Wanaka traders threw open their doors this Easter after being secretly told there would be no Labour inspectors around to catch them, it's been reported.

The wrong clothes can kill a career before it starts. But buying a work wardrobe can be costly, writes Diana Clements.

Upmarket grocery chain Nosh has pulled back on expansion plans outside its core Auckland markets in the central, eastern suburbs and North Shore.

New Zealand spending growth on credit and debit cards stalled in March, as a decline in expenditure on fuel and clothing offset gains for food and liquor.

Trade Me aims to corner the high end rag trade. The website has rebranded its clothing section as "Trade Me Fashion", hoping to claim more of the online clothing retail market.

I had to buy a book recently. It hurt. Much as I love books, my financially sensible self would rather get them from the library or stock up on a few good novels at the school fair at $2 to $3 each.

Starting a Christmas savings scheme will make shopping less stressful and the way you save will make a big difference to how much cash you'll have.

New Zealand consumer confidence rose to a nine-year high with optimism about the economy in the year ahead approaching record levels.

New Zealanders spent more on their credit and debit cards in February, fuelled by spending on hospitality

Local retailers are being urged to grow their web platforms after strong growth in online retail spending.

Parents are losing hundreds of dollars through fraudulent websites claiming to sell popular baby products.

Customers are being tracked by bugging devices fixed to their shopping trolleys and baskets as they shop in an Auckland supermarket.

Will the internet giant evolve into the biggest retailer in the world? Katherine Rushton looks at what the future holds for the Seattle-based company.

Thousands of Kiwi parents have a new shopping dilemma this year - they will need to buy a tablet or other digital device for their child, writes Diana Clement.

Sick of shopping? You shouldn't be. January is the time of true bargains.

Retailers are "over the moon" at record Boxing Day sales on Thursday.

A shopping trolley of 15 items was $1,500 cheaper on Boxing Day - a saving of 26 per cent on Christmas prices - according to a Herald survey of a popular mall.

A gold iPhone 5s, a $600 keyboard and an inflatable remote-controlled dolphin were some of the unwanted gifts that flooded Trade Me on Christmas Day.

Shoppers will descend on the Boxing Day sales today - but NZers have already splurged nearly $500m more than they did four years ago on Christmas shopping.

If you are going online in your search for Christmas presents, keep your wits about you.

Kiwis snapped up almost a million boxes of cutlery in the latest Countdown sticker promotion.

It's shaping up to be an outdoor Christmas for many Kiwis, a list of most searched for items on popular auction site Trade Me suggests.

With summer upon us, our attentions shift not only to weather forecasts, but also on how best to scorch a piece of Bambi as the BBQ season kicks into high gear.

New Zealanders have been spending up on food and liquor in the lead up to Christmas, according to Paymark, which says spending through its network during the first seven days of December was up almost nine per cent on the same week the year before.

According to Toyworld, the top 10 toys for Christmas include back-to-the-future Cabbage Patch Kids, Furby toys, LeapPad Ultras, and Robo Fish.

Dozens of online subscription businesses have popped up offering to ship boxes of different goodies within a given niche or theme.

I swear I only visited for observation's sake. Not to peruse the specials or to buy so much as a bauble, but to examine why human beings would spend America's great holiday scrounging for savings on the department store floor.