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Late-night hours mean extra time to spend

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

CEO Q&A: Chris Gudgeon

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.

Controversial ad campaign avoids ugly end

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

New World Milford delayed four months

Suffer for fashion: Designers in court

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

Christmas spending kicks off strongly

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

Kiwis still keen on in-store Christmas shopping

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

Kiwi Christmas considered too commercial

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

Staff accused of hoarding items in Aus sale

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

Dick Smith fire sale would be 'suicide'

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

Top Christmas toys: Star Wars, Apple

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

Online retail spending up 9pc

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.

Lack of evidence to connect product to Hep A berries

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

Government keeping public in the dark over berries

Why ministry won't name Hep A berries

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

Christmas electronics price war?

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

NZX lifts threshold for block trades of milk powder

NZX, New Zealand's financial markets operator, has increased the minimum volume of lots required in block trades of whole and skim milk powder futures, citing increased activity.

Cyber Monday sales on set to break records

In some ways, it seems like Cyber Monday should have been no big deal for e-commerce this year.