COMMENT: Comparing your households outgoing costs with those of similar families can be an insightful and quite a painless exercise.

Aryaman Taore, 18, turned down a position at Harvard University to focus on his delivery service start-up that is now seeking investors.

British MPs have approved a motion calling for Philip Green to be stripped of his knighthood.

The shake-up in loyalty card schemes continues with Mitre 10 switching from Fly Buys to Air New Zealand Airpoints.

COMMENT: Two apparently unrelated things happened in the first week of October that say so much about New Zealand these days.

He already runs the world's biggest online shopping company, but Alibaba founder Jack Ma is not satisfied.

A man has suffered severe burns and dozens of customers have complained about the retailer's own brand of candles overheating and exploding.

Pak 'n Save has apologised to shoppers after a number of unhappy consumers called out the supermarket chain.

Pak'n Save has apologised for mispricing its products, which lead to customers being overcharged.

What does the big reshuffle mean for cardholders?

Tauranga's struggling downtown shopping centre is to get a major boost with the construction of a new hotel and retail development.

Gracie Taylor at the opening day of Zara's at Sylvia Park

Noel Leeming has come underfire for promoting iPad Pros on a "price offer" which is actually the device's RRP.

A scheme combining supermarket savings with discounts at the petrol pump is "following our lead", says displaced market leader Fly Buys.

Keen shoppers have once again braved the rain to queue up at Sylvia Park for the new H&M store.

Hundreds of people descended on the gleaming racks of clothes like a plague of locusts.

The wait is over for fans of fashion retailer H&M as the brands first New Zealand store opens its doors today.

At 2.30 this morning Aneeqah Jacobs got out of bed, showered, dressed, made breakfast and painstakingly applied her makeup.

TV shopping channel YesShop is shutting down.

Local retailers will have to up their game as they prepare for the New Zealand launch of H&M and Zara.

Migrants are among New Zealand's richest and most sophisticated consumers, a new study reveals.

Dick Smith chairman has endured a grilling from an Australian Supreme Court over the company's collapse.

Hundreds of thousands of workers making H&M clothes in Bangladesh are doing so in dangerous conditions.

Some retailers have agreed to abolish expiry dates on gift cards in response to a Consumer New Zealand campaign.

A new study suggests Amazon algorithms may skew products and partners, rather than bringing up the best deal.

A technical glitch with PayPal has caused a number of Kiwi businesses to be hit in the pocket.

Banana prices have spiked.

Former television presenter Sarah Hall explains why her business is solving a problem for dog owners.

The Spanish founder of the Zara fashion chain has overtaken Bill Gates to become the world's richest man.

Spending on electronic cards fell in August, led by a decline at hospitality venues.