Cheap liquor promotions are hurting the on-licence industry and contributing to NZ's drinking problem, alcohol watchdog services say.

Online shopping in New Zealand is about to boom to $1 billion a year but DVD rental stores, book shops and appliance stores may start to struggle.

All five food subgroups monitored by Stats New Zealand recorded monthly falls in October.

Interest in the Kathmandu float seems low on this side of the Tasman.

Spending using electronic cards edged ahead in October.

Given the typical Kiwi male shops once or twice a year, it is surprising that Barkers has defied recession trends.

Early signs of an economic recovery might not be as strong as many people hope, says Treasury.

The Department Store hopes to revive Takapuna as a shopping destination.

A Newmarket shopowner says thieves told him they'd move to Auckland's North Shore because the police 'are older, fatter and slower and they have fewer CCTV cameras'.

Cost-conscious do-it-yourselfers are picking up where tradespeople left off at big-box hardware stores.