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.

Here's a small selection of some of the good buys available in gift sets, and a few items that spell out their message of love loud and clear.

Suddenly, grab-a-bargain websites are everywhere, with deep discounts on anything from burgers to overseas holidays.

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.

The way we shop is changing, and the web is to blame, writes Zoe Walker.

Errol Hotham is only 40, but has already spent half his life working for one of the Bay of Plenty's best-known retailers.

It's a great time to be shopping for electronics. But not many retailers are celebrating. Karyn Scherer reports.

Viva visited the fantastic Man Style exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGC) recently, and spotted two local designers representing New Zealand menswear.