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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
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
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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
Jeanswest at Westfield in Sydney’s Miranda, one of the country’s top 10 shopping centres.

Jeanswest to shut all stores, with 600 jobs on the line

The Australian-founded, foreign-owned denim label is aiming to keep operating as an online retailer, as tough trading conditions force it to close physical stores.

  • Staff reporter
Coles’ Vintage Cellars and First Choice Liquor Market brands will disappear and be absorbed into the broader Liquorland banner.

Coles axes Vintage Cellars, First Choice brands

Say goodbye to your local Vintage Cellars and First Choice Liquor Market. By the end of the year, they will be rebranded as Liquorland stores.

  • Jessica Yun
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Finally, a Brit that doesn’t mind baths

Even though the carnival is over.

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