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Stockland Bundaberg sells for $140 million
Stockland Bundaberg sells for $140 million
MA Financial Group, formerly Moelis Australia, has agreed to acquire the Stockland Bundaberg sub-regional shopping centre in far north Queensland for $140 million amid heightened investor demand for quality retail...
Scentre Group’s strong operating performance drives 28% growth
Scentre Group’s strong operating performance drives 28% growth
Scentre Group (ASX: SCG) have released its results for the six months to 30 June 2021 with Operating Profit of $460.1 million and Funds From Operations (FFO) of $463.4 million....
Woolworths and Uber Eats partner to deliver first on-demand grocery offering in Australia
Woolworths and Uber Eats partner to deliver first on-demand grocery offering in Australia
As millions of Australians remain under lockdown, Uber Eats and Woolworths Group are today announcing a partnership to make same hour grocery delivery a reality across Australia, with Woolworths Metro...
Vicinity delivers on strategy with strong operational execution
Vicinity delivers on strategy with strong operational execution
Vicinity Centres (ASX:VCX) today announced its results for the 12 months ended 30 June 2021 (FY21), with a statutory net loss after tax of $258 million, however the group delivered...
NSW Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2021 announced
NSW Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2021 announced
The NSW Government have re-introduced the National Cabinet’s Mandatory Code of Conduct for Commercial Leasing to mandate rent relief for eligible tenants impacted by COVID-19. The Shopping Centre Council of...
APPF Retail to sell key stake in Harbour Town Premium Outlets centre
APPF Retail to sell key stake in Harbour Town Premium Outlets centre
A 50% joint venture stake in the landmark Harbour Town Premium Outlets centre on the Gold Coast is being offered for sale by Lendlease on behalf of the APPF Retail...
Charter Hall’s retail portfolio continues to demonstrate resilience through COVID-19
Charter Hall’s retail portfolio continues to demonstrate resilience through COVID-19
Charter Hall Retail REIT (CQR) announces its FY21 results for the period ended 30 June 2021. The CQR portfolio has continued to demonstrate its resilience through COVID-19 mandated closures and...
GPT results show strong retail recovery following COVID-19 restrictions
GPT results show strong retail recovery following COVID-19 restrictions
The GPT Group announced its results for the six months to 30 June 2021. GPT’s retail portfolio saw a solid recovery in performance in the first half of the year with...
Mirvac sells Cherrybrook Village for $132.8 million
Mirvac sells Cherrybrook Village for $132.8 million
Stonebridge Property Group & McVay Real Estate have announced the sale of Cherrybrook Village on behalf of Mirvac for $132.8 million. Cherrybrook Village is a dominant and established 9,382m2 neighbourhood...
Woolworths Fishermans Bend: The inner-city village breathing new life into an industrial zone
Woolworths Fishermans Bend: The inner-city village breathing new life into an industrial zone
This article by Harold Perks, Director at Hames Sharley, was first published in  SCN – July/August edition Melbourne is consistently ranked as one of the world’s most liveable cities. Boasting...
Walker brings forward development of major shopping Retail and Homemakers precinct to Riverlea
Walker brings forward development of major shopping Retail and Homemakers precinct to Riverlea
South Australia’s fastest selling masterplanned community Riverlea will have a major shopping Retail and Homemakers precinct two years earlier than planned, in response to surging sales on the $3 billion...
Makris Group boosts Adelaide shopping centre sale tally to $181 million
Makris Group boosts Adelaide shopping centre sale tally to $181 million
South Australian developer Antunes Group has snared Adelaide’s Hallett Cove Shopping Centre for $71 million in the latest in a three-centre Makris Group portfolio sale program totalling $181 million. CBRE’s...
Retail spaces after COVID: Partnership over profit
Retail spaces after COVID: Partnership over profit
This article by Julian Ackad, Managing Director, Spectrum Retail Group, was first published as part of a special feature in SCN’s July/August edition To say the retail industry has been on a...
Mainbrace: leading retail construction
Mainbrace: leading retail construction
This article by Rob Doust, Managing Director, Mainbrace Constructions, was first published as part of a special feature in SCN’s July/August edition We’ve been capturing rich project cost data for years, and while...
Cookie cutter doesn’t cut it at the new Marrickville Metro
Cookie cutter doesn’t cut it at the new Marrickville Metro
This article by Robert Lewis, Senior Development Manager at Marrickville Metro, was first published in SCN’s July/August edition Known as the beating heart of the local community, Marrickville Metro has been...
The role of retail in mixed-use
The role of retail in mixed-use
This article by Cameron Leggatt, Executive General Manager Development, Frasers Property Australia, was first published as part of a special feature in SCN’s July/August edition At Burwood Brickworks in Melbourne, Frasers Property...
