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.

WATCH: The world's biggest clothing chain is arriving in NZ - ready for a December opening at Auckland's Sylvia Park Mall.

Retail spending on electronic cards rose for a 10th straight month in February, led by an increase in consumables.

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.

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.

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.

The already poor reputation of private equity has taken another battering, writes Christopher Niesche.

Hallenstein Glasson shares slumped after the clothing retailer warned its first-half profit had fallen around 20 per cent.