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.

Warehouse Group is forecasting a 15 percent to 21 percent lift in first-half net profit.

Warning to shoppers to think carefully about purchasing products in a major online sale launched by the embattled electronics seller today.

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

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.

Toy sellers face greater social pressure to ditch gender-specific labeling and marketing, yet they do not want to cut into profits.

You can host a Christmas to savour without leaving the comfort of your home with our ultimate online shopping guide for the festive season.

Swipe-happy Christmas shoppers are being warned to stay vigilant against contact-less card thieves.

When it comes to holiday shopping, tech products are once again at the top of wishlists across America.

According to BNZ and Marketview's latest monthly report, online retail spending is up nine per cent compared to October last year, a slower growth rate than expected.

Zappos, an e-commerce platform, has 1,500 employees and no managers. Many are studying the company trying to find its strategy for success.

More than half of Kiwis are saving and buying Christmas presents throughout the year to ease the pressures coming up to the festive season, a MasterCard survey revealed.

The drones are yet to take over, but they're gaining popularity on the list of most-searched-for Christmas gift items on Trade Me.

In some ways, it seems like Cyber Monday should have been no big deal for e-commerce this year.

New Zealand may not celebrate Thanksgiving, but many Kiwis were yesterday giving thanks for cut-price goods as American-style Black Friday sales.

Retailers and experts say that customers participating in Black Friday are likely going to be looking for big-screens that are, well, bigger.