BAY CENTRAL: Shifting the town centre and changing the retail landscape of The Shire
BAY CENTRAL: Shifting the town centre and changing the retail landscape of The Shire
We all know ‘The Shire’, the Sutherland Shire region, some 26kms from Sydney’s CBD. It’s one of Australia’s most affluent regions and development over the past decade-and-a-half or so, has...
Glenquarie Town Centre welcomes mass vaccination hub for south-west Sydney
Glenquarie Town Centre welcomes mass vaccination hub for south-west Sydney
Glenquarie Town Centre, located in the heartlands of south-west Sydney is home to the newest and largest mass COVID-19 vaccination hub – the South Western Sydney Vaccination Centre. The state-of-the-art vaccination facility opened...
Vicinity begins development of Box Hill Central
Vicinity begins development of Box Hill Central
Vicinity Centres has commenced construction works at Box Hill Central, revitalising one of Melbourne’s busiest shopping centres and transforming it into a fresh and modern market-leading destination. The revitalisation brings...
Karrinyup celebrates stage one launch with centre wide activations
Karrinyup celebrates stage one launch with centre wide activations
A host of Western Australian talent has joined Karrinyup Shopping Centre to celebrate the launch of stage one of the new-look centre, which officially launched today, Thursday 29 July. R&B...
Westfield Knox reveals vision for contemporary living centre as it accelerates redevelopment plans
Westfield Knox reveals vision for contemporary living centre as it accelerates redevelopment plans
Westfield Knox is putting the community at the heart of its redevelopment plans, as it outlines its vision to create an elevated retail and lifestyle destination curated specifically for its...
Vicinity’s first stage transformation of Bankstown Central gets green light
Vicinity’s first stage transformation of Bankstown Central gets green light
Vicinity Centres and CIP Asset Management’s vision to transform Bankstown into a vibrant mixed-use urban neighbourhood has taken a step forward, with a range of Development Applications approved by the...
Victorian Government reinstates Commercial Tenancies Relief Scheme
Victorian Government reinstates Commercial Tenancies Relief Scheme
The Commercial Tenancies Relief Scheme (CTRS) will be reinstated to provide rent relief for small to medium commercial tenants and their landlords with more details on the roll out to be...
QueensPlaza welcomes Balenciaga’s first Queensland flagship
QueensPlaza welcomes Balenciaga’s first Queensland flagship
Vicinity Centres (Vicinity) has continued to deliver on its market-leading destinations strategy, further expanding its unrivalled selection of luxury retailers, with Balenciaga opening the doors of its new Queensland flagship...
Specialty fresh food hub coming soon to Toowong Village
Specialty fresh food hub coming soon to Toowong Village
In December last year, Toowong Village announced a ten-year lease deal with Woolworths Supermarket, to open for trade in late 2022. Further lease deals are currently being discussed, with the Leasing...
Bayside Welcomes Victoria’s First Shopping Centre Vaccinations Hub
Bayside Welcomes Victoria’s First Shopping Centre Vaccinations Hub
Vicinity’s Bayside Shopping Centre in Melbourne’s south east has welcomed a new COVID-19 vaccination hub, the first of its kind in Victoria.  Taking advantage of Bayside’s strategic location in the heart of...
Karrinyup shopping centre launches Perth’s first Tesla Supercharger Station
Karrinyup shopping centre launches Perth’s first Tesla Supercharger Station
West Australian Tesla drivers are set for a boost with the arrival of Perth’s first Tesla Supercharger station.  Set to be the first in the Perth metropolitan area, six new...
New fresh food precinct opens at Runaway Bay
New fresh food precinct opens at Runaway Bay
Runaway Bay Centre has cemented its place as the Gold Coast’s go-to destination for fresh produce and speciality ingredients with the opening of its new fresh food precinct.  Situated on...
The Village Bacchus Marsh slashes its carbon footprint
The Village Bacchus Marsh slashes its carbon footprint
The Village Shopping Centre, Bacchus Marsh in Melbourne’s north west is set to slash thousands of dollars off its power bill with its latest solar installation.  Consisting of more than 1,700...
Woolworths unveils new frontier in retail shopping at Fishermans Bend 
Woolworths unveils new frontier in retail shopping at Fishermans Bend 
Residents in greater Port Melbourne are experiencing a new frontier in retail shopping as Woolworths Fishermans Bend Neighbourhood Shopping Centre opens its doors last week. The adaptive reuse of the...
Automotive brand Genesis, Studio opens at Emporium Melbourne
Automotive brand Genesis, Studio opens at Emporium Melbourne
Vicinity Centres continues to grow its diverse retail offering with the official opening of an Emporium Melbourne studio by design-focused premium automotive brand, Genesis. The innovative Genesis concept studio, opened...

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