
Artists invited to submit proposals for a major new artwork at Karrinyup Shopping Centre
AMP Capital and leading Western Australian non-profit arts and cultural organisation FORM are looking for artists and design teams to submit proposals for a major artwork as part of the...

Every vote counts as Westfield Local Heroes finalists announced
Westfield centres across the country have today announced the finalists for their Westfield Local Heroes community recognition and grants program. A total of 216 finalists from 36 Westfield centres across...

Shuffles July 2019
AMP CAPITAL Donna Rogers rejoins the business in the role of Retailer Engagement Manager at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre. Donna was previously with AMPCSC from 2001 – 2010 and since then...

HomeCo – The new player on the Australian shopping centre scene
Several of the major players in our industry had a look at the Masters portfolio. A collection of properties spanning the country; some 30 odd massive stores in high exposure,...

Largest Sugar Republic event opens at Pacific Fair
On the 30th of June, Sugar Republic opened the flossy pink gates to their latest sweet-spot at Pacific Fair Shopping Centre, managed by AMP Capital Shopping Centres. Sugar Republic first...

The Glen’s final transformation unveils on the 1 August
A new indoor-outdoor dining precinct, latest format David Jones and 50 new fashion and lifestyle stores will open with fanfare when the final major phase of The Glen’s $430 million...

Alceon confirms more LEGO stores
Alceon Group has announced a rollout of new LEGO® Certified Stores, including the confirmation of a new store to open in Broadway Sydney in late 2019. Today’s announcement follows Alceon’s...

NightQuarter markets finds new Sunshine Coast home at Stockland Birtinya
The $830 million Birtinya Town Centre masterplan development keeps getting better with the announcement of new NightQuarter markets to open at Stockland Birtinya Shopping Centre. Stockland has submitted a development...

National Tree Day is growing at Greensborough Plaza
Greensborough Plaza is an active participant in National Tree Day, Australia’s largest community tree planting and nature protection event. The national event was co-founded in 1996 by Planet Ark and...

Woolworths divests Perth’s Banksia Grove for $27 million
Woolworths has divested its self-anchored Banskia Grove shopping centre in Perth’s north eastern growth hub for $27.28 million to an offshore private investor. With a net lettable area of 5,721m2, the...

Lendlease launches $60 million Cairns Central redevelopment
Lendlease announced its much anticipated $60 million redevelopment of Cairns Central, the premiere retail destination in Far North Queensland, will be expected to be completed by 2020. The redevelopment will...

Sandy Huang, Scentre 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...

AMP Capital appoints development partner for residential apartments at Karrinyup Shopping Centre
AMP Capital has selected leading multi-residential developer Blackburne to develop 94 high-end residential apartments on the east side of Karrinyup Shopping Centre, which is currently undergoing an $800 million development....

Retail First lodges development application for a new look Sunnybank Plaza
A development application for refurbishment works at Sunnybank Plaza has been lodged with the Brisbane City Council. The centre, owned by YFG Shopping Centres and managed by Retail First is anchored by...

Coles introduces ‘Your Home Collection’
Coles customers doing their weekly shop over the next four weeks may be surprised to find chic decorator pieces, stylish cookware, elegant bathroom accessories and designer storage solutions in the...

Street food retailers announced at Eastern Creek Quarter
The flavour profile of the new super-neighbourhood centre at Eastern Creek Quarter (ECQ) will be unlike anything else in western Sydney, with a diverse and delicious line up of street...

Scentre Group showcased the Indigenous voice during NAIDOC Week
Last week Scentre Group acknowledged NAIDOC Week as a significant cultural moment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait communities and celebrated with them in their Westfield living centres, and at the...

Chadstone opens Changing Places for people with disabilities
International Changing Places Day is this Friday 19 July, and Vicinity Centres is marking the day by opening their Chadstone Changing Places facility. The purpose-built facility enables people with severe and...

‘Brickman’ exhibition launches in Perth
Stockland Riverton has just launched Ryan ‘Brickman’ McNaught’s latest exhibition, Brickman Awesome Animals for the July School Holidays. The event was launched by Ryan McNaught himself with an in-centre appearance,...

Research reveals 75% shoppers do not stick to a shopping list
The Evolution of the Modern Grocery Shopper 2019 Research revealed today’s modern grocery shoppers are savvier, less brand loyal and more open to switching both products and retailers than ever...

Stockland Baldivis launches TechFest
Stockland Baldivis will be hosting Baldivis TechFest; an immersive technology and light festival that will offer fun and interactive experiences for people of all ages and abilities during the school holidays until...

Company Profile: First Class Valet
Have you ever thought about the value of valet parking? What impact will this have on the customer experience? Is it valuable? Who will run it? Will it increase a...

GPT’s Charlestown Square turns 40
GPT’s Charlestown Square (dubbed Charlie) is turning 40 this month and is inviting old and new friends to come and celebrate this nostalgic milestone in Newcastle history. The centre, which...

The next stage of Melbourne Central’s ELLA opens
Melbourne’s newest city precinct ELLA, where Elizabeth meets La Trobe, welcomes four new operators in July adding further vibrancy to the space. ELLA is the latest precinct by The GPT...

Adelaide’s Hollywood Plaza Large Format Retail is on the market
Moelis Australia Asset Management has listed its Hollywood Plaza Large Format Retail Centre in Adelaide on the market. The fully leased, 8,080m2 centre, returns an annual net income of $980,000...

Angus Jarmer, 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 industry. Shopping...

Stockland Birtinya’s retailers jump onboard for Plastic Free July
Stockland Birtinya is taking part in the global movement of Plastic Free July with a number of green initiatives to encourage the community to make the swap from single-use to...

New Zealand’s first LEGO® Certified store to open in Auckland
Alceon Group today announced it will open New Zealand’s first LEGO® Certified store in late 2019 at Scentre Group’s Westfield Newmarket in Auckland. The landmark new store will provide an immersive...

The Glen announces retailers for Melbourne’s newest culinary precinct
Things are heating in Melbourne’s south-east with a delectable assortment of global and local restaurants opening at The Glen’s stunning new dining precinct on 1 August. The new indoor-outdoor precinct...

Hyperdome turns 30 and gives back to 30 residents
Every birthday is special and is a cause for a celebration – especially when the milestone is the big 3-0! QIC’s Hyperdome Shopping Centre in Brisbane is gearing up to...

Victorian investor swoops on Brisbane’s Parkinson Plaza
Parkinson Plaza shopping centre in Brisbane’s south has changed hands for $17.5 million. Through a tightly conducted Expressions of Interest campaign, the buyer was secured on a cash unconditional contract...

Vicinity Centres to reach Net Zero carbon target by 2030
Vicinity Centres (Vicinity) today announced a Net Zero carbon target for its 34 wholly-owned shopping centres, to be reached through a combination of its industry-leading solar program and energy efficiencies...
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