Consumer confidence dipped in December, the third consecutive decline

Spending for many merchants would be more than twice the weekly average

Rather than tricking people, the masters knows it's much easier to work with human flaws.

Testing the stress levels of Christmas shopping for people with and without kids. / Dean Purcell

New dining lane opens today in Auckland.

Hallenstein Glassons Holdings is hoping to lift annual profit by more than 50 per cent.

The America's Cup could bring a multimillion-dollar windfall to Auckland retailers.

Sir Frank Lowy's Westfield Corp is set to be taken over by European shopping centre giant.

Charging stations will be free to use for about six months.

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Five per cent of Kiwis won't be buying Christmas presents this year, say researchers.

Christmas can be a struggle for many Kiwi families when spending typically increases.

Higher fuel prices and as Black Friday holiday bargains boosted retail spending.

Shoppers are the least satisfied during lead-up to Christmas, a study shows,

Local businesses are seeing red with a new Westpac bank promotion offering overseas deals.

A retail worker's nightmare before Christmas.

Warm weather and the Christmas gifting season is good news for retailers.

"Once Amazon owned my door, I was locked into an all-Amazon world."

Iyia Liu is the brains behind multi-million dollar firms Waist Trainer and Luxe Fitness.

Shane Kelly, General Manager of Blackwell and Sons, the only store in NZ to sell Pashley bikes, talks about why the brand is so great.

Amazon has launched Down Under but Kiwis cannot yet bag a bargain.

Sales rose 6.4 per cent to $953 million while net profit increased to $36.4m

It's best to steer clear of soap, weird food and books on weight loss or dieting.

Inside Mighty Ape's warehouse and how its gearing up to take on Amazon.

Meghan Markle's white coat sent shoppers on an online frenzy, crashing retailer's website.

Just 6 per cent of New Zealand SMEs have cyber insurance.

New Zealand department store Farmers is coming to Sylvia Park in 2020.

COMMENT: Amazon in Oz has sparked fear of local retailer doom - is it inevitable?

Australian shoppers have little sympathy for big retailers worried about Amazon's arrival.

Kiwis spent $219 million during Black Friday, up 10.9 per cent on last year.