Boxes of fruit, vegetables and even meat delivered to the door are becoming increasingly popular with time-poor Kiwi shoppers.

Visa is to stop accepting signatures for its New Zealand-issued credit cards for most transactions from later this year in a bid to strengthen security.

Auckland-based Customer Radar aims to turn the traditional "mystery shopper" way of rating company performance on its head.

Millions of us swipe our customer loyalty cards every day, but most aren't getting the most out of the points earned.

British fashion retailer Topshop is gearing up for major New Zealand expansion, with a central Auckland site secured for a flagship store

Kiwis pay more than buyers elsewhere for some of the most popular consumer goods, a global report shows. So which products will burn a hole in your pocket?

Retail sales rose less than expected in the first quarter, with electrical and electronic goods leading the gains, while supermarket and grocery sales fell.

Home delivery service My Food Bag is eyeing business in Australia, while leaving its New Zealand branch in the hands of former Telecom chief executive Theresa Gattung.

The internet is a big place, especially when compared with your local shopping mall or high street.

Gains in hospitality and consumables offset falling apparel purchases, as an accelerating economy continues to underpin household confidence.

Kiwis sick of pesky salespeople knocking on their doors in the middle of dinner are in for some relief.

Shares in Kathmandu Holdings jumped to a five-week high, making it the best performing stock on New Zealand's benchmark NZX 50 Index

Starbucks is offering a 'secret menu' to social media users.

Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel, dogged by a holiday-season data breach that exposed the personal information of tens of millions of shoppers, stepped down as chairman, president and CEO.

It's official: more Kiwi small to medium-sized enterprises are claiming their place in cyberspace.

An Auckland dairy owner has taken cigarettes off her shelves to make the shop more family-friendly.

Woolworths, Australia's biggest supermarket operator, said third quarter sales barely budged at its Countdown chain in New Zealand.

NZ Post plans to roll out YouShop in China - the parcel forwarding service set up to cash in on the surge in online shopping.

Not so long ago there was talk of a crisis in manufacturing. Recent figures, however, show the sector is generally in a more buoyant mood.

Anzac Day shopping laws should be a "blueprint'' for all holidays in which shops are required to close, the Retailers Association says.

Aspirational brands rely on a high-low strategy. They price their main lines high for the super rich. But they hedge low on their entry-level diffusion lines.

The Easter weekend trading laws aren't working and need an overhaul, Prime Minister John Key says.

Shares in NZ's largest publicly listed retailer, rose to a six-week high after the stock was upgraded to 'buy' at brokerage Craigs Investment Partners.

A Countdown customer who briefly ducked away to find a toilet was fined $50 for not being a "bona fide shopper" for the time her car was parked in a free inner-city supermarket park.

Labour MP Shane Jones has lashed out at Countdown once again, this time accusing the supermarket giant of squeezing hundreds of thousands of dollars out of Lotto NZ.

Upmarket grocery chain Nosh has pulled back on expansion plans outside its core Auckland markets in the central, eastern suburbs and North Shore.

ASB customers will soon be able to ditch their wallets and pay for small purchases with their phone by attaching a sticker.