Sid Sharma, SCA Property Group
2017 is a year where we need to remain disciplined as an industry and have continued faith in the resilient retail industry which underpins our successes in managing shopping centres....
Simon Rooney, JLL
Demand for core assets is at a historical high Investor demand remains very strong for core assets from domestic and offshore capital sources. Demand continues to outweigh the supply of...
Sam Curry, ISPT
The retail environment is such a dynamic and evolving space, a major challenge is to make sure our business is focused and positioned on the right things at the right...
Gary Horwitz, Lendlease
There’s no doubt that 2017 will be influenced by many of last year’s global events. Locally, we saw it was a tough year for some retailers with the decline of...
Stewart Hutcheon, Dexus
Change is everywhere. We only have to look at the past year to see the transformation that has unfolded around the globe. Brexit to the Trump presidency, to the rise...
Greg Chubb, Charter Hall
Any analysis of the outlook for the shopping centre industry for the coming year needs to start with a broader conversation about the future of retail and the growing needs...
Peter Allen, Scentre Group
It’s with great excitement that we face the year ahead. The nexus of consumers, retailers and shopping centre owners continues to be a dynamic place where retail truly comes alive....
John Schroder, Stockland
2017: Riding the chameleon Retail is a chameleon, always changing to survive and thrive in the prevailing economic and social environment. If you don’t believe me, below is how Pitt Street...
Vanessa Orth, The GPT Group
Pushing the boundaries If you asked me to describe to you the future of retail, I would show you a Red Bean and Toasted Coconut KitKat. This KitKat will have...
Angus McNaughton, Vicinity Centres
Vicinity Centres operates in a constantly changing retail landscape. Evolving consumer behaviours, the divergence in retailer performance, the expansion of international retailers and the increasing use of technology, are just...
Steven Leigh, QIC
We enter the New Year with a similar outlook as we did the previous. While mixed domestic and international economic data during 2016 at times produced contradictory conclusions, and socio-political...
Susan Macdonald, Mirvac
At Mirvac, we believe that we are a world leader in the creation and management of unique urban places. There’s a shift happening. Boundaries are blurring. Work is no longer...
Mark Kirkland, AMP Capital Shopping Centres
In 2016 AMP Capital Shopping Centres (AMPCSC) reached some major milestones. We completed the $670-million redevelopment of Pacific Fair, which was many years in the making, transforming it into a...
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