American Apparel, once a high-flying retailer that peaked at more than $600 million in sales, is headed toward liquidation.

Retailer Kmart has revealed its online shopping platform will be available "in coming months".

The Warehouse is set to trim down its organisational structure in a bid to cut costs.

The Trump-Ma meeting comes amid tensions between Alibaba'shome country and the incoming US administration.

Rodney Wayne has cemented his hairdressing business as one of the largest in New Zealand and says he isn't planning on selling it anytime soon.

Three quarters of Kiwis say they would pay more for organic, sustainable and ethically produced products. The latest Colmar Brunton

New Zealand's retail association is calling on the government to make closing tax loopholes for retail a priority.

The latest data from Paymark showed a 6.6 per cent increase in spending for the month of December on the last year.

Shoppers are hoping big international retailers will continue to flock to New Zealand in 2017.

While immigrants are often accused of stealing jobs, they are increasingly undercut in America's clothing industry.

Amazon is exploring the use of giant airships to serve as mobile, flying warehouses that could help the online retail giant deliver more of its goods by drone.

People are insisting that the hottest toy of the season spews curses at them when it is hatching and supposedly sleeping.

Amazon has sparked outrage by continuing to sell "racist" and religiously offensive fancy dress costumes despite criticism from customers.

New tenants are being sought for Stewart Dawson corner after the jeweller vacated following the November earthquakes.

Best of the Business Year: Once valued at a whopping $830 million, retail giant Pumpkin Patch is now officially worthless.

Rebel Sport is warning people not to use a kayak for children after it was found the vessel could take water and sink.

NZ Herald Business Leader of the Year has pulled off one of the big deals of the decade and is a petrol retailer determined to fight climate change

Mitre 10 has been forced to apologise and hand over a voucher after a store failed to honour its 15 per cent price-match guarantee.

Kiwis were more focused on buying gifts for Christmas than getting Boxing Day bargains, new figures from Paymark show.

Diamonds, not marriage, are forever for China's millennials.

There are plenty of unfair costs thinning our wallets, but not many are guaranteed to halve your money.

Stores are already heaving with Boxing Day shoppers, but some retailers jumped the gun this year with online discounts.

Iraqi-born Layla Kaisi has created her own jewellery line, the young designer opens up about increasing responsibility.

Kiwis have been scrambling to do last minute Christmas shopping at a record-breaking pace today.

Spending in the lead up to Christmas had grown in Otago 12.7 per cent year-on-year.

A bizarre trend sweeping the world involves teenagers sleeping over at Ikea. What will the kids think of next?

The massive Chinese online marketplace Alibaba has been named again on the US 'Notorious Markets' for allegedly selling fake goods.

The Fortune 500 list of the world's biggest companies features Apple in the top 10 for the first time.

New Zealanders will soon be paying more for their milk after sharp price gains on world commodities markets.

Stores are bursting at the seams in the lead up to Christmas this year as last minute shoppers make their final dash.