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

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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 andGemma 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.

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
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Don’t take the bait!

And don’t leave on amber.

Hundreds of customers queued to get into Panda Mart,which is having its products scrutinised and seized by state and federal regulators over product safety.

Panda Mart could face penalties over ‘potentially deadly’ lamps

Customers who bought table lamps from the discount store have been urged to stop using them immediately due to exposed wires that could cause electrocution.

  • Jessica Yun