The QVB celebrates 120 years
One of Sydney’s oldest and most treasured shopping destinations, the QVB is celebrating 120 glorious years since first opening its doors in 1898. This building has seen it all from...
Vicinity’s DFO centres rebrand as sales grow
The Vicinity Centre owned DFO portfolio sales continue to soar as Australians flock to DFO centres. The popularity of outlet centres are reflected in the sales which are up 5% across the portfolio. This...
Alipay brings digital payments to Melbourne’s buskers
No cash for buskers? Alipay has a digital solution for you. Alipay, the world’s leading online and mobile payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group has today launched a digital payment project...
Dexus’ ‘BIG change for small change’ supporting hospitals
Dexus continues to create ‘BIG Change for small change’ across Australia, supporting hospitals. Throughout August 2018, Dexus shopping centres nationally will host a one-day community event that aims to make a...
Melbourne’s Burwood One for sale
A Melbourne family has put its Burwood One sub-regional shopping centre on the market which has potential to be one of the biggest single retail asset sales of the year. Shopping...
Belmont Forum donates benches for anti-bullying initiative
Most shopping centres have a program of upgrading mall furniture to the latest and greatest, so when Belmont Forum in Perth had old benches to give away they thought they could...
India’s first ‘Smart Mall’
With a catchment growing at the rate of 20% every year and the new connectivity to the city, Capital Mall in Bhopal India will increase the primary catchment population by...
Winter Fair skates into Rouse Hill Town Centre
An outdoor ice rink has come to Rouse Hill Town Centre for one of Sydney’s largest winter outdoor events. Over four weeks, Winter Fair will host a range of events for all...
Birkenhead Point opens a new luxury marina
It’s not often that you get to berth your boat next to a shopping centre in Sydney’s inner suburbs but at Birkenhead Point Outlet centre you can – in pure luxury...
Scentre Group buys 50% stake in Westfield Eastgardens for $720 million
It’s no surprise that a retail asset as sought after as Westfield Eastgardens in Sydney’s east has achieved a $720 million price tag for 50% of the asset. This afternoon Scentre Group took...
NAIDOC Week at Lendlease
Across the industry many shopping centres have focussed their efforts on NAIDOC Week, solidifying that shopping centres are a very important platform to generate awareness and amplify the theme of NAIDOC Week....
Tyrone Dodds, HOYTS
At Shopping Centre News we believe retailers are the most important ingredient to create great shopping centres, so we want to profile retailers to our Shopping Centre News audience on...
Mirvac opens an innovative work hub at Broadway Sydney
This week Mirvac unveiled ‘The Third Space’, a high-tech, co-working hub, The Third Space provides a modular office in the heart of Broadway Sydney, disrupting the norm of traditional retail...
Jacqueline McKenzie, 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....
Wintergarden opens the doors to 3D printing
Personalisation is essential to every business if they are to deliver relevant products and services for customers. Each and every person is unique with different preferences and tastes. With personalisation...
Stockland Wendouree $37 million redevelopment opens
Stockland today celebrated the Ballarat region’s newest shopping precinct, officially opening the $37 million redevelopment of Stockland Wendouree Shopping Centre. The centre has increased its size by 6,700m2 bringing the...
Alipay reaches 10,000 merchants in Australia and NZ
Australia and New Zealand are in the middle of a tourism boom as people come from far and wide to experience our pristine coastlines, unique wildlife and premium local goods....
Brad Chan, Banna Property 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 industry....
The Music Gym opens at Melbourne Galleria
Shopping centres need to innovate and create new services and offers to remain relevant in their communities. Melbourne’s Galleria in the heart of the CBD has done just that. Today, marking international...
Ben Hughes, Dexus
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....
Robert Jordan awarded an Order of Australia
Last week, the St George & Sutherland Shire Leader local newspaper described Bob as a proud local. “As a boy, Robert Jordan loved going to Miranda Fair (now Westfield Miranda) with...
Thomas Pash, Rockpool Dining Group
This week, we talk to Thomas Pash, CEO of Rockpool Dining Group, Australia’s leading hospitality group, with brands Bavarian, Fratelli Fresh, Saké and Burger Project – just to name a few....
Botany Town Centre supports the Gut Cancer Foundation
Shopping centres are not only an integral part of the community but a platform to create awareness. This week we take a look at Botany Town Centre’s activation in New Zealand,...
Burwood Brickworks: setting new benchmarks
Frasers Property Australia has launched the commencement of a ground-breaking mixed-use development in the heart of Melbourne including a shopping centre with Australia’s first rooftop urban farm. Key Facts: Burwood...
Justin Blumfield, 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....
Industry shuffles – May 2018
AMPCSC Louise Raymond joins as General Manager, Shopping Centre Marketing. Louise has previously held senior marketing roles with Lendlease and GPT and will bring great insight and experience. The new...
CBD GUNS 2018
Some great results from the CBD Guns! The Strand Arcade continues to power ahead with a healthy rise in MAT this year and specialties are trading at well over the $25,000/m2 mark. The emerging battle between Pitt and George Streets for retail supremacy put The Strand Arcade in a great...
Stockland Green Hills
Stockland Green Hills has transformed itself from the most powerful Little Gun in the country, into a super-prime regional and one of the major Big Gun centres in Australia. It...
Toombul Shopping Centre
Unlocking Value is the cornerstone of Mirvac Retail’s strategy. It’s a well-defined strategy, enunciated clearly a few years back when the company rationalised its retail portfolio. It was in 2013...
2018 BIG GUNS LUNCH
Again, the cream of the industry gathered for the annual Big Guns Lunch at Sydney’s Establishment Hotel in the CBD. As is customary, the CEOs of the major shopping centre...
Bacchus Marsh Village sells
Melbourne property baron, Colin De Lutis, has purchased Abacus Property Group’s The Village Bacchus Marsh shopping centre, for $61.65 million following a hotly contested Expressions of Interest campaign managed by...
Eastlakes Live redefines modern urban hub
(Sydney, Australia) April 26, 2018 – Crown Group the award-winning developer of distinctive residential and commercial properties across Australia, is redefining the vibrant urban hub with Eastlakes Live, a modern residential...
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