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Wittner has been place into administration.

Century-old shoe brand Wittner calls in administrators

The footwear business has more than 20 branded stores in Australia and New Zealand.

  • Gemma Grant

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$100 leggings for five bucks? The viral TikTok post taunting US consumers

Chinese manufacturers purportedly behind big-name American brands are hitting back at US tariffs. But experts are questioning their legitimacy.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Residents in a small town in Michigan formed a human chain to help a bookshop owner move 9100 books to their new store one by one. Source: Facebook/Serendipity Books
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Michigan town moves thousands of books one by one to new home

Residents in a small town in Michigan formed a human chain to help a bookshop owner move 9100 books to their new store one by one. Source: Facebook/Serendipity Books

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
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
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The earliest Easter since 2016 resulted in people pulling forward their long weekend spending into March.

Chocolate brands hatch new eggs in hunt for your Easter dollar

As chocolatiers go all-out to reinvent Easter treats in the face of surging cacao costs, one south-east Queensland company has vowed to keep its prices steady.

  • Nick Dent
Australian food consumption habits data released.

More meat and chips, less chocolate: here’s how our eating habits have changed

Australians bought more than 15 million tonnes of food and non-alcoholic drinks last financial year – but the things we reached for have shifted.

  • Millie Muroi
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 Reject Shop could soon be Canadian-owned.

‘Money from heaven’: The Reject Shop set for $259m sale to Canadian giant

Australia’s largest discount variety retailer could soon be in Canadian hands.

  • Miriam Steffens and Gemma Grant

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