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GPT’s National Reconciliation week activations
GPT’s National Reconciliation week activations
National Reconciliation Week – 27 May to 3 June – is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each...
Retail investment outlook remains strong through 2023
Retail investment outlook remains strong through 2023
The retail sector in 2023 is largely underpinned by attractive asset pricing, new sources of capital entering the sector and strong market fundamentals flowing on from 2022, according to JLL’s...
April sees Rundle Mall back to pre-pandemic prime
April sees Rundle Mall back to pre-pandemic prime
Foot traffic in Rundle Mall returned to pre-pandemic levels in April, with activations for AFL Gather Round, LIV Golf and Tasting Australia supporting a 36% increase in total foot traffic...
World Square launches Lumine | World of Lights & Mirrors, in Celebration of VIVID
World Square launches Lumine | World of Lights & Mirrors, in Celebration of VIVID
On Friday, 26 May, Sydney CBD’s World Square launched its three-week celebration of VIVID, Sydney’s Festival of Light. LUMINE | World of Lights & Mirrors ignites the imagination and transports...
Temperatures rising – The street’s the place to go
Temperatures rising – The street’s the place to go
Inflation, bond yields, wage rises, labour shortages, cash rates… the list goes on – and they all affect shopping centre valuations. There’s so much negativity around at the moment regarding...
Melbourne Quarter’s week of festivities to honour and celebrate National Reconciliation Week
Melbourne Quarter’s week of festivities to honour and celebrate National Reconciliation Week
Melbourne Quarter has launched its annual program to honour and celebrate National Reconciliation Week – a significant week that commemorates our nation’s reconciliation journey. Melbourne Quarter is a precinct bordered...
Lakeside Joondalup welcomes Australia’s largest rebel rCX store
Lakeside Joondalup welcomes Australia’s largest rebel rCX store
On Thursday 25 May, sporting retailer, rebel opened its largest Australian store at Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City in Perth. Located on level one near JB Hi-Fi, the rebel rCX store...
The Strand Coolangatta: The new home of Education on the Gold Coast
The Strand Coolangatta: The new home of Education on the Gold Coast
Hillcrest Christian College is the latest educational institution to join the Strand at Coolangatta’s growing list of schools and businesses, cementing the Strand’s position as the new home of education...
Westfield Knox announces opening date for next stage of its $355m redevelopment
Westfield Knox announces opening date for next stage of its $355m redevelopment
Westfield Knox has announced the next stage of its $355 million redevelopment will open from 8 June, featuring an enhanced fashion and lifestyle offer with 20 new and returning retailers,...
Sekisui House announces strategic divestment in Ripley Town Centre
Sekisui House announces strategic divestment in Ripley Town Centre
Sekisui House Australia has today announced its divestment of Ripley Town Centre — a 68-hectare, mixed-use master-planned community in south-east Queensland’s western growth corridor — following a comprehensive review of...
Growth prospects fuel investor appetite for Australia’s large format retail sector
Growth prospects fuel investor appetite for Australia’s large format retail sector
Investors are turning their sights to large format retail centres as strong population growth forecasts and a limited supply pipeline enhance the sector’s income and value prospects. Large format retail...
Mintus secures Bathurst Chase and Cranbourne West Shopping Centre
Mintus secures Bathurst Chase and Cranbourne West Shopping Centre
Property investment and development firm Mintus has secured Bathurst Chase for $17.5 million from Quanta Investment Funds, as well as its first Victorian acquisition, Cranbourne West Shopping Centre, for $41.8...
Which Australian cities are best prepared for an electric vehicle influx?
Which Australian cities are best prepared for an electric vehicle influx?
A new CBRE Viewpoint report suggests that our biggest shopping centres are much better positioned than our leading office towers, with a retail EV charging station penetration rate of 78%,...
Construction starts on Burnside Village’s Stage Six expansion
Construction starts on Burnside Village’s Stage Six expansion
Construction has started on the Stage Six expansion of Burnside Village, following the completion of site preparation works over the past few months. The Cohen Group’s multi-million investment is currently...
Shopping all stations: a new retail experience is coming to Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel
Shopping all stations: a new retail experience is coming to Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel
Colliers presents, on behalf of Cross Yarra Partnership, a once-in-a-generation opportunity for retailers to help shape the future Melbourne with 37 tenancies on offer across five new stations, spanning nine...
Woolworths sells two Queensland centres for $66 million
Woolworths sells two Queensland centres for $66 million
Supermarket giant Woolworths Group has sold two of its newest neighbourhood shopping centres in South-East Queensland, to Brisbane private investors, for a combined price of $66 million amid continued demand...
Casuarina Square celebrates its 50th birthday
Casuarina Square celebrates its 50th birthday
On Friday, 12 May, the Northern Territory’s largest shopping centre, Casuarina Square, held celebrations to mark its 50th birthday. Festivities included family fun activities and giveaways, headlined by a live...
