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Accent on fun and games as Kiwis look to a brighter year
Good food and electronics are among the top luxury items Kiwis will spend their spare cash on in the next six months.
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'Tis the season to regift
Resourceful Kiwis spent Boxing Day finding a solution to unwanted presents - reselling them on Trade Me.
![Posh Nosh chain dines out on upmarket tastes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Posh Nosh chain dines out on upmarket tastes
It's not all about truffle oil and pomegranate molasses, say the owners of Nosh.
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Christmas shoppers think small
With only four shopping days to go before Christmas, parking spaces are still available at the malls and shoppers say they are spending less.
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Frenetic festive spend up give retailers huge boost
Kiwi shoppers made more than a million purchases yesterday, giving retailers a boost after last year's recession-hit Christmas.
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Christmas spending down this year
The economists at Westpac have spotted a clear downward trend in expenditure on gifts.
![The Dish: Flaunt it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
The Dish: Flaunt it
Veuve Clicquot has teamed with the good people at the Porsche Design Studio to come up with the uber-glam Ice Cube.
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Consumers face reality check
Consumer confidence slipped a little in the December quarter but remained mostly positive.
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E-books to go on sale in May
Whitcoulls and Borders are set to become the first book retailers in New Zealand to offer e-books.
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Surge in Eftpos, credit card purchases up to Christmas
A surge of Eftpos and credit card transactions shows New Zealanders are picking up the purchasing pace in the lead-up to Christmas.