Dexus sells Homemaker Prospect to AsheMorgan as LFR demand intensifies
AsheMorgan has acquired Homemaker Prospect from Dexus for $78.9 million, as Large Format Retail (LFR) centres, that are directed at meeting household needs, are firing. Prospect Homemaker is a 26,000m2...
Scentre Group’s BrandSpace to complete significant national network upgrade
Scentre Group’s Brandspace has announced the national upgrade of its SmartScreens and SuperScreens – a significant enhancement of the network delivering the cutting-edge technology required for advertising partners’ future-forward campaigns....
Self-harm prevention solution recognised in awarding of 2022 Frank Lowy Fellowship
The Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) has named Deb Palmer, National Programs Manager, QIC Real Estate, as the 2022 winner of the prestigious Frank Lowy Fellowship. The Fellowship was...
Westfield celebrates WA Pride with LBTQI+ Santa photography
This year, Westfield Living Centres across Western Australia will celebrate PrideFEST 2022 for the first time, with a dedicated all-inclusive’ day of celebration and Santa Photography in support of Living...
QIC launches new online marketplace – Shopindee
QIC has unveiled Shopindee – a new online marketplace dedicated to helping small and independent retailers achieve a multi-channel business operation by providing them with an e-commerce platform that is...
Vicinity’s Peter Huddle appointed as Acting Chief Executive Officer
Vicinity Centres today announced that its Chief Operating Officer, Peter Huddle has been appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer. Huddle’s appointment is effective from 16 November. Vicinity is in the process...
Westfield Penrith unveils retail lineup for $33m fresh food and entertainment precinct
Westfield Penrith has today revealed several new retailers opening this month, as part of a $33 million investment into its new Coles, casual dining and entertainment precincts. Retailers within the...
Harbour Town Gold Coast’s half-billion dollar milestone
Australia’s largest Outlet Shopping Centre, Harbour Town Premium Outlets Gold Coast has reached a major milestone, hitting $500 million in annual retail sales for the first time in its 23-year...
Highpoint welcomes the festive season with new retailers and extended summer trading hours
Melbourne’s largest shopping destination west of the CBD, Highpoint, is preparing for retail’s biggest season of the year with the launch of extended summer trading hours, Christmas celebrations and new-look...
CIM expands partnership with Scentre Group to help improve sustainability and operational efficiency
CIM, the world’s leading property operations SaaS platform that enables teams to work more collaboratively and accelerates the journey to net zero emissions, has added an additional 10 Westfield Living...
Harbour Town Premium Outlets Adelaide debuts Nike Unite and The Cosmetics Company Store in SA
South Australia’s only outlet shopping centre has been chosen as the major retail destination to unveil the state’s first Nike Unite and The Cosmetic Company Store. Harbour Town Premium Outlets...
Bankstown Central opens The Grand Market
On Wednesday 2 November, Vicinity’s Bankstown Central opened its revitalised fresh food market, bringing an exciting range of fresh produce, grocery and specialty food products to the centre. With a...
Neon Playground by Chinatown – driving business outcomes and community engagement
The launch of the five-week Neon Playground by Chinatown festival of art, lights, music, food and community has delivered tangible impacts for businesses around the Asian Australian cultural hub of...
Residential retail fusion – UK vs Australian perspective
This article co-authored by Claire Bowles and Joe Wright of i2C Architects was first published in SCN magazine. Premium members can view the full digital edition here Recent evidence shows...
rebel unveils its new health and wellbeing experience at Chadstone
Australia’s most popular destination for sporting goods, rebel, has unveiled a newly expanded external store at Chadstone Shopping Centre – the brand’s largest health and wellbeing destination to date. The...
Frasers and Dexus receive DA approval for $3b Central Place Sydney
Central Place Sydney, the joint venture between Frasers Property Australia and Dexus has received DA approval from the City of Sydney for the $3 billion major city-shaping development that will...
Exclusive Melbourne CBD retail centre for sale
An exclusive investment in one of Australia’s most sought-after retail precincts comes to market with St. Collins Lane set to attract major interest due to its scale and prime location...
QIC’s Grand Central Shopping Centre takes top honours at the 2022 SCCA Marketing Awards
The Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) announced the winners of the 2022 SCCA Marketing Awards at last night’s Gala Dinner, with QIC’s Grand Central Shopping Centre ‘Butterfly House’ campaign...
Mirvac and Wing team up to create drone delivery hubs
Wing, Australia’s first on-demand drone delivery service, is teaming up with Mirvac to transform underutilised retail real estate into on-demand drone delivery fulfilment hubs. Over the next few years, Wing...
QIC’s Watergardens set to unveil new Town Square this month
Due for completion this October, just in time for the warmer weather and upcoming festive season, Taylors Lakes’ popular Watergardens shopping centre is preparing to unveil the first look of...
Scentre Group recognised as sustainability leader by GRESB in 2022
Scentre Group, owner and operator of 42 Westfield Living Centres across Australia and New Zealand, has been recognised with Global Sector Leader Status and a GRESB 5 Star rating in the...
How technology is helping shopping centres embrace universal design
Most people visiting a shopping centre they aren’t familiar with can typically expect to find their way around with the help of signage or centre directories and get through quickly...
The Streets of Barangaroo announces The Great Graze, a two-day taste festival
On Saturday 29 October and Sunday 30 October, The Great Graze will take over The Streets of Barangaroo. The two-day festival will include a tasting plate trail, a speaker series,...
Dominant sub-regional shopping centre, Gateway Plaza, comes to market
Colliers’ Lachlan MacGillivray, Tim McIntosh and Mike Crittenden are exclusively appointed to sell Gateway Plaza Shopping Centre, a dominant dual supermarket and discount department store anchored sub-regional shopping centre. Gateway...
New research proves wellbeing a major visitation driver
This article by Stephen Dewaele, General Manager – Shopping Centres, QIC, was featured in the latest issue of Shopping Centre News (SCN Vol. 40 No. 4 – Mini Guns 2022)....
Designing with differences in mind
This article by Kelvin Taylor, Project Director, Associate at Diadem was featured in the latest issue of Shopping Centre News – Mini Guns 2022 edition. Inclusive design is human-centred design....
Chadstone unveils plans for $485m fresh food precinct and mixed-use office space
Following on from Chadstone’s recent entertaining and dining announcement – The Social Quarter, Australia’s largest shopping centre continues its evolution with the commencement of a $485 million project which includes...
Westfield Knox finalises vision for stage 2 of its $355m transformation
Scentre Group’s Westfield Knox has finalised the vision for stage 2 of its $355 million Living Centre transformation, with a swim school, new food court, improved parking experience and environmental updates...
Census 2021 what did we learn?
This article was first published in Shopping Centre News – Mini Guns 2022 edition. Premium members can view the full digital issue here. These days, we’re engulfed in data, statistics...
Good architecture leaves no one behind
This article authored by Harold Perks, Sonja Duric and Talia Uylaki of Hames Sharley was published in the latest issue of SCN magazine. Premium members can view the full digital...
Westfield Local Heroes
This article by Jacqui Waine, General Manager BX Activation & Community at Scentre Group, forms part of a special feature published in the latest edition of SCN Magazine. Premium members can...
The economic power of inclusivity
This article by Steve Ellingford, Centre Manager at Bayfair Shopping Centre, New Zealand, forms part of a special feature published in the latest edition of SCN Magazine. Premium members can...
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