Retailers are increasingly looking at new ways to counter a $1.3 billion bill every year in shoplifting crime.

COMMENT: The last chapter in Dick Smith saga has started, with Aussie discounter Kogan putting in the winning bid for the remnants of the dying empire.

Meet Ruslan Kogan, the Australian entrepreneur who has bought Dick Smith's intellectual property.

The Dick Smith name may live on - after an Australian e-commerce entrepreneur announced last night he'd bought up the collapsed retailer's intellectual property.

Hang a target to hit for what you'll need in the future, writes Tom Hartmann.

Food prices fell for the sixth time in seven months, led by cheap summer fruit and vegetables.

Here's how the failure of this Australian retailer is consistent with a dynamic economic theory.

The Warehouse beat its first-half profit forecast as investments over the past few years started to bear fruit.

Tourists appear to be spending more on their credit cards in New Zealand, led by visitors from Australia and the UK.

The receivers' first report on the failed Dick Smith Electronics NZ chain has estimated there's likely to be a net loss of nearly $98 million.

Your new lens on the world debuts this week.

Dick Smith, founder of the soon-to-be defunct retailer that carries his name, could have chosen better timing to have a pop at Harvey Norman.

Electronic giant Dick Smith is raising concern for consumers once again, this time it's privacy issues.

Australian social enterprise Thankyou Group is expanding to New Zealand.

Online shopping spending soared 15 per cent in January.

Australasia's largest mall owner/manager plans to spend $500m expanding Westfield malls. What does it mean for you?

It's mathematically impossible, but we get told we can save by spending all the time.

Australasia's largest shopping centre owner plans to spend hundreds of millions expanding three Auckland malls and bringing in new international retailers.

Dick Smith is one of Australasia's best-known retailers and its demise is sad news, particularly for the 430 New Zealand staff affected.

The company, which yesterday announced all stores would close, began in 1968 and experienced big expansion in the 1980s.

Millennials are not so hot on upmarket lingerie brand.

The system for getting good money advice doesn't work for everyday folks, writes Tom Hartmann.

Should New Zealand follow suit?

Spending on travel and home improvement has helped lift retail sales to a record high, with optimism growing among retailers.

Federation Clothing and a sister firm with four Auckland stores has gone into liquidation owing creditors more than $1 million.

Travel and home improvement spend helped lift overall retail sales for the December quarter and retailers are increasingly optimistic about future market changes.

Kiwis spending more on dining out helped electronic card spending rise in January.

An Australian eyewear retailer plans to open up to four more stores in New Zealand.