Viva is delighted to announce "First Light - Fashion's Night Out" on Friday September 30, the first event in a year-long schedule of activities planned by the High Street Guild.

With World Cup fever riding high with our hospitality and tourism industry, I'd like to pose a timely forward thinking question

When the money comes in slower than it goes out, experiences an emotion from her youth - pay-day panic.

Consumer NZ says anyone wanting to head online for one of the new All Blacks jerseys should make sure they stick to reputable websites.

A Christchurch bride-to-be was reduced to tears after receiving a dodgy wedding dress ordered over the internet.

Premier Investments Ltd - operator of Just Jeans, Jay Jays and others, is set to close 50 retail shops in a trans-Tasman brand shuffle.

Staff at Christchurch's exclusive Ballantynes department store have been told redundancies at the store were a 'last resort'.

"Oh look, another EziBuy catalogue," says my husband, with just a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

It's hard to be a young designer in New Zealand right now, but the Westpac Young Fashion Designer competition is looking to help out those who are starting out in the industry.