The City of Stonnington has voted to support six development applications outlining the future vision for Chadstone – Australia’s number 1 Big Gun centre. The proposals for the continued evolution of...

Vicinity Centres and Challenger have unveiled their vision to transform 11.4 hectares in the centre of Bankstown in Sydney’s growing south west into a vibrant mixed-use urban neighbourhood to work,...

A landmark new luxury, premium retail and dining destination will commence opening this month, as part of the 80 Collins precinct development in the Melbourne CBD. The large-scale 100,000m2 site that...

The Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) said shopping centre owners and SME retailers are continuing to make progress on rental assistance discussions and agreements during the COVID-19 pandemic, with...

After a three month closure, July marks an important month for the entertainment and film industry when cinemas are permitted to reopen – with hundreds of cinemas ready to open their doors...

Auckland’s most exciting new retail and hospitality precinct, Commercial Bay, officially opened its doors to the public on Thursday 11 June. Owner Precinct Properties’ CEO Scott Pritchard; Rt Hon, Jacinda Ardern,...

Food courts in shopping centres across NSW are set to re-open as further COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. The decision announced today by the NSW Government to reopen shopping centre food courts...

It’s been more than two months since Australia’s national retail groups and shopping centre landlords united in a call for a set of retail leasing principles with the implementation of...

At long last, western Sydney’s new shopping, dining and entertainment destination is here. On Wednesday 10 June, after a pandemic-related false start, Eastern Creek Quarter (ECQ) opens to the community. Frasers...

Haben Property Fund recently opened the refurbished Croydon Central shopping centre to excited shoppers amid COVID-19 on the 20 May. The opening of stage one of the centre, which is located 28km...

Vicinity Centres has unveiled proposed plans to revitalise the heart of Box Hill’s CBD, to create a bustling new town square and mixed-use precinct with new residential, commercial and retail...

The first of Coles’ new-look local neighbourhood supermarkets has arrived in Sydney as the doors officially open to Coles Local Rose Bay. The store marks a new era for supermarket shopping...

Australian shopping centres have at last commenced the long haul back from the gloom of the COVID-19 shutdown. The question now is how long will it take to return to...

The National Retail Association (NRA) has today welcomed a ruling by the ACCC to authorise tenants to collectively bargain with landlords for continued rental relief if they’ve been adversely affected...

The M-City mixed-use development launches its retail precinct on Thursday May 21, with the opening of its two major tenants; Kmart and Woolworths Supermarket. The Buchan designed mixed-use development is...

YFG Shopping Centres doubles down by taking full ownership of Brisbane’s Mt Ommaney Shopping Centre after acquiring the remaining 75% interest from Nuveen Real Estate for $285 million. YFG bought its...

The Hon. Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, Premier of Queensland, and QIC Global Real Estate (QIC GRE) Managing Director, Michael O’Brien, today announced a ground-breaking partnership between QIC and Yurika Energy to...

As reported last month, Skyfii have partnered with Brickfields Consulting to uncover key impacts of COVID-19 on shopping behaviours through a first-of-its-kind Nationwide Survey on retail property shopper confidence – the...

Australia’s key retail industry groups have united to release a Retail Recovery Protocol for COVID-19 to assure the community, including retail employees and customers are safe in retail stores and...

The ACCC has granted interim authorisation allowing retailers to collectively bargain with landlords. The application was lodged on 17 April 2020, by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), on behalf of itself...

The states and territories have announced a range of land tax measures to help landowners manage some of the challenges COVID-19 has presented. Each state and territory has different eligibility requirements...

To be successful in today’s market, you need to have your eye firmly on your customer and stay close to their changing needs and preferences. Our team’s ability to understand...

Returning to the office in January, I couldn’t help but be moved and inspired by the efforts of our fire fighters, volunteers and regional communities who fought the ferocious fire...

Several new apartment buildings, a new fashion mall, new F&B precincts; a Big Gun already but now about to almost double its size; you get a lot when you spend...

It’s been a challenging and sombre start to 2020, with our country tragically impacted by unprecedented bushfires and concern about novel coronavirus. Many of our communities have been directly affected...

Retail – ready for the future Earlier this year, I was fortunate to attend the NRF Retail Week conference in New York. NRF is the world’s largest retail conference and...

Reflecting on the year that was and predicting what a new year will bring causes most of us to acknowledge the scope and pace of change that occurs in what...

I’m sure we’ve all been affected in some way this summer by the endless havoc we’ve seen with the fires, followed by potential flooding in areas and now a global...

It’s been a particularly challenging past 12 months for the retail sector as the industry continues to try and grasp the global technological and demographic changes that are impacting our...

Like all of us over the Christmas and New-Year period, I’ve witnessed the devastation of our land and local communities through bush fires, and the incredible rallying of support that...

Thinking about what is important to our shoppers, I recall a column written by Bernard Salt, columnist for The Australian, recounting a story of a McDonald’s restaurant opening in a...

The changing market Interest rates falling, movement in property prices, cost of living pressures, low wages growth and the impact from the country’s bushfires and coronavirus outbreak are all impacting...