A horticulturist sacked by an Auckland garden centre for referring a customer to a competitor has been awarded almost $9000, thanks to an email sent by her former boss.

If GST was added to items bought on the internet, it wouldn't stop Esther Greatbanks from shopping online.

Fruit and vegetable prices have spearheaded a 2.1 per cent rise in food prices for June 2013, the biggest monthly gain since GST was lifted to 15 percent in October 2010.

Mastercard says credit card companies are "not set up" to collect tax on transactions and online shoppers could easily migrate to other payment platforms.

Customs Minister Maurice Williamson says it would be virtually impossible to charge GST on items being bought online, an idea currently being explored.

Good news for New Zealand retailers now the Government has committed to look at taxing purchases made on overseas websites.

Dairy owners are discounting legal highs as they scramble to clear their stocks ahead of looming new restrictions.

Year 6 children at Willowbank School don't just know their brands - they know which brands go with each sport, age group and gender.

A world without cash is a real prospect according to some commentators, and everyone from retailers to the homeless will have to adapt.

Attractive discount schemes out to counteract pain at the pump draw nearly 80 per cent of Kiwi motorists to particular service stations, a new survey reveals.

Kiwi Stuart Deeks reckons the Esquires coffee chain has a good chance of becoming New Zealand's answer to Starbucks.

New Zealanders spent more using debit and credit cards last month, with the biggest increases in fuel and hospitality.

A recent review of Tauranga City Council's Mobile Shops Policy included a ban of mobile food shops trading in the suburbs, which meant no more ice-cream vans.

Party pills will be removed from many dairies and grocery stores earlier than expected after a Lotteries Commission crackdown.

ANZ, the country's largest bank, has today completed the sale of Eftpos New Zealand to global payments company VeriFone.

Intimate lingerie, wedding dresses and adult toys are three of the most popular buys for Kiwi women shopping online, a new survey has revealed.

Bright idea over drinks has bloomed into chain of stores.

The only way to protect milk from light damage is to block out all light. The trade off, however, is the inability to see how much is left, writes Peter McClure.

Public perceptions of how competitive the retail electricity sector is have improved, though to less-than-emphatic levels.