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Year in Review 2025: Panda Mart turmoil

International discount retailer Panda Mart landed in Cranbourne in early 2025 and made headlines throughout the year with a roller coaster of incidents. It opened its first store Australia-wide at the ex-Masters site at the Cranbourne Homemaker Centre in late February, offering a variety of…

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