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.

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.

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.

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.

Boutique ice cream maker shows that customers are prepared to pay top dollar for quality products.

Handmade bath and body company Lush will release chewable toothpaste tablets next year.

Forget waiting for Boxing Day sales - some retailers are already advertising sales with discounts of up to 70 per cent.

An unsuccessful discounting strategy contributed to poor trading results that forced Fisher & Paykel Appliances to downgrade earnings guidance today.

New Zealand consumer confidence has sunk to an 18-month low suggesting retailers have little reason to expect Christmas cheer to be reflected in sales.

A structure likened to the Starship Enterprise is the centrepiece of a $50 million retail redevelopment at Auckland International Airport's departures area.