Warning to shoppers to think carefully about purchasing products in a major online sale launched by the embattled electronics seller today.

The receivers of Dick Smith have told employees it may take six-to-eight weeks to determine if the consumer electronics chain can be sold.

Listed jeweller Michael Hill's sales surge in the first half of the financial year helped by a strong performance in Australia.

The administrators appointed to embattled electronics retailer Dick Smith will host a creditors meeting.

Harvey Norman offers to give little girl who got burned by Dick Smith's receivership a laptop.

Readers offer to help girl who saved for a year to buy herself a laptop, only to have her hopes dashed by the collapse of the retailing giant.

Banks stand to benefit from appointing receivers at the retailer's "high cash point" for the year.

Receivership likely to signal the end of one of Australasia's best-known high street brands.

Receivers to embattled electronics retailer say gift vouchers could not be honoured and deposits would not be refunded due to financial circumstances.

When Kim Peirce quit her six-figure job to sell body scrubs from her kitchen, she took a huge leap into the unknown.

A toy company is under fire for selling a toy car that is driven by live insects.

Bargain hunters swapped the beach for shopping malls yesterday as people took advantage of the Boxing Day sales.

Kiwis daring to brave the traditional Boxing Day sales are likely to find themselves caught up in the hordes of others keen to grab a bargain today.

Massive price slashes are expected for today's annual Boxing Day sale.

While the last-minute shopping rush isn't over yet, Kiwis have already spent in excess of $147 million though the tills.

Kiwis are flocking to the shops to spend up big. Figures released by Paymark show the electronic payments provider has had its biggest weekend this year.

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.

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

Retail analysts are warning that the industry will need to "up its game" with international clothing giants Zara and H&M set to move into Sylvia Park next year.

Mall where fashion giant will make its New Zealand debut promises fashions fans prices won't be any different to other Zaras around the world.

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.

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.

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.

The awareness of the sun's dangers isn't so strong in many other countries - a fact which has helped business Snapper Rock take on the global sunwear market.