Up to 30 different parties ranging from venture capital firms, private equity players and rival retailers have made early expressions of interest in failed fabrics group Lincraft. Receiver Mark ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Business. Followed categories will be added to My News. It marks a return to the city for the business that closed its doors in Mackay in September 2016.

"They have a great selection of yarn I found, especially for up here in North Queensland." Ms Pearce does crochet and visits Lincraft to purchase yarn. "When you are buying 20 balls of yarn.

Mr Croft said the city store would carry Lincraft's core "knit-sew-create" products: fabrics, knitting yarns and arts and crafts kits. The new store is sublet from the Bank of Melbourne.