Around the country tills rang during what was the busiest weekend of spending in the year so far.

All the signs point to a bumper Christmas for retailers.

It is four days to Christmas and the tills are ringing as last-minute shoppers dash to buy presents.

From mall to shining mall, Steve Braunias goes on a journey through seven Auckland malls in one day in search of the spirit of Christmas.

People complained about receiving emails after they had tried to 'unsubscribe'.

To have Zara and H&M announce their first NZ stores will be opening in late 2016 speaks volumes about our vision for Sylvia Park to be a world-class retailing destination.

Advertising Standards Authority says I Love Ugly has removed the offending images and apologised

Two fashionistas behind one of Auckland's top labels may face jail time after allegedly trying to defraud Customs.

The latest statistics on volume transactions by pay-merchant Paymark reveal Christmas spending around the country has kicked off with a bang.

Petrol prices have fallen for the third time in less than a week, but won't drop further before Christmas.

It seems the bricks and mortar shopping experience is still the preferred option for Kiwis looking to do their Christmas shopping.

According to Colmar Brunton's annual Christmas survey, more than 50 per cent of New Zealanders think the Kiwi Christmas is too commercial.

Sharply lower oil prices have put more downward pressure New Zealand petrol and diesel prices, but further falls are not expected to occur.

Australian shoppers accuse Dick Smith staff of 'hoarding' items in sales that saw some stock discounted by 80 per cent.

Toy sellers face greater social pressure to ditch gender-specific labeling and marketing, yet they do not want to cut into profits.

Here's a handy investment tip - never buy anything from a private equity firm.

Tourists setting off from Auckland on one of the world's top scenic rail journeys will have to check in at a kiosk fashioned from converted shipping containers from December 21.

When it comes to holiday shopping, tech products are once again at the top of wishlists across America.

Hung Yau Lit, chairman of the world's biggest bra-maker, can thank Victoria's Secret for his newly minted fortune.

Here's the ultimate tech guide for Christmas gifts.

Aussie retail billionaire Gerry Harvey has poured cold water on talk of a pre-Christmas fire sale by the embattled trans-tasman electronics seller.

Here's what is featuring in top toy lists ahead of Christmas.

According to BNZ and Marketview's latest monthly report, online retail spending is up nine per cent compared to October last year, a slower growth rate than expected.

The Minister for Food Safety has defended not telling the public which brand of berries is linked to Hepatitis A contamination.

Zappos, an e-commerce platform, has 1,500 employees and no managers. Many are studying the company trying to find its strategy for success.

Minister for food safety says three of the four cases of hepatitis A linked to frozen imported berries have come from a single product.

Analysts say Dick Smith's woes are likely to result in heavy discounting, forcing competitors to follow suit over the crucial festive period.

More than half of Kiwis are saving and buying Christmas presents throughout the year to ease the pressures coming up to the festive season, a MasterCard survey revealed.