Christchurch residents who missed out on the Boxing Day sales because of the earthquake will have another chance to bag some bargains.

A Maori design network vying for a slice of the $1.5b tourism spend projected during this year's Rugby World Cup, has struck a deal with an international retailer to pitch its product to the world stage.

A group of Auckland retailers wants to remind shoppers of the pleasures of buying in stores.

The Retail Assn in Australia wants GST tacked on to online sales.

Auckland diners want clearer rules over when the holiday surcharge should apply after some were slapped with the extra cost on their bills yesterday.

Central Christchurch retailers hit by the Boxing Day aftershock say it wiped out three months of economic recovery.

Exchanging gifts may depend on having the right paperwork and the harassed retailer's goodwill.

Up until this week I had never bought a car. Forty-five - well, 46 tomorrow - and I'd never done something as fundamental as buying a car.

Some of the country's leading fashion boutiques are playing fast and loose with the law on replacing or refunding damaged goods.

Today you can get a Boxing Day bargain and also help someone in their moment of misfortune. And all you have to do is go shopping.

Balmoral residents have suffered a further blow in their 3 1/2-year battle to stop a McDonald's restaurant being built on the western edge of the shopping centre, fronting Balmoral Rd and Wiremu St.

Frustrated shoppers have resorted to fighting over carparks at shopping centres as the deadline for Christmas shopping draws near.

After a promising start, December has not been kind to retailers, new figures reveal.

I'm not the only one who's wondered what The Warehouse smells of.