If you're staying at a hotel and realise you didn't quite pack right for your trip, apparel retailer Gap wants to come to your rescue.

Mark Powell will hand over The Warehouse Group to successor Nick Grayston this month after a strong Christmas period and strong lift in its forecast net profit.

New Zealand's oldest store trading under its original name shut up shop yesterday afternoon to make way for a David Jones store.

The administrators of failed electronic goods retailer Dick Smith said it was too early provide a view on why the electronics goods retailer collapsed.

First Retail Group director Chris Wilkinson said strong property prices encouraged a culture of "nesting" in consumers.

New Zealanders spent a record $6b shopping in December, the highest ever monthly figure recorded by Statistics New Zealand.

It's been a dramatic rise and fall for Nick Abboud, the Dick Smith boss who entered the ranks of Australia's richest executives after the firm's sharemarket float.

Mitre 10 chair Dippie's Mega stores ordered back to negotiations after misleading union.

Nick Abboud steps down a week after the troubled electronics retailer collapsed.

The receivers of Dick Smith have told employees it may take six-to-eight weeks to determine if the consumer electronics chain can be sold.

Listed jeweller Michael Hill's sales surge in the first half of the financial year helped by a strong performance in Australia.

The administrators appointed to embattled electronics retailer Dick Smith will host a creditors meeting.

Harvey Norman offers to give little girl who got burned by Dick Smith's receivership a laptop.

Readers offer to help girl who saved for a year to buy herself a laptop, only to have her hopes dashed by the collapse of the retailing giant.

Banks stand to benefit from appointing receivers at the retailer's "high cash point" for the year.

Receivership likely to signal the end of one of Australasia's best-known high street brands.

Receivers to embattled electronics retailer say gift vouchers could not be honoured and deposits would not be refunded due to financial circumstances.

Troubled electronics retailer places shares in trading halt ahead of expected announcement about its debt financing.

A toy company is under fire for selling a toy car that is driven by live insects.

Bargain hunters swapped the beach for shopping malls yesterday as people took advantage of the Boxing Day sales.

Kiwis daring to brave the traditional Boxing Day sales are likely to find themselves caught up in the hordes of others keen to grab a bargain today.

Massive price slashes are expected for today's annual Boxing Day sale.

While the last-minute shopping rush isn't over yet, Kiwis have already spent in excess of $147 million though the tills.

Kiwis are flocking to the shops to spend up big. Figures released by Paymark show the electronic payments provider has had its biggest weekend this year.

All the signs point to a bumper Christmas for retailers.

It is four days to Christmas and the tills are ringing as last-minute shoppers dash to buy presents.

From mall to shining mall, Steve Braunias goes on a journey through seven Auckland malls in one day in search of the spirit of Christmas.

To have Zara and H&M announce their first NZ stores will be opening in late 2016 speaks volumes about our vision for Sylvia Park to be a world-class retailing destination.

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