Coogee's Maloneys opens new store in Woollahra

Nearly three years after Jones the Grocer pulled the pin on its flagship Woollahra store, the landmark Moncur Street building will finally be rebirthed as a food venue. Coogee grocer Maloneys will open a new store at the corner site in late November. "It has taken us 18 months to get there; I've got half a head of grey hair to show for it. One of the restrictions with the site is not having a cafe, so we'll only do takeaway coffee," says Moloneys co-owner Joanna Matthews.

After the departure of Jones the Grocer, the Woollahra site flirted with a fashion pop-up but otherwise sat empty. With near neighbour The Woollahra Hotel selling last month for a rumoured $30 million, activity on the street has picked up. Matthews is optimistic the well-heeled village needs a Maloneys-type store, which mixes fruit and veg with an upmarket range of food products.