Consumer spending
From protein Weet-Bix to protein coffee, food makers are cashing in on Australians’ body dreams
Protein water, protein cereal, protein popcorn and protein jelly: the recent flood of products boasting this macronutrient has astonished even those in the industry.
- Jessica Yun
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Is Sydney’s restaurant scene heading for a shake-up?
The data suggests “yes”, and food delivery is a big culprit. At the Good Food Symposium, heavyweights from LuMi, Porteno and Happyfield discuss what this might mean for your local.
- Good Food staff writers
Australia’s addiction to Amazon is set to blow past $5 billion
The numbers show how rapidly the online giant is growing with shoppers as it begins to make more money from ads, subscriptions and fees than by selling goods.
- Jessica Yun
‘Pretty rude’: What shoppers thought as Woolies defended discounts in court
The supermarket chain argues that its suppliers were demanding it raise prices as inflation spiked, and it then offered shoppers genuine specials.
- Elias Visontay and Jessica Yun
Mamma mia, what’s with all the new Italian restaurants in Sydney?
It took a big-budget venue just one year to swap bar snacks for spaghetti. It’s not the only venue making the switch, with some banking on pasta for under $30.
- Bianca Hrovat
- Opinion
- Petrol prices
For all the bluster, the watchdog can’t save us from petrol ‘gouging’
What consumers call “gouging” or “profiteering” is what economists describe as the operation of supply and demand.
- Elizabeth Knight
- Exclusive
- Fashion retail
‘We broke every rule’: How cult boutique Incu shook up Australia’s fashion scene
Brian and Vincent Wu have spent more than two decades building a fashion store chain that decidedly does not revolve around sales numbers.
- Jessica Yun
Made-in-China electric vehicle crowned Drive Car of the Year
Game-changing technology – it comes with the option to add a full-self-driving driver assistance package – helped this model take the honours.
The end of the boozy Chinese banquet hits Australia’s largest winemaker
The $4 billion Treasury Wine Estates has suspended its interim dividend and cut its shipments to the US and China to regain control over supply and price.
- Jessica Yun
‘Don’t fall for impulse buys’: How to beat Black Friday fatigue, according to the experts
When’s the best time to shop? Retail, marketing and ecommerce experts shared their tricks to cut through the noise and outsmart retailers at their own game.
- Jessica Yun