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Lynn Mall expansion gets under way
Work started this week on the $36 million expansion of New Zealand's first shopping mall.
Work started this week on the $36 million expansion of New Zealand's first shopping mall.
Big Boxing Day sales may be a thing of the past for Kiwi shoppers. Paymark statistics released yesterday show we spent more on New Year's Eve than on Boxing Day.
A baby was feared to be among the victims as six people died and eight were injured when a rubbish truck careered out of control and into crowds of Christmas shoppers.
Kiwi Christmas shoppers have spent $170 million more this month than at the same time last year and retailers are hoping the splurge will continue on Christmas Day online.
Kiwis have already spent more than $3 billion in the lead-up to Christmas. Paymark yesterday revealed it had processed more than 59 million electronic transactions...
iPhones, barbecues, outdoor furniture and costumes from Disney's Frozen movie will be filling stockings next week if Trade Me search patterns are anything to go by.
Kiwis have spent a total of $2.3b through Paymark so far this month with Christmas spending up 4.3%
Kiwis increased their spending on debit and credit cards in November, with a rise in hospitality and consumable purchases.
More than 125 gifts for him and for her, for girls, boys and difficult teens, for foodies and home-improvers, and for those who are hard to buy for.
Australian retail billionaire Solomon Lew has declared war on his Government's failure to charge GST for overseas goods bought online.
Put that credit card in your pocket. There are lots of things you shouldn't be buying before Christmas. They're the items that the retailers keep at full price or not far off.
For 30 years, the sheltered daisy-covered banks and fields of an Auckland suburban park have become a cradle of happiness for a summer's day of picnics, music, kids entertainment and pre Christmas shopping.
There have been near-disasters with Christmas floats crashing into buildings, rain wrecking the displays and a cat giving birth mid-parade - but the Farmers Santa Parade is still going strong and continues to annually draw a huge crowd.
Kiwi retailers are today hoping to cash in on "Black Friday", America's biggest shopping day of the year, by luring consumers with promises of big discounts on goods ahead of Christmas.
It's back, it's big and - for Click Monday organiser Cate Bryant, the potential of New Zealand's biggest online shopping day is almost limitless.
Four women of Chinese descent are suing Sephora for allegedly blocking and deactivating the accounts of 'Asian-sounding' customers during a 20 per cent off sale.
People are becoming more comfortable with the new way of paying for small items, with a trebling in the use of contactless card transactions over the past year.
Most shoppers want a new clear labelling system to help identify sustainable products, a study has found.
Men are now the primary grocery shoppers in about four in 10 households in America and food companies are taking notice.
Kathmandu, which today posted a 4.5pc decline in annual profit, said Australasian earnings should rise in the coming year.
Shoppers are being duped by price-matching offers, with only 5 per cent taking advantage.
Kathmandu says a cold snap last month in Australia and New Zealand helped generate more sales than anticipated.
EBay plans to experiment with selling auto mechanics' services alongside car parts, said Devin Wenig, president of the marketplaces business, in an expansion of the company's offerings.
Stores are still pushing extended warranties despite a law change that should put a stop to the hard sell.