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City life
‘This doesn’t make sense. How much shopping can you really carry on a bicycle?’
Bunnings trip? Lounge suite? A person? No problem. A politician has sparked a surprising online trend after questioning whether people could actually shop by bike.
- by Felicity Caldwell
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What small businesses really want from the budget
Australians are spending less, and the government has ruled out cash injections in Tuesday’s federal budget. Small business is caught in the middle.
- by Jessica Yun
Multinationals push back, blaming supermarkets for rising prices
Global companies like Nestle, Unilever, Coca-Cola and Mars face the possibility of a further inquiry into their role in rising grocery prices.
- by Jessica Yun
‘Sydney’s best-kept secret’: Inside the hub that is flying beneath the radar
Covering a site the size of Sydney’s CBD, a vast hub in the city’s south-west is the most important piece of infrastructure that few know about.
- by Matt O'Sullivan and Matt Wade
How Jurlique is refreshing the 39-year-old beauty brand for Millennials
Owned by a Japanese parent company and led by a French retail executive, the South Australian-born all-natural skincare business hopes to build loyalty with younger customers.
- by Jessica Yun
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Supermarkets
‘We have got a lot of work to do’: Woolworths ‘out-traded’ as it trails Coles
Outgoing Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci says cost-of-living pressures have hit the supermarket giant.
- by Jessica Yun
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Supermarkets
Coles expands home brands to compete with Aldi
As the price of some fruit and meat comes down, Coles is betting on lower-priced home-brand products to stop customers from switching to the German discount supermarket.
- by Jessica Yun
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Retail property
Vicinity ‘left exposed’ to security threats after senior management shake-up
One of Australia’s largest mall owners significantly downgraded its security management at 57 major shopping centres around the country in the month before the deadly Westfield Bondi Junction attack.
- by Simon Johanson
The best gifts for every type of mum this Mother’s Day
Plus we ask what Victoria Devine, Julia Busuttil Nishimura and other Aussie mums want this May 12.
- by Abby Seaman and Lauren Ironmonger
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Queen's Wharf
Global luxury retail giant sues Queen’s Wharf Brisbane before opening
The consortium behind Queen’s Wharf is looking for “new and exciting retailers” amid signs of late changes to the $4 billion mega complex.
- by Sean Parnell