Christmas spending is shaping up to be strong across the country.

Annual economic growth is expected to accelerate to 3.7 per cent from 3.6 per cent.

COMMENT: The best deal in the sales is the one you don't buy.

Consumer watchdog is calling for an investigation into retailers sales tactics in the lead up to Christmas, saying consumers are being misled.

Shopping centres were packed with shoppers today as the scramble to buy last-minute Christmas presents intensifies.

It's been a nightmare year for retail, with a parade of best-known brands decimated one after another.

Sir Philip Green is attempting to put his BHS woes behind him by launching standalone Topshop stores across China.

Tobacco companies are flouting ad bans by rewarding retailers who push products using a specific sequence of magic words.

Lewis Road Creamery founder Peter Cullinane won't rule out legal action against Fonterra over allegedly negotiating a "greedy deal" with supermarkets.

Christmas shopping is in full swing across the country and while children are the main focus for this, fur babies are also getting spoilt.

MPs in Britain are to investigate allegations workers are threatened with the sack if they take time off sick.

Veritas Investments will wind up its unprofitable Nosh supermarket business to keep in the good graces of its lender, ANZ Bank New Zealand.

Adrienne Winkelmann started her own business and beat cancer, but her proudest moment is being awarded an honorary doctorate from AUT.

She thought he was going to confess to being unfaithful again but he replied "no, it's much worse than that... I've lost everything."

Former Billabong boss faked his ex-wife's signature on mortgage documents to use the family home in a A$13.5 million, a court has heard.

Hallenstein Glasson has named Mark Goddard as its next chief executive, replacing long-serving Graeme Popplewell.

Thirty-four years ago, Brendan Lindsay was making plastic coat hangers in a half-built garage in Cambridge. Today, he is set for a big payday.

The business community is welcoming Bill English's appointment to Prime Minister, but asking: can he keep up Key's skillful diplomacy?

New Zealanders are spending up more this Christmas compared with last year, as shopping ramps up in the first week of December.

A free service has been set up to ease the Christmas shopping horror.

The Shanton clothing chain is once again in financial strife with receivers taking control of the retailer.

A business that was losing $1 million a day is now the world's most profitable toy company.

It comes wrapped in leather with a hefty price tag, but this unusual Christmas gift has become a laughing-stock.

The operator of a Wellington sex shop has been ordered to pay two former employees nearly $27,000 in lost wages and compensation.

McDonald's new managing director talks quarter pounders, happy meals and where to next for the fast food giant.

New Zealand retail spending on electronic cards fell in November, amid disruption from the Kaikoura earthquake.

Two kids given their dream job of testing Christmas toys have made their definitive lists of the best gifts.

A virtual shopping service to help Kaikoura's quake-hit retailers is flourishing.

Online retail, IT security and sports administration are tipped to boom over the next five years.

As shoppers hit the mall before Christmas, Westfield is pulling out all the stops to entice consumers in.