cafes

The secret of their success: How to keep your cafe full and customers coming back for more

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Browns Eatery co-owners Jenefer Bilkey and husband Dan Alderson have replicated their successful cafe formula in Kohimarama and Parnell. Photo / Dean Purcell Ask Bilkey why the Browns formula works and she takes time to ponder the question. She’s been so busy she hasn’t had much time to think about it. So many reasons, she … Read more

Is your suburb ripe for gentrification? How to tell if higher property prices and high-rises are on the horizon

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Shiny cafes, designer “doodle” dogs, micro breweries. There goes the neighbourhood. Gentrification is a decades-old global phenomenon that can lead to a suburb being completely transformed.  British sociologist Ruth Glass first coined the term in 1964 to describe the displacement of London’s working-class residents by wealthier newcomers. “Once this process of gentrification starts in a … Read more