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![Retail therapy: Slow it down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Retail therapy: Slow it down
We like it when fashion gets thoughtful, and clearly Miu Miu does too, bringing together some of fashion's top "thinkers" and influencers for their Miu Miu Musings salon events to discuss the state of fashion in an intimate environment.
![Eftpos switch-off looms for hundreds of retailers tomorrow](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Eftpos switch-off looms for hundreds of retailers tomorrow
Hundreds of retailers will be reduced to cash-only trading tomorrow as Paymark begins the process of disconnecting non-compliant eftpos terminals from its network.
![<i>Jim Eagles</i>: Less bang for your Kiwi buck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Jim Eagles</i>: Less bang for your Kiwi buck
Ombudsman Deborah Battell says her office has received complaints from travellers that paying in their home currency when using credit cards may actually cost them more.
![Far and wide: New Zealand's 'destination shops'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Far and wide: New Zealand's 'destination shops'
They're out of the way, but worth it. Diana Clement visits stores that are destinations in themselves.
![<i>Peter Bromhead</i>: A birthday gift full of intrigue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Peter Bromhead</i>: A birthday gift full of intrigue
With another birthday looming, I've been leaving my usual discreet notes on the caregiver's laptop, suggesting gift ideas for an ageing gentleman with the jaded palate of a prehistoric turtle.
![Card use tells tale of exodus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Card use tells tale of exodus
The exodus of residents after February's quake has been mapped out in detail for the first time.
![How to save $250 a week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How to save $250 a week
A family of five could save $250 a week by making small adjustments to driving, supermarket shopping and power usage.
![Big players muscle in on the king of online coupons](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Big players muscle in on the king of online coupons
Big discounts on a lavish caviar brunch. A cooking and wine-pairing class at a knock-down price. Customised bouquets for Mother's Day from one of Manhattan's most exclusive florists.
![Have they got a deal for you](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Have they got a deal for you
Suddenly, grab-a-bargain websites are everywhere, with deep discounts on anything from burgers to overseas holidays.
![Wins and losses in big-bang deals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wins and losses in big-bang deals
It is no surprise that the most popular deals so far on the group-buying sites have been the cheapest ones.
![Retail therapy: The art of gentlewoman](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Retail therapy: The art of gentlewoman
The lost art of embroidery, once the sign of domesticity and an accomplished gentlewoman, is examined and celebrated by artist Deborah Crowe with a display at Objectspace.