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Customers at Lost bar in Chinatown.

Night owls drive Melbourne’s bar and restaurant boom

Lost Bar on Little Bourke is part of a wave of hospitality, entertainment and food operators looking to profit from the city’s booming nightlife.

  • Simon Johanson

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Chocolate prices are up by 33 per cent as the Easter season kicks off.

‘As high as you could charge’: Why Easter egg prices have surged 33 per cent this year

Retail prices have soared as international cocoa producers are rocked by bad weather.

  • Nick Newling and Jessica Yun
Country Road has opened their first dedicated homewares store in Albert Park, Melbourne.

Towels, mugs, linen: What fashion group Country Road isn’t struggling to sell

Homewares are a bright spot for the iconic Australian retailer that recorded a 71.7 per cent plummet in half-year profits in the midst of a major restructure.

  • Jessica Yun
Research showed Woolworths customers are paying as much as 3.7 per cent more for a basket of groceries than they were last year.

Why a bikini wax and a block of chocolate suddenly have a lot in common

We’ve all noticed the cost-of-living crunch in big things such as rent and mortgage repayments. But the micro-stings continue to bite.

  • Melissa Singer
John Wong with a 55kg yellow fin tuna at Chadstone shopping centre unveils its new food and dining hub, Market Pavilion, which aims to house everything in one roof, from curated gourmet items to everyday pantry essentials, and show off the best of Melbourne’s food culture in one destination.

‘The Chadstone effect’: Thousands flock to sample Melbourne’s newest food mecca

A champagne and oyster bar, high-end florist and ‘food concierge’ are among more than 50 vendors at the shopping centre’s new fresh food and dining precinct.

  • Jessica Yun
The competition regulator says grocery prices in Australia have soared over the last five financial years.

It’s official – supermarkets are overcharging. Quick, change the subject

Neither the Labor government nor the opposition are truly interested in shutting down price gouging by the big two supermarkets – they would rather have the issue disappear.

  • Ross Gittins
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Amazon is becoming a larger force in the grocery space, selling everything from nappies and snacks to washing powder.

Australia’s $69b habit exposed as online shopping hits record

Eight years ago, the biggest online shopping platforms were eBay, Etsy, Redbubble and Catch.com.au – but the e-commerce landscape looks very different since COVID-19.

  • Jessica Yun
Shoppers walk pass the World of Ralph Lauren in Taiku Li Sanlitun, a popular shopping and dining area in Beijing.

What a $5000 Chanel handbag tells you about China’s economy

In Beijing, the squeezing of the upper middle class shows just how far into Chinese society the economic slowdown is reaching.

  • Lisa Visentin
GPT’s confidence is reflected in the latest official retail sales figures which show a 3.8 per cent year-on-year lift in January.

Retail tsar says return of workers won’t make difference to busy malls

Shoppers are spending up in one of Melbourne’s busiest malls. But the centre’s robust foot traffic contrasts with modest numbers heading to city offices.

  • Simon Johanson
Crime has increased across WA in 2024.

The Perth suburbs where crime rose by more than 50 per cent last year

WAtoday pored over the 2024 police statistics to bring you a look at which suburbs have since a dramatic increase in crime in the last 12 months.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt

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