Chinatown in Ti Rakau Drive taking shape as centrepiece of growing Chinese presence in Auckland, says Colin Taylor.

The value of electronic card spending increased in June 2010, Statistics New Zealand said today.

UK shoppers care more about the price of fresh produce than where it comes from or its environmental impact, research suggests.

Consumers are feeling more comfortable about the economy and their personal finances, a new survey has found.

A survey found that supermarkets applied mark-ups of up to 500 per cent on fresh produce.

Progressive Enterprises plans to build five new stores.

Vivienne Westwood is to open 20 boutiques in China, and fellow British fashion house Burberry has confirmed that it will add 66 stores to its 44 Chinese outlets by 2012.

Crowds, bad music and queues aside, you could almost say shopping in London is fun. Almost.

Parents might have long suspected it, but research has shown girls cost more than boys to raise.

Just like fashion itself, Barbie is going back to basics with a new collection that celebrates the power and sophistication of the Little Black Dress.

Some items on sale at Auckland Airport cost more than double their price at the nearby shopping Centre.

Casual wear retailer Jeanswest has introduced cameras in some changing rooms which film shopper's bums as they try on clothes.