ILLAWARRA MERCURY Chatterbox Market was nearly crushed by COVID-19

When Australia was gripped by a lockdown in 2020 with the onset of COVID-19, Natasha Cuevas soon realised all her stores would need to close, all her staff would become unemployed, and she would be in a massive amount of debt.
The Chatterbox Market stores have since come a long way - to turning over $3 million, representing 80 small businesses and employing 29 staff.