Business

Market trader John Kikidis keeping it in the family

April 29th, 2026 - Jenny Denton

It was love and family that steered John Kikidis to the Hellenic Deli.

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Starbucks opens first retail outlet at new Town Hall Station

March 30th, 2026 - Chris Jackson

Starbucks has become the first retail tenant to open at Melbourne’s new Town Hall Station, launching a new café inside the Metro Tunnel precinct ahead of other retailers.

Collins Street Precinct in Melbourne-first BID pilot as council backs new funding model

March 25th, 2026 - Sean Car

A Melbourne-first trial of a new business-led funding model has been approved by the City of Melbourne, with the Collins Street Precinct emerging as one of the clearest early test cases for how the concept could work in the central city.

Helen Silver appointed new president of State Library Victoria

March 25th, 2026 - Sean Car

State Library Victoria will enter its next chapter under new leadership, with respected public sector figure Helen Silver AO appointed as the 25th president of the Library Board of Victoria.

Hidden secret of Melbourne: Athenaeum Library

March 25th, 2026 - Jenny Denton

Above the trundling trams, ever-present cars and the comings and goings of bikes and pedestrians on Collins St sits a venue that has been there since Melbourne’s beginnings.

Farewell to the Caiafas: a beloved family business at Queen Victoria Market

March 25th, 2026 - Jenny Denton

After 52 years M&G Caiafa bread and pastries has been sold, with the siblings who ran it for the past three decades now starting to experiment with sleeping in.

Fresh food traders warn Queen Vic Market is “on life support” amid redevelopment

February 25th, 2026 - Jenny Denton

The future of the Queen Victoria Market as a place to buy good quality, reasonably priced fruit and vegetables is under threat, according to the market’s friends’ group, with fresh food traders warning many businesses may not survive the precinct’s ongoing redevelopment.