Not every milestone is worth celebrating.

COMMENT: While many organisations talk about corporate social responsibility, few live and breathe it quite as whole-heartedly as Farmers, writes Tristram Clayton.

Bunnings has had a "change of heart'' and will put defibrillators in five of its stores, including Dunedin's.

Easter trading legislation in New Zealand has been out of sync since July 1990, says Wanaka Chamber spokesman Alistair King.

Clothing retailer warned that a warm autumn is having an impact on sales in both Australia and New Zealand.

Kathmandu turned to a first-half profit that met guidance and said its operating margin widened as it kept expenses under control.

Icebreaker CEO Rob Fyfe talks about leading the brand's heritage into the future.

Meet Ruslan Kogan, the Australian entrepreneur who has bought Dick Smith's intellectual property.

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.

Amazon might soon be joining other e-commerce pioneers and open up traditional stores in malls.

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

Kiwi shoppers are well on the way to adopting consumer behaviors akin to those sweeping Europe and North America.

Tesco used 'mafia-style' tactics to squeeze suppliers, driving some to the brink of bankruptcy.

Generous Christmas shoppers have delivered a gift-wrapped present to CanTeen.

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.

Consumers are going to be filling their trolleys with green food and gender-neutral toys and using their smartphone to find the nearest op-shop.

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

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.

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.

A quarter of New Zealanders will brave the masses for the Boxing Day sales, a survey has found.

According to Adobe Digital Trends report for 2016, mobile browsing will trump desktop by the end of 2016.

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

Kiwi shoppers are spending up large in the lead-up to Christmas, new figures reveal.

Some Westpac customers have been unable to use their Eftpos cards after an unscheduled outage in New Zealand this afternoon.

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.

Consumer sentiment eased in December but remains well above its recent lows, according to the latest ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index.

The latest statistics on volume transactions by pay-merchant Paymark reveal Christmas spending around the country has kicked off with a bang.