Mini Guns 2019
We started reporting on Mini Gun centres in 2006. It was a sector of our industry dominated by Centro Properties Group; at that time, we featured some 95 centres, 40 of which were managed/ owned by Centro. Stockland had 10 so between the pair, they had more than half the...
Vicinity’s Roselands unveils a vibrant new fresh food destination
The $90 million transformation of Roselands in Sydney’s south-west has unveiled a vibrant new fresh food destination, The Markets, a true one-stop destination for customers to eat, drink, shop and socialise. ...
Westfield Newmarket to open Auckland’s first rooftop dining precinct
The unveiling of Westfield Newmarket’s $790 million transformation continues as Scentre Group announces 20 new stores and Auckland’s first rooftop dining precinct set to open throughout the month of October. ...
Sneak peek of Chadstone’s new luxury hotel
Hotel Chadstone Melbourne has given visitors a sneak peek ahead of guests checking in on Friday 1 November when the new luxury five-star hotel will open its doors at Chadstone...
Ben Walker, Shopper Media Group
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...
The Square Mirrabooka opens fresh food precinct
The Square Mirrabooka has officially launched its new $3.2 million Fresh Food Precinct. The significant renovation is anchored by Woolworths, and with all existing speciality fresh food retailers enjoying a new...
Robina Town Centre opens LEGO® Certified Store this week
The Gold Coast’s first LEGO® Certified Store will be unveiled at QIC’s Robina Town Centre this week with doors opening to shoppers on Saturday 28 September. The 188m2 store will...
Charge up at Hawaiian Shopping Centres
Property group Hawaiian have partnered with Aircharge Australia to provide free Qi wireless charging services at their centres as they continue to meet the needs of the community. Shoppers can now forget...
Lendlease centres seek customer vloggers
On average globally, there are one billion mobile video views per day* and Lendlease has jumped on this growing trend. During the month of September at select Lendlease centres across the...
Lendlease’s Macarthur Square celebrates its 40th birthday
Macarthur Square is celebrating its 40th birthday with a jam-packed schedule of food events, fashion and fun from 21 to 29 September. The birthday celebrations kick off with a weekend of sensory...
Precinct Properties reveals six new flagship stores to open at Commercial Bay
Precinct Properties have announced the latest wave of retailers to open at Auckland’s Commercial Bay. Today’s announcement reveals flagship stores from Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, Scotch & Soda, R.M. Williams, Asics and...
Auckland’s Botany Town Centre opens second stage
Botany Town Centre in Auckland celebrated the opening of the second stage of its $78 million development on Thursday 19 September. The precinct connecting the Town Centre Drive to New World...
Retail heavyweights still say customers rule their success
Retail heavy-weights joined together yesterday to discuss the topic “The Connected Customer Experience’ . The event hosted by Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce featured an esteemed panel of leaders representing both the bricks-and-mortar world as well...
UPSTAIRS at Mirvac’s Toombul announces new restaurants
Set to become a staple of the Brisbane foodie scene, UPSTAIRS at Toombul is a first-of-its kind, urban dining and entertainment experience. The 5,100m2 precinct, headlined by Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq...
Mike Crittenden, Colliers International
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 industry....
Online retailer Exotica Athletica opens its first store at Sunshine Plaza
Lendlease’s Sunshine Plaza has recently welcomed popular online apparel retailer, Exotica Athletica into its very first physical store. Exotica Athletica has a strong online following of approximately 190,000 Facebook and 54,000 Instagram followers....
Pacific Fair partners with Mercedes Benz Gold Coast to launch premium car service
In a first-to-market service for Australian shopping centres, AMP Capital’s Pacific Fair has partnered with Mercedes Benz Gold Coast to launch a premium car service that allows customers to be...
Yamanto Central construction partner announced
Queensland-based shopping centre owner and manager JMK Retail and development management group DMA Partners have announced the appointment of Mainbrace Constructions to build the 20,000m2 Yamanto Central shopping centre, set...
Sephora sets its sights on Adelaide’s CBD
December 5, 2019 marks Sephora’s five year anniversary in the Australian market, since opening its first store on Sydney’s Pitt Street Mall in 2014. The global beauty retailer has now...
UNIQLO to open its 7th NSW store at Westfield Hurstville
Japanese global apparel retailer, UNIQLO, will open its 7th New South Wales store at Scentre Group’s Westfield Hurstville this Thursday 19 September. The doors will open to consumers at 10am, after an...
Caddens Corner, a new centre in Sydney’s west is underway
Construction is underway on Caddens Corner – a new neighbourhood shopping destination for Penrith City. The development, managed by Kaipara Property Group is due to open in Spring 2020. The...
Karrinyup Shopping Centre partners with WA Good Food Guide
Presented in partnership with the WA Good Food Guide (WAGFG), the AMP Capital Industry Commentary Series returns with some of Perth’s most prominent food identities and a special international guest. Bringing together top...
Vicinity kicks off $63 million expansion of Ellenbrook Central
Perth’s Ellenbrook Central celebrated the launch of its $63 million expansion with the ‘turning of the first sod’ to officially kick off the project. Centre Manager Roisin McDonagh and Development Manager...
Vicinity’s Chadstone partners with the NGV
Chadstone – The Fashion Capital has partnered with the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), commencing as major sponsor of the NGV’s Summer 2019/20 exhibition, KAWS: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness arriving...
Coles lists Boronia supermarket and Kmart store
Coles has listed for sale its 10,000m2 GLA Boronia supermarket and adjoining Kmart store. The Floriston Road property located in Victoria’s City of Knox, includes a new 12-year lease to...
Sister company to Retail First launches five-star serviced offices
Offices First has launched new five-star serviced offices at Australia Fair on the Gold Coast. Offices First is a sister company of Retail First, which manages 20 shopping centres including Australia Fair. ...
Scentre Group partners with smart receipt start-up, Slyp
Sydney-based start-up Slyp has announced the completion of a $4 million funding round that included ANZ, NAB, Westpac-backed Reinventure and Scentre Group, owner and operator of Westfield in Australia and...
Lendlease property fund named world’s most sustainable for fifth time
Lendlease’s Australian Prime Property Fund (APPF) Commercial has achieved the number one ranking from 964 global participants in the annual GRESB real estate assessment. It is the fifth time in...
JLL survey reveals refurbishment biggest driver of shopping centre performance
The latest JLL retail centre managers’ survey shows subdued rental outlook and greater online competition as owners invest heavily to boost retailer engagement. Enhancing the tenant mix and refurbishment have emerged...
Stockland Bundaberg introduces friendly competition to support local schools
Bundaberg’s very own students have been competing for a chance to be crowned champions of the all-new Stockland Battle of the Schools Trivia Competition. Stockland and local radio station Hitz 93.9...
Latrobe’s Valley Mid Valley Shopping Centre completes stage one
Located in Morwell in the Latrobe Valley area of Gippsland in South-Eastern Victoria, stage one of Juilliard Group of Companies-owned Mid Valley Shopping Centre redevelopment is now complete, with the opening...
Property Council WA celebrates its standout people and places
Property Council WA has celebrated its 50th birthday with its annual awards gala featuring 32 awards for excellence in engagement, marketing, management, sustainability, leasing, refurbishment, innovation and performance. Primewest Commercial...
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