Rockwear launches five new stores in Perth
In order to meet the increasing demand of its online Perth market, Rockwear has decided to go ‘all in’, launching five stores in Perth within a two-month period between March and...
Retail destination South Eveleigh welcomes Romeo’s Food Hall IGA
South Eveleigh, Sydney’s newest retail and dining hub, has just opened independent supermarket Romeo’s Food Hall IGA. Once home to a collection of old railway sheds, South Eveleigh has become...
Wel.Co and HomeCo. partner to unlock Armstrong Creek Town Centre’s potential
Listed fund manager Home Consortium’s Daily Needs REIT (ASX: HDN) has acquired the newly completed Armstrong Creek Shopping Centre from national commercial and residential developer, Wel.Co for $55.6 million. Located...
ABS reports retail sales rose 1.4% in March
Australian retail turnover rose 1.4% in March 2021, seasonally adjusted, according to preliminary retail trade figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), which also showed turnover rose 2.3%...
Greensborough Plaza pays tribute to local war heroes
Greensborough Plaza has partnered with Greensborough RSL to create an ANZAC Commemorative Wall and poppy making workshops in recognition of ANZAC Day 2021 and to support the ANZAC Day Appeal...
Hinchcliff House: Quay Quarter’s newest dining and cocktail experience
Hinchcliff House, Quay Quarter Sydney’s anchor venue, located in Circular Quay, has officially opened its doors as home to four exciting new eating and drinking concepts from the team at...
Street art and fashion collide at Stockland Wetherill Park’s House of Kicks
Stockland Wetherill Park has kicked off its two-week-long House of Kicks experience in-centre, which will run until Sunday 2nd May, 2021. Michael Iraninejad, Centre Manager at Stockland Wetherill Park, said...
Port Adelaide Plaza strengthens retail mix with new retailers announced
Precision Group’s Port Adelaide Plaza welcomes new stores Surf Dive ’n Ski, U-Cool Bubble Tea and S2 Thai Street Food. The list of new, engaging and dynamic stores confirmed to open...
BrainBox AI and Skyfii partnership set to optimise energy savings
BrainBox AI, an expert in autonomous AI technology for commercial and corporate real estate, has partnered with Skyfii, a leading data intelligence provider that helps building owners understand visitor behaviour...
Construction commences at CastleTown Shoppingworld
Queensland’s CastleTown remains open for business as construction commences on the centre’s $34 million redevelopment that will deliver a new Coles supermarket and specialty retailers, new entry statement, upgraded car...
Retail participation key to Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme
The Victorian government has confirmed its chosen container deposit scheme design, which is modelled on the successful NSW scheme. The Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio,...
Myer confirms Knox Store closure
Myer Holdings Limited has announced that it will be exiting its store located at Westfield Knox in Victoria. This will end a 44-year store history of trading at Knox, 25...
HomeCo. sells seven assets to HomeCo. Daily Needs REIT for $266m
Home Consortium Limited (HMC) has entered into a conditional agreement to sell 100% interest in a portfolio of seven large format assets and one neighbourhood shopping centre to the HomeCo. Daily...
Newmark purchases flagship Bunnings sites in Sydney and Melbourne
Property investment manager, Newmark Capital, has secured a flagship Bunnings Warehouse property in Sydney’s Eastgardens for $75 million. Newmark settled on the Eastgardens property earlier this week, which follows settlement...
Waverley Gardens to launch ultimate fresh food precinct: Super Fresh
Waverley Gardens Shopping Centre is set to undergo renovations in April 2021, with the introduction of its brand new Super Fresh precinct. Located in the east-wing of the centre, Super...
Victoria’s Coles Morwell and Eastwood Village hit the market
JLL Retail Investments has been appointed to sell two supermarket anchored shopping centres located in Victoria’s Gippsland region. Coles Morwell and Eastwood Village Shopping Centre in Bairnsdale are being offered...
Woolworths anchored trophy neighbourhood centre for sale
Woolworths Bulli has hit the market, giving buyers the opportunity to secure a premium supermarket anchored, trophy neighbourhood shopping centre located in one of Greater Sydney’s tightest geographical catchments, just...
Robina Town Centre opens new Timezone and Zone Bowling complex
The Gold Coast’s leading shopping, dining and lifestyle destination, Robina Town Centre, is ramping up its family-friendly entertainment offer, recently opening its doors to a brand-new attraction on The Promenade,...
Mildura region’s number one centre sells for $81.1m
A private investor has purchased one of Victoria’s most dominant retail centres, Mildura Central for $81.1 million. Lachlan MacGillivray of Colliers sold the 100% interest in the sub-regional shopping centre...
World-class boulevard set to beautify the heart of Sydney
Wider footpaths, more trees, new street furniture and extensive paving for walking and outdoor dining will transform Sydney’s George Street into a world-class pedestrian boulevard and draw people back to...
Stockland steps up the fun these school holidays with AR experiences
Stockland has partnered with creative agency VANDAL to bring a new Augmented Reality (AR) experience to eight of its retail centres across NSW and Queensland for the school holidays. Customers...
South Eveleigh, Sydney’s newest dining and drinking destination
Sydney’s hottest drinking and dining destination – and new home of Kylie Kwong and Matt Whiley – is now welcoming food and drink lovers to Redfern. A stone’s throw from...
CarExpert.com.au pilots new car buying experience at Warringah Mall
Australia’s leading independent automotive website, CarExpert.com.au is piloting a revolutionary, customer-facing showroom and test drive hub at Westfield Warringah Mall. The bold new experiential concept is designed to help car...
Yamanto Central opens today ahead of schedule
Today the brand-new Yamanto Central opens its doors with Coles, Kmart and a host of specialty shops ready to serve the Ipswich community. Retail specialist Mainbrace Constructions has delivered the...
Works continue apace at Circular Quay’s $1.9b precinct
Works are progressing apace at what will be Circular Quay’s newest vibrant precinct, including Sydney’s tallest commercial tower – rising one floor every four days – as significant construction milestones...
Mirvac Retail launches new and inclusive family community program
Mirvac Retail has announced its reimagined family program, Together + Co. Launching just in time for school holidays, the all-inclusive Together + Co will kick off with an array of...
Christian Polglase, Retail First
The Shopping Centre industry is driven by people. It’s the skills and expertise of the people that manage, develop and evolve shopping centres for their communities that creates this great...
Ed.Square Town Centre all set to launch next stage
The next stage of Frasers Property Australia’s much anticipated Ed.Square Town Centre will open to the public on Thursday 29th April, 2021 and will include Eat Street and more than...
NRA calls on government to provide $5k loans to bricks-and-mortar retailers
Retail industry leaders and peak bodies are urging bricks-and-mortar merchants to adopt innovative marketing strategies post JobKeeper to attract customers, saying government support in the form of a $5,000 loan...
CS Square sold by Lendlease retail fund
The Lendlease managed Australian Prime Property Fund Retail (APPF Retail) has reached agreement on the sale of CS Square in Victoria to DeGroup for circa $136.5 million. CS Square is...
Watergardens Homeplace sets Australian LFR transaction record
QIC Global Real Estate has sold a large format retail centre in Victoria for $97m, reflecting an initial yield of 4.75%. Watergardens Homeplace is a large format retail (LFR) centre...
Expect softened sales as JobKeeper ends, warns ARA
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has confirmed retail sales increased 9.1% through the year to February, however sales are expected to soften in the coming months as JobKeeper and...
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