The future of food and beverage in Entertainment and Leisure Precincts (ELPs) has never been brighter, as consumers continue to prioritise experiences where they can socialise through modern, design-driven places and spaces with a multitude of entertainment options, while choosing from a diverse and curated food and hospitality offer. Future...

SuperPark, a global family entertainment centre, opened its first Australian indoor adventure park at Melbourne’s Highpoint Shopping Centre in December last year. With more activities than any other indoor adventure...

New retail brands have their eyes on Australia. We represent a sophisticated and wealthy market along with a tourist market that loves to shop. CBRE’s Leif Olson explores some of...

There’s a proposed merger reform. All shopping centre mergers and acquisitions above $35 million will need ACCC approval. In short, it’s to prevent any owner dominating a specific trade area....

Recently, Scentre Group Leasing Executive Megan Johnson celebrated a very special career milestone. We sat down with Megan to hear reflections on her career so far, and her hopes and...

Do people get lost in shopping centres? Do they lose their car in the carpark? According to Kelvin Taylor, if we know where we are, we’re happier, more content, relaxed....

With nature based reporting around the corner for many corporations, how can shopping centre developers play their part? Claire Bowles explores some innovative applications and installations that are coming to...

Future Food is a long-time contributor to SCN magazine. Recently, two of its principals, Allan Forsdick and David Mallon visited Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to look at the food and beverage...

How often have we read fairly recently of the demise of CBD retail? More often than not, it is down to sensationalism – that sells newspapers – and many journalists...

Australians have long enjoyed a love affair with cruising. From P&O’s Fairstar The Funship in the 1980s to the floating cities on the sea today, the global cruising industry is worth a whopping $7.25 billion, bouncing back from COVID-19 devastation and growing steadily. On board, passengers happily exchange their space,...

Melbourne CBD’s retail vacancy has been on a consistent decline while office vacancy continues to trend upwards – why the disparity? Jacqueline Darwis, Research Analyst at JLL explains…  CBD retail...

Retail centres are making a stable recovery post-COVID, but just how happy are shoppers? And more specifically, how likely are they to be loyal advocates – or consider their centre...

Rundle Mall is arguably the most well-known retail strip in Australia; it’s the centre of Adelaide; it’s where everything happens! But it’s somewhat misleading to describe it as a single...

What defines a ‘regional shopping centre’? It used to be that they had a department store as a tenant; simple as that. Today, it’s not that simple; department stores are...

Successful ‘Big Gun’ shopping centres offer so much more than simply what’s between their walls. They’re microcities, microcosms and mega retail spaces, with the chance to shape government decisions, shape...

Quality place-making isn’t just about creating pretty spaces. It’s about creating interesting places; relaxing places, meeting places and, more importantly, places where people ‘play’. Joseph Wright Design Director at i2C...

In this article, Allan Forsdick of Future Food explores the evolving trends that are driving the critical role of curated food and hospitality in enhancing customer experiences and creating sustainable...

Cockburn Gateway Shopping City sits some 24km south of the Perth CBD. The city of Cockburn is at the heart of the fastest-growing region between Perth and Mandurah. The Perron...

This new feature – New Zealand 'Guns' – is published in the latest edition of SCN magazine and has been made public for a limited time only. To gain full access to SCN's Guns data tables (for Big Guns, CBD Guns, Mini Guns, Little Guns and now NZ Guns), become a...

Right now in Australia, we’re in the middle of a gripping housing crisis. There aren’t enough homes for our projected population growth, and we’re reported to be falling behind on...

NABERS recently launched its Annual Report for the 2022-2023 financial year. Interestingly, when NABERS first began ratings the energy and water consumption of shopping centres in 2010, the average rating...

HNC – Human-Nature Connectedness. The more urban we become, the less we connect with nature. More than ever, our everyday actions, the way we run our businesses, the standards we...

In October 2023, the National Construction Code was updated with a minimum requirement for all new developments to provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Ampol operates EV charging businesses in Australia...

In this article, Allan Forsdick of Future Food unravels the threads that connect hospitality and centre productivity in the unique environment of Little Guns. The experience economy remains at the...

Shopping centres are now consistently performing well and have a variety of evolutionary opportunities available. In an environment where investors are seeking higher returns, the combination of these two factors...

Urbis recently developed a simple guide for the ACT Government on how to make EV ready developments. In the latest issue of SCN, Director of Transport Advisory, Graham McCabe, shares...

Cartology is the exclusive retail media partner for clients to connect with Woolworths Group’s 14.5 million Everyday Rewards members. In this article, Tom Windeyer shares how the business is able...

On Thursday, 30 November, sporting giant Rebel unveiled its largest and most immersive flagship store ever at Vicinity’s Emporium Melbourne to much fanfare. The 3,600m2 store features an elevated women’s...

Globally, shopping centres are embracing a mixed-use future, becoming the community hub for all aspects of modern living. Build-to-rent (BTR) can now be an attractive investment addition to a retail...

In terms of ‘number of centres developed’, Woolworths is the largest shopping centre developer in Australia! As interesting as that fact may be, Woolworths Property Division’s major distinction from its...

Toowong Village was awarded the title of Queensland Shopping Centre of the Year – 2023. SCN  visited the centre and met the management team. It’s no surprise to us that...