Readers offer to help girl who saved for a year to buy herself a laptop, only to have her hopes dashed by the collapse of the retailing giant.

Banks stand to benefit from appointing receivers at the retailer's "high cash point" for the year.

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.

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.

Massive price slashes are expected for today's annual Boxing Day sale.

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

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

Two fashionistas behind one of Auckland's top labels may face jail time after allegedly trying to defraud Customs.

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

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.

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

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.

When it comes to holiday shopping, tech products are once again at the top of wishlists across America.

Hung Yau Lit, chairman of the world's biggest bra-maker, can thank Victoria's Secret for his newly minted fortune.

Here's the ultimate tech guide for Christmas gifts.

Aussie retail billionaire Gerry Harvey has poured cold water on talk of a pre-Christmas fire sale by the embattled trans-tasman electronics seller.

Here's what is featuring in top toy lists ahead of Christmas.

According to BNZ and Marketview's latest monthly report, online retail spending is up nine per cent compared to October last year, a slower growth rate than expected.

The Minister for Food Safety has defended not telling the public which brand of berries is linked to Hepatitis A contamination.

Minister for food safety says three of the four cases of hepatitis A linked to frozen imported berries have come from a single product.