam and Angela Pile explain what the future holds for their gift sourcing business.

Consumer watchdog is calling for an investigation into retailers sales tactics in the lead up to Christmas, saying consumers are being misled.

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."