Dexus completes $284.1 million in disposals with Deepwater Plaza sale
Dexus completes $284.1 million in disposals with Deepwater Plaza sale
Deepwater Plaza, Woy Woy has been sold to a private investor for $111 million as interest in convenience-focused sub-regional centres continues to increase. Simon Rooney, CBRE’s Head of Retail Capital...
Retail Strategy Group explains vision for retail component within Rozelle Village
Retail Strategy Group explains vision for retail component within Rozelle Village
Founding Director of Retail Strategy Group, Angela Bonnefin, says the local Balmain/Rozelle community’s needs were first and foremost in her design strategy for the retail precinct of Rozelle Village. Rozelle...
Lewis Land to sell Adelaide’s only purpose-built outlet shopping centre
Lewis Land to sell Adelaide’s only purpose-built outlet shopping centre
The highly successful Harbour Town Premium Outlets, Adelaide’s only purpose-built outlet shopping centre, is being offered for sale for the first time on behalf of Lewis Land Group. The decision...
Perth shopping centre offered for sale for the first time in over a decade
Perth shopping centre offered for sale for the first time in over a decade
Woodvale Boulevard shopping centre has been listed for sale, representing the first opportunity in more than 12 years to acquire this dominant neighbourhood shopping centre in the affluent northern Perth...
Carmel Village celebrates its Grand Opening with Family Festival
Carmel Village celebrates its Grand Opening with Family Festival
On Sunday 7 May, the Box Hill community in Sydney’s north-western growth corridor came together to celebrate the Grand Opening of Carmel Village Shopping Centre with a ‘Family Festival’. Carmel Village is...
Work starts on new Bullsbrook Town Centre, WA
Work starts on new Bullsbrook Town Centre, WA
One of Perth’s key growth corridors has reached a new milestone, with Okeland Communities starting work on a modern new Town Centre at its Kingsford at Bullsbrook residential estate. The...
Appetite for luxury retail and fine dining continues to soar despite interest fears
Appetite for luxury retail and fine dining continues to soar despite interest fears
The luxury retail market is performing exceptionally well across the nation’s CBDs despite current economic challenges. Australians have spent 27% more on dining and restaurant experiences during the year’s first...
Urban Kitchen returns to Rundle Mall with exclusive foodie experiences
Urban Kitchen returns to Rundle Mall with exclusive foodie experiences
From Friday 28 April to Sunday 7 May, Urban Kitchen will pop up at the Gawler Place Canopy with a program to showcase how some of the best South Australian...
March retail sales record 5.4% year-on-year growth as shoppers spend more than $35.3b
March retail sales record 5.4% year-on-year growth as shoppers spend more than $35.3b
According to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), shoppers spent more than $35.3 billion across the country in March.  The monthly ABS Retail Trade data for March 2023...
Fortius to sell Artarmon Home HQ
Fortius to sell Artarmon Home HQ
Artarmon Home HQ, a large format retail (LFR) centre located in the heart of Sydney’s Lower North Shore has hit the market, with McVay Real Estate Australia exclusively appointed to...
MPG divests Melbourne Mall in first Victorian neighbourhood transaction of 2023
MPG divests Melbourne Mall in first Victorian neighbourhood transaction of 2023
Village Lakeside Shopping Centre in Melbourne’s Pakenham has sold in what is the first neighbourhood shopping centre to transact in Victoria in 2023. Located within the established suburb of Pakenham...
Hollywood Plaza reveals plans for a multi-million dollar upgrade
Hollywood Plaza reveals plans for a multi-million dollar upgrade
Diversified developer LAS Group has unveiled a multi-million dollar suite of upgrades to the much-loved Salisbury Downs retail centre, Hollywood Plaza. The 28,700m2 shopping centre is situated 18km from Adelaide’s...
Superdry expands Victorian footprint with seventh store opening at Westfield Doncaster
Superdry expands Victorian footprint with seventh store opening at Westfield Doncaster
International fashion brand, Superdry, best known for its sustainable jackets and outerwear, has opened its seventh store in Victoria with Superdry Doncaster launching on Saturday 29th April. Born from an...
Frasers Property gets green light for its final stage of Eastern Creek Quarter
Frasers Property gets green light for its final stage of Eastern Creek Quarter
A large-scale, innovative ‘outlet retail’ concept has been approved for Eastern Creek Quarter (ECQ), with Frasers Property Australia receiving masterplan consent for the third and final stage of its award-winning...
Sydney’s newest CBD food and lifestyle precinct opens with 15 exciting venues
Sydney’s newest CBD food and lifestyle precinct opens with 15 exciting venues
15 exciting food and beverage operators have opened their doors at Sydney Place, the vibrant new precinct in one of Sydney’s most-loved waterfront destinations, Circular Quay. Five more will open...

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