People will be heading for the great outdoors to try out their presents this Christmas, if Trade Me searches are any indication.

Our Kiwi retailers have been embracing digital change. This doesn't mean they're abandoning their High St stores.

Businesses are smiling, frazzled customers are queuing and there are still nine more days of shopping to go.

Amidst a tough retail environment, Kathmandu chief executive Peter Halkett has led the company through a solid year of growth.

Baaa-humbug. A fall in lamb numbers because of the worst drought in 70 years may result in higher prices for this year's Christmas roast.

New Zealanders have been spending up on food and liquor in the lead up to Christmas, according to Paymark, which says spending through its network during the first seven days of December was up almost nine per cent on the same week the year before.

Shoppers descended on malls all over the country yesterday as the Christmas rush began.

The company that runs Nando's NZ went into receivership to avoid its franchise agreement being terminated by the global spicy chicken chain's Australian arm.

Countdown has been ordered to withdraw advertisements for a "one-day sale'' that ran online for 21 hours over two days.

As the United States prepares for its annual Cyber Monday online shopping bonanza.

It varies, but for gift and homeware retailers and toy companies, it represents a substantial proportion of annual turnover.

Click Monday - the local version of the Northern Hemisphere's "Cyber Monday" - will begin at 7pm tonight and run for 24 hours.

NZ retail sales grew less than economists were picking in the September quarter, as growth in car sales was offset by weak consumer core sector spending.

Dubious at first, Warehouse chief executive Mark Powell says 'click and collect' for online purchases have been a hit, accounting for 12pc of online sales.

A major British retailer has shut down its website after finding hardcore pornographic ebooks being sold through the company's online store.