An industry insider says rising costs facing local food suppliers could force many to shift manufacturing abroad to stay competitive.

Central Christchurch retailers hit by the Boxing Day aftershock say it wiped out three months of economic recovery.

Today you can get a Boxing Day bargain and also help someone in their moment of misfortune. And all you have to do is go shopping.

Up until this week I had never bought a car. Forty-five - well, 46 tomorrow - and I'd never done something as fundamental as buying a car.

The blurring border between commercial and social has its dangers.

Frustrated shoppers have resorted to fighting over carparks at shopping centres as the deadline for Christmas shopping draws near.

Forget waiting for Boxing Day sales - some retailers are already advertising sales with discounts of up to 70 per cent.

Add a touch of vintage Kiwiana to the kitchen these holidays with an iconic tea towel from Pauanesia.

A structure likened to the Starship Enterprise is the centrepiece of a $50 million retail redevelopment at Auckland International Airport's departures area.

Kiwis spend up large at Christmas on partners and children, but not on their parents, siblings and friends.

Carey Mulligan and Kelly Osbourne are among the style-savvy celebrities recruited to an internet giant's new fashion website, which lets women create their own virtual boutiques stocked with clothes from favourite designers.