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Sunday, 7 July 2019

String Bean Alley Starts To Attract Crowds

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With school holidays in full swing, and some fine weather, the crowds in String Bean Alley this weekend were encouraging.  This is normal...

Make Our Market Great Again

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                                         “Make America great again” was a campaign slogan popularised by President Donald Trump in his...

Latest Retail News – 7/7/2019

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Latest Retail News – 7/7/2019 1. Toys’R’Us launches more than 4000 products on Ebay. 2. Uniqlo to open 20th Australian store at North...

QVM In The News - 7/7/2019

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South Australia Is Set to Become the First Australian State to Ban Single-Use Plastics Concrete Playground ... Me...
Sunday, 30 June 2019

Heard Under The Sheds - 30/6/2019

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Siberian Hamster - fans of Fawlty Towers will remember Manuel’s Siberian Hamster (it was in fact a more mundane rodent). A hamster wa...

Stars Shine At Lord Mayor's Awards

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This week's ceremony at Melbourne Town Hall recognised the contribution to our great city by small business including these equally grea...

More Than A Market

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In the cold hard world of business we need to remain logical, considered, and not let emotion get in the way of good decisions. But some...

What's Next At QVM?

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With two very worthwhile projects under the QVM belt, (completing String Bean Alley and transforming Queen St.), maybe it is time for th...

Latest Retail News – 30/6/2019

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Latest Retail News – 30/6/2019 1. Reserve Bank says retail suffering more than any other industry in Australia. 2. A French online ma...

QVM In The News - 30/6/2019

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Pedestrian dies in hospital after being hit by truck near Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne ABC News A woman ha...
Sunday, 23 June 2019

Heard Under The Sheds - 23/6/2019

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Precision Parking - during the week a steel ramp was placed across the entrance to Michael Mallon’s stall and we asked him how he g...

Sound Structure At QVM

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You might wonder what this contraption at the top end of RK/RL Sheds does. It is a suspended light and sound structure which has becom...

Articles Worth A Read – 23/6/2019

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A growing number of Australian businesses are struggling in economic downturn and retailers are on watch. https://www.abc.net.au/news...

Latest Retail News – 23/6/2019

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Latest Retail News – 23/6/2019 1. Cotton On launches online in India. 2. Woolworths gives online shoppers a tech gift allowing voice ...

Two Business Stories Involving Retail

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In the struggling world of investment funds a Sydney based hedge fund has outclassed its rivals with a couple of stunning share market b...

QVM In The News - 23/6/2019

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Plastic bag ban looms as Victoria acts to match big stores, other states The Age While Queen Victoria Market an...
Sunday, 16 June 2019

Heard Under The Sheds – 16/6/2019

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A proposal to introduce bonds equivalent to 3 months rent has dominated discussion in the Upper market this week with many traders su...

Great Hidden Stories Video On Friendship

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Bond Proposal Receives Strong Criticism

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This week’s TRC Meeting included a proposal from management to discuss a bond for all (?) traders equivalent to 3 months rent, and the m...

Why Robots Will Never Replace Market Traders

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The world is preoccupied with robots and the replacement of human jobs but market traders can feel secure in their unique talents they c...