The co-founder and chief executive of daily deal website GrabOne is planning to take a well-earned rest after he leaves the company next month.

It's still establishing itself at home but The Shopping Channel has already struck a deal to move into Australia, says boss Alistair Duff.

The undeniable pleasure of shopping will ensure central-city shops' survival, writes Bob Jones. But smaller towns are doomed.

Retail sales charged to electronic cards rose 0.3 per cent last month, adjusted for seasonal effects, continuing a trend of slow but steady increases in consumer spending.

It might be grown on old opium farms but $60-a-cup Black Ivory is hardly the most unexpected coffee discovery in the shadow of Asia's golden triangle.

Hundreds of thousands of bargain hunters are expected to make the most of the Boxing Day sales.

New Zealanders spent 2.6 per cent more in the week leading up to Christmas this year than they did a year ago, due mainly to a resurgent Canterbury region.

Shopkeepers are bracing themselves as last-minute Christmas shoppers head to the stores on one of the biggest shopping days of the year.

The Warehouse's $65 million acquisition of appliance chain Noel Leeming Group has failed to impress one brokerage...

The Warehouse's purchase of appliance retailer Noel Leeming Group will help the Red Sheds secure well-known electronics brands.

New Zealanders spent more last month than in the lead-up month to the Rugby World Cup - and there are claims that we're becoming more economically confident.

The Warehouse group says margin pressures mean it has to cut its full year profit guidance.