Shoppers have to spend as much as $4750 to earn a $15 reward through New Zealand's biggest loyalty card scheme.

The data on retail sales was marginally better than expected in the three months to June.

The prices of fresh vegetables jumped last month.

A ministerial review has recommended setting up a $5m fund to promote the benefits of switching power companies.

Consumers using credit cards could soon face higher costs after a Commerce Commission ruling gave merchants the right to charge levies.

Settlement means shops can now start imposing levies on shoppers using credit cards.

Shoes and booze are proving to be the mid-winter winners with shoppers - providing another glimmer of hope tough times may be fading.

The story of how an established name reached the brink of extinction is not one of simple tough trading, or even of foolish management.