A group of Auckland retailers wants to remind shoppers of the pleasures of buying in stores.

The Retail Assn in Australia wants GST tacked on to online sales.

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.

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.

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.

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

After a promising start, December has not been kind to retailers, new figures reveal.

I'm not the only one who's wondered what The Warehouse smells of.

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.