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.

People have been warned that items bought between now and the stores' closure will not have the same guarantees as normal.

Electronics retailer Dick Smith Group, which collapsed last month, will close its 363 stores in Australia and New Zealand after its receivers couldn't find a buyer.

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

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.

Hallenstein Glasson Holdings shares dropped after the clothing retailer said first-half profit fell about 20pc.

Dick Smith may have underpaid Australian staff by A$2 million for annual leave entitlements dating back to 2010, according to the firm's receivers.

Briscoe Group, whose hostile takeover of Kathmandu Holdings was spurned in 2015, expects to report a record full-year profit of $46.5 million.

We get pushed more than we bargain for all the time, but we still have rights!

Kiwi shoppers are well on the way to adopting consumer behaviors akin to those sweeping Europe and North America.

Kiwis are buying more than just toys and cards at the malls - sales of movie tickets, travel and telecommunications are soaring.

Auckland's inner city shoppers are being targeted by the Warehouse in a new, smaller-sized store.

A social media campaign today saw Countdown bombarded with pleas from consumers to stop stocking caged eggs.

A leading Kiwi children's equipment retailer is recalling up to 1000 cots.

Kylo Ren light sabres and BB-8 droids helped sales of Star Wars toys reach $1 billion in the US.

Momentum for still lower official interest rates is growing following the release of data showing New Zealand inflation was at its lowest point in 16 years.

New Zealand consumer price inflation fell by 0.5 per cent over the December quarter and rose by 0.1 per cent in the calendar year, Statistics New Zealand said.