Gourmet supermarkets are becoming more popular in the Auckland region. Shoppers looking for quality produce, artisan products, and obscure ingredients are flocking to Nosh Food Market, Farro Fresh and smaller delis.

Kiwi shoppers have the foulest mouths when rating products online, a global survey has found.

Have you ever bid "too much" for something on Trade Me? You're not alone.

Intimate lingerie, wedding dresses and adult toys are three of the most popular buys for Kiwi women shopping online, a new survey has revealed.

Kiwis love discount vouchers. And June 1 is the start of the current year for anyone who has bought an Entertainment Book. These are chunky books full of tear-out discount vouchers.

Bright idea over drinks has bloomed into chain of stores.

Cosmetics and beauty products cost most women a small fortune. Those tiny tubes of magic come with prices inverse to their weight.

Looking for ways to get "as new" electrical goods without paying full price? Don't want to risk buying second-hand on Trade Me? Then try "refurbished" items.

Across the Ditch Peter Feeney relaxes in the fringes of Australia's food and culture capital and laps up the suburban lifestyle.

After a week-long holiday relaxing in the Far North, Chloe Johnson panics when she tries to buy skincare products online and discovers the card is missing from its usual home inside her wallet.

Banks and police are trying to stay ahead of wily credit card fraudsters - but as long as banks mail pre-activated cards, the problem will persist.

Kiwis are increasingly buying from overseas. It's not great for our retailers, but it's a fact of life.

The number of people making online purchases had increased by 11 per cent since 2009.

Online sellers are paying an extra $39 to have their listings feature for just a couple of hours on the Trade Me homepage. And some of them say the way the "homepage feature" option is described when a new listing is loaded is misleading.

Gemma Shields can't remember the last time she bought clothes in a store.

Outlet malls often have great bargains. If you're lucky, you can find branded goods for 50 to 70% off the normal retail price.

One of the great successes of modern marketing has been the mass engagement of the population in rewards programmes, says Damien Grant. The most prevalent are Fly Buys. They are awful.

If there's one way to make Diana Clement happy, it's by telling her to "buy one get one free".

Aucklanders in some of the city's most expensive suburbs don't just pay a lot more in house prices for the privilege - it even costs them more to buy groceries.

With expanded floor space and a cluster of boutique retailers, Mt Eden's BLOC collective is now a one-stop design destination.