Shoppers spent a record-breaking amount on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day, according to figures released by Paymark today.

Mayor Len Brown has named big-brand international retailers Apple and Tiffany & Co as potential candidates to open their first New Zealand stores in Auckland.

New Zealand cleaning products company ecostore has signed a deal that will see the company export to South Korea from next year.

An online petition criticising Trade Me's Gift Finder tool as "sexist" has attracted 250 signatures in its first few days.

Rihanna, the pop singer with multiple awards to her name, has been appointed women's creative director of Puma SE.

Selfie sticks and remote-controlled helicopters are among some of the more popular items among Kiwis buying Christmas gifts this month.

Kiwis have spent a total of $2.3b through Paymark so far this month with Christmas spending up 4.3%

Christmas spending is off to a strong start with, up 4.4 per cent on the same time last year.

As chief toy tester and buyer for Farmers, the 31-year-old has a big role choosing which toys will be hot at Christmas.

Christmas shoppers have bent the plastic, spending a whopping $2.3 billion in the first fortnight of December.

In NZ, our supermarkets won't even sign up to a code of conduct, let alone agree to legislation being debated, writes Dita De Boni. It's time for the Govt to step in.

In a reply to today's column by Dita De Boni on supermarket costs, Countdown managing director Dave Chambers addresses the issue of pricing.

Web retailers are offering shoppers speedy shipping, one-day upgrades and even promises to deliver last-minute orders by Christmas Day.

Kiwis increased their spending on debit and credit cards in November, with a rise in hospitality and consumable purchases.

Australian retail billionaire Solomon Lew has declared war on his Government's failure to charge GST for overseas goods bought online.

The woes of one-time market star Pumpkin Patch continue with one accounting professor saying the struggling retailer may now be worth more to shareholders broken up.

New Zealand-based Cooks Global Foods is eyeing the Australia and New Zealand market - one of the few places it does not hold the rights to the Esquires coffee shop brand.

The $205 million development proposes to build 231 apartments on the carpark at the Alexandra Park stadium/raceway.

Kiwi retailers are today hoping to cash in on "Black Friday", America's biggest shopping day of the year, by luring consumers with promises of big discounts on goods ahead of Christmas.

Pumpkin Patch has hired Goldman Sachs as an adviser on its capital and funding requirements and says a share issue is an option for the children's clothing retailer, which has warned it could breach....

Pumpkin Patch says this Christmas would be make or break for the children's wear retail chain.

NZ's largest listed retailer, affirmed its expectation for a rise in annual earnings even as sales lag heading into the key Christmas trading period.

Retail sales rose a brisk 1.5% in the Sept quarter in real or volume terms, making 4.7% for the year and outstripping the rise in retailers' takings.

Retail sales rose 1.5pc in the September quarter, led by food-related industries - with rises in supermarket stores and food and beverage services.

Kevin Plank started Under Armour with $15,000, some locally purchased fabric and a plan to shake up the athletic apparel industry.

When Jean Jones went into receivership in 2010, general manager at the time Gina Condon decided to take a punt on the brand and buy it.