Retail
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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‘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
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
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
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
The reclusive Melbourne billionaire spotted out twice in two days
A party at his favourite caterers and an expansion of his cherished retail project was enough to tempt one of Melbourne’s most respected figures into going public.
- Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
‘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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- Mergers & acquisitions
‘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 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 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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