Mainbrace secures several new construction projects
The retail construction specialist Mainbrace has a busy current pipeline valued at more than $100 million in Queensland, with new projects underway for 151 Property at Strathpine Centre, AMP Capital’s...
Scentre Group recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality – three years in a row
Scentre Group have been recognised and publicly endorsed by the Australian Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality. It’s the third time the company has...
Dan Boyle, Vicinity Centres
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...
Kiwi Property achieves accessibility accreditation for its retail portfolio
Kiwi Property, New Zealand’s largest listed property company, is stepping forward as an accessibility leader, after its entire shopping centre portfolio received accessibility accreditations from Be. Lab. It’s the first...
Stockland supports communities with up to $300,000 in 2020 Care Grants
Stockland has announced the launch of its annual CARE Grants program for 2020, inviting local not-for-profit and community groups to apply for funding to help create more cohesive, inclusive and...
Vicinity Centres senior executive to join CBRE’s Retail Capital Markets team
Vicinity Centres senior executive James Douglas will join CBRE next month as Senior National Director, Retail Capital Markets, Pacific. The high-profile appointment further strengthens CBRE’s Asia Pacific capabilities in major...
Pietta Lacey, Arkadia
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...
Port Adelaide Plaza completes rooftop solar system
The $1.3 million solar system at Precision Group’s Port Adelaide Plaza, comprises of 2,030 ‘SunPower’ solar panels across a roof area of approximately 5,000m2. Since it was switched on 17 January...
JLL research confirms resurgence of neighbourhood centre transactions
According to JLL Research, the confidence in the supermarket sector escalates. The report states neighbourhood centre investments were $1.3 billion in 2019 or 21% of total retail transactions, nationally. While...
NRA releases blueprint for Australian retail recovery
The National Retail Association (NRA) has released an ambitious blueprint designed to tackle the unprecedented challenges confronting the sector and set Australian retail on course for recovery. The full impact...
Scentre Group to Target Net Zero Emissions by 2030
Scentre Group has today announced it will pursue a net zero emissions target by 2030 across its wholly-owned portfolio of Westfield Living Centres. This builds on the company’s existing environmental...
Mirvac Retail partners with Live Nation to deliver Australia’s first ‘Happy Place’
In an Australian first, one of the world’s largest entertainment companies, Live Nation will deliver its hugely successful and popular ‘Happy Place’ experience when it opens on the rooftop of...
Colliers International expands retail valuation presence in Victoria
Colliers International continues to expand its retail valuation expertise in Melbourne with the appointment of experienced valuer Trent Weir as National Director to the Retail Valuations team. Weir has been employed...
Everyday gourmet weekend extravaganza at The Square Mirrabooka
Perron owned The Square Mirrabooka has announced the Everyday Gourmet Weekend event in the revitalised fresh food precinct where customers can learn how to master fresh food related tricks, tips and tastings ready...
QICGRE’s Castle Towers set to embark on further upgrade projects
Castle Towers Centre Manager, Eddie Paynter, has announced the Centre was preparing to imminently commence work on further Centre enhancement projects, as part of its continued evolution. Following the successful launch...
Game on at QV Melbourne’s immersive Gaming Dome
At Dexus’s QV Melbourne an immersive Gaming Dome is set to open in the coming weeks. The new addition is an all-encompassing pop up esports hub in the heart of...
Woolworths to sell four strong performing neighbourhood shopping centres
Woolworths Group Limited are offering four retail investment assets for sale – Spring Farm and Wadalba in New South Wales, Keysborough South in Victoria and Bakewell, Northern Territory. The neighbourhood Shopping...
Mirvac announces Lotte Duty Free Australian Flagship for 55 Market St Sydney
Leading the renaissance of luxury retail in the Sydney CBD will be the prestige retail duty free global powerhouse Lotte Duty Free signing a deal announced today by Mirvac Retail...
Red Carpet Men launches at Chatswood Chase
This March, Chatswood Chase Sydney will celebrate the change of season with two special events – a series of intimate interviews with stars of stage and screen in Red Carpet...
Retail experts talk customer centricity at PCA Retail Outlook 2020
This year at the Property Council of Australia’s (PCA) Retail Outlook breakfast, retail experts aligned to discuss the need to put customers in the heart of all decisions to create...
$6.84 billion of Australian retail property assets traded in 2019
Private investors have led the way as quality Australian retail property assets remain well sought after, with $6.84 billion of transactions in 2019. The Colliers International Retail Investment Review, released today...
Jodie Bouffler, Stockland
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...
Mirvac Retail centres celebrate Mardi Gras with insta-worthy installations
Mirvac Retail centres in Sydney and Brisbane are set to become members of community-based organisation ‘Welcome Here’ to focus staff and retailers on inclusion and diversity as they break out...
JLL’s annual Australian Shopping Centre Investment Review and Outlook 2020
According to JLL’s annual Australian Shopping Centre Investment Review and Outlook 2020, the retail sector will be a key focus for investors seeking to take advantage of the more attractive...
Colliers appoints John Kenny as Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific
Colliers International announced today that John Kenny has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Asia Pacific, effective immediately. This new role unifies Asia, Australia and New Zealand, while creating synergies...
Stuart McCann joins CBRE as Head of International Capital, Pacific and Southeast Asia
CBRE has appointment Stuart McCann as Head of International Capital, Pacific and Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, McCann will primarily be responsible for facilitating cross-border real estate investments into the...
John Klein, Vicinity Centres
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...
Construction commences on ISPT’s Karingal Hub
Karingal Hub is expanding with additions of a new town square and more free parking as ISPT unveils its vision for the revitalised Karingal Hub Shopping Centre in Frankston. The Centre’s makeover...
The coronavirus outbreak and Australia’s retail economy
As the bushfire crisis and coronavirus outbreak weigh heavily on the Australian economy, retail landlords are announcing their company results for the six months ended 31 December 2019, and as we...
Charter Hall appoints Fund Manager for its Direct business
Charter Hall, Australia’s leading property investment management group, is pleased to announce that Miriam Patterson, former Head of Real Assets at Telstra Super, has been appointed as Fund Manager, Charter...
50% stake in Westfield Carindale listed for sale
CBRE’s Head of Retail Capital Markets – Pacific, Simon Rooney and Colliers International’s Head of Retail Investment Services – Australia, Lachlan MacGillivray have been appointed to sell a 50% stake in...
Boomers Café in the UK raises £1,650 for Australian Wildlife Charity
There is no doubt the recent bushfire crisis has spurred on community spirit amongst the shopping centre community with many organisations digging deep to help raise funds. This community spirit...
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