It seems the bricks and mortar shopping experience is still the preferred option for Kiwis looking to do their Christmas shopping.

According to Colmar Brunton's annual Christmas survey, more than 50 per cent of New Zealanders think the Kiwi Christmas is too commercial.

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.

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.

YESSHOP, New Zealand's only TV shopping company, has signed a deal to broadcast on Australian channel, Foxtel, starting early next year.

It's mission mostly accomplished, Warehouse boss tells Holly Ryan.

Owners of a popular Auckland shopping mall are trying to push through plans to almost double its size, without the public being able to have a say.

A widespread makeover of Auckland's malls is gathering pace, with details emerging of plans for St Lukes, Downtown, Milford, Pakuranga and Sylvia Park.

New Lynn's new eight-screen multiplex cinema complex is the first Reading complex to open in Auckland.

A four-storey-high movie screen and 740-seat restaurant precinct been revealed after the first peek into Auckland's biggest mall makeover of the year.

Which international fashion retailer would you like to see next in New Zealand?

Middle-aged, middle-class women desperate to 'keep up with the Joneses' in their shopping habits are more likely to be in debt than any other group.

Concept plans have emerged for a mega-mall at Takapuna's Shore City, topped by 360 apartments in 18-storey and 30-storey glass towers.

Kiwi Property Group, has paid $82.5m for the Westgate retail centre in Auckland being developed by New Zealand Retail Property Group.

A lack of shops in Auckland's growing and affluent north west is behind the push to build a big new mall.

The government has announced plans to start collecting tax on online services including music, movies and e-books.

Prime Minister John Key says a discussion document would be released this week on targeting offshore purchases.

A Govt decision on imposing GST on more online shopping is expected to be made today, with the details made public on Tuesday.

Most Kiwis shop online, but where do you get your parcels delivered to?

Staff at upmarket US stores say the people most likely to help themselves to a five-finger discount are wealthy, thrill-seeking customers.

The Government's move to extend GST to digital products is a common sense idea, says Alex Malley.

Haggling seems as much a part of car shopping as the test drive. But Lexus is plotting to get rid of it.