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

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.

Hundreds of tourists are milling around downtown Greymouth at weekends and evenings.

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

Alibaba Group Holding sued two vendors it said used the company's Taobao website to sell counterfeit Swarovski watches, just weeks

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.

COMMENT: Most of the people I give gifts to don't buy into economists' view that cash dominates gift selection.

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

A 6-year-old Arkansas girl used her sleeping mother's fingerprint to unlock her iPhone and buy US$250 worth of Pokemon toys on Amazon.

It was a beautiful Boxing Day to be outside but the lure of heavy discounts was too strong thousands who paced the malls on the hunt for a bargain.

It's not even Christmas yet, but Boxing Day sales are already kicking off.

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

At actor Will Hall's Kaukapakapa home he and his wife Sarah have both been working hard to prepare for the Christmas festivities.

If you haven't done your Christmas shopping yet, there's still time - but prepare for the madness.

A mother is livid after Santa promised her son a toy that would blow the Christmas budget.

Consumer watchdog is calling for an investigation into retailers sales tactics in the lead up to Christmas, saying consumers are being misled.

COMMENT: The best deal in the sales is the one you don't buy.

Shopping centres were packed with shoppers today as the scramble to buy last-minute Christmas presents intensifies.

It's been a nightmare year for retail, with a parade of best-known brands decimated one after another.

Sir Philip Green is attempting to put his BHS woes behind him by launching standalone Topshop stores across China.

Join Laura McGoldrick as she goes Christmas shopping with Super Shopper, Sue Devonshire.

Woolworths has been promising a cheap Christmas - but one customer thinks this wasn't what they had in mind.

Christmas shopping is in full swing across the country and while children are the main focus for this, fur babies are also getting spoilt.

Amazon Air has made its first delivery by drone and claimed it dropped off a package in just 13 minutes.

These are ten of the most common consumer problems that shoppers should be aware of around Christmas.

A business that was losing $1 million a day is now the world's most profitable toy company.

It comes wrapped in leather with a hefty price tag, but this unusual Christmas gift has become a laughing-stock.