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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.
Posh Nosh chain dines out on upmarket tastes
It's not all about truffle oil and pomegranate molasses, say the owners of Nosh.
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.
Finish shopping and put your feet up
Six shopping days to go and in a present panic? The Herald gives six recommendations for easy-to-find presents for the whole family.
Christmas spending down this year
The economists at Westpac have spotted a clear downward trend in expenditure on gifts.
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.
Consumers face reality check
Consumer confidence slipped a little in the December quarter but remained mostly positive.
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.
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.
<i>Retail Therapy:</i> Kiwi conquest
Trelise Cooper has opened her first standalone store in Sydney and Kate Sylvester is doing the same next week.
Electricity re-jig model's last chance - Consumer
The Government's shake up of the electricity sector could be the last chance the competitive pricing model has, says Consumer NZ chief executive Sue Chetwin.
Electronic card use back on the rise
Transactions using electronic cards rose 0.7 per cent for retail industries in November from a month earlier, mainly due to a rise in vehicle fuel sales.