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Electronic card spending mixed

Retail therapy: Huffer loves animals

These cute T-shirts are a collaboration between fashion label Huffer and local charity Paw Justice.

The dish: Tea time

The Tea Lady in Birkenhead Point is all retro charm, with china cups, a host of brews, chilled tea infusions and even 'coffee if you must'.

Briscoe beats forecasts with 2.8pc profit lift

Shops relish 'Middleton effect'

The bookshop that lost the plot

What went wrong at Whitcoulls?

Authors write their own paycheques

It is a truism in the publishing industry that very few Kiwis get rich by writing a book.

Bargain Betty: Budget brands have a value

Bookstores beef up security in face of fury

Extra security has been hired for Borders and Whitcoulls stores as staff face aggressive customers angry about conditions placed on redeeming gift vouchers.

Voucher holders slam Whitcoulls

Whitcoulls customers are venting their anger at the book chain, which put itself into voluntary administration last night, as it tells voucher holders they must spend the amount specified on their voucher with cash or credit cards before th

'Get in now' Whitcoulls punters told

Whitcoulls customers are being told to get in now and redeem their gift vouchers or face them becoming worthless if the company goes into receivership. Customers with vouchers or gift cards have been told today they must buy the same value

Whitcoulls stores face closure

The future of Whitcoulls - one of NZ's most famous and enduring retail chains - is in jeopardy after administrators were called in last night to run the book-retailing business.

Opponents say Royal Oak Warehouse bid threatens local business

Wayne Thompson Shops serving neighbourhoods in Onehunga, Royal Oak and Greenwoods Corner are threatened by a bid to build The Warehouse's latest store, say business owners and residents.

Westfield posts healthy profit but vagueness on plans disappoints

Westfield Group delivered 2010 earnings in line with expectations amid improving global retail markets, but said it was too early to ramp up existing plans for new development investment of up to A$1 billion ($1.3 billion) a year.

<i>Brian Rudman</i>: Making Queen St a pedestrian mall won't fix tired old hick town look

We need better shop verandas and input from property moguls and their tenants.

Hidden cost of the 'I have nothing to wear' mentality

The latest household spending survey shows Kiwi women collectively part with $208 million for shoes and $809 million on clothing each year.

Big spend for few rewards