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Australians are shopping smarter: Shopper reveals shopping trends this Christmas
Australians are shopping smarter: Shopper reveals shopping trends this Christmas
Australians are preparing to shop smarter this Christmas to get ahead and combat the rising cost of living. Localism, in-store purchases and preferencing ethical and sustainable brands are all key...
Neighbourhood retail asset at the epicentre of SA’s wine industry hits the market
Neighbourhood retail asset at the epicentre of SA’s wine industry hits the market
Dual supermarket anchored McLaren Vale Central located in one of Australia’s oldest and most acclaimed wine regions has been listed for sale. JLL’s Sam Hatcher, Nick Willis and Ben Parkinson...
Steve McCann to join Scentre Group Board
Steve McCann to join Scentre Group Board
Scentre Group today announced the appointment of Steve McCann to the Board, effective 1 November 2022. McCann will be an independent non-executive Director and will stand for election at the...
Woolworths to sell two new neighbourhood shopping centres in SEQ
Woolworths to sell two new neighbourhood shopping centres in SEQ
Supermarket giant Woolworths is preparing to sell two of its newest neighbourhood shopping centre developments in South East Queensland amid continued strong demand for convenience-based retail investment opportunities. The assets...
Charter Hall recognised as one of Australia and New Zealand’s most innovative companies
Charter Hall recognised as one of Australia and New Zealand’s most innovative companies
Charter Hall has won the award for Best Innovation Program and ranked first on the Property, Construction and Transport List, from more than 700 nominated organisations across Australia and New...
Sephora announces its 23rd store to open at Indooroopilly this October
Sephora announces its 23rd store to open at Indooroopilly this October
Global beauty retailer Sephora has today announced its 23rd store is set to open in Indooroopilly Shopping Centre on October 27, 2022. Since opening the doors to Australia’s first flagship...
Pre-Christmas sales forecast to reach $63.9b as consumers trim household budgets to pay for Christmas splurge
Pre-Christmas sales forecast to reach $63.9b as consumers trim household budgets to pay for Christmas splurge
According to new research released today by the National Retail Association (NRA), Australian consumers are cutting back on luxury goods and services, looking for bargains and switching to cheaper brands...
QIC breaks ground at Eastland’s new office development
QIC breaks ground at Eastland’s new office development
QIC this week commences construction on 5 Bond Street – a 12,000m2 A-Grade office development adjacent to its Eastland Shopping Centre. Delivering CBD-standard amenities, the Fender Katsalidis-designed building is the...
Vogue American Express Fashion’s Night Out returns to Sydney
Vogue American Express Fashion’s Night Out returns to Sydney
The biggest one-night shopping event in Australia returns to Sydney next week and is expected to attract tens of thousands of visitors to CBD retailers and businesses. Hundreds of retailers...
CPG and CVS announce $22m Great Western Super Centre expansion
CPG and CVS announce $22m Great Western Super Centre expansion
A major $22 million modern makeover has kicked off at Great Western Super Centre in Keperra including store expansions and upgrades for ALDI supermarket, BCF and Anytime Fitness. The centre...
Dominant sub-regional shopping centre, Gateway Plaza, comes to market
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...
Capital Gains for Sentinel as it sells high-performing retail centre in Canberra
Capital Gains for Sentinel as it sells high-performing retail centre in Canberra
Tuggeranong Homeworld at Greenway, which was Sentinel’s first property in the nation’s capital when it was purchased in July 2014, for $31 million, has been sold to a private investor...
Rodd & Gunn to launch experiential retail store as part of redeveloped 299 Bourke Street
Rodd & Gunn to launch experiential retail store as part of redeveloped 299 Bourke Street
New Zealand men’s fashion retailer, Rodd & Gunn will open its global experiential store, The Lodge Bar & Dining, at 299 Bourke Street, Melbourne, as part of the highly anticipated...
Chadstone unveils plans for $485m fresh food precinct and mixed-use office space
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...
New Village Centre approved for construction at Calderwood Valley
New Village Centre approved for construction at Calderwood Valley
Lendlease and Revelop have announced the Development Application approval for the circa $50 million Calderwood Village, located in Lendlease’s $380 million master-planned community in the Illawarra, with construction expected to...
Dexus sells Shepparton Marketplace for $88.1m
Dexus sells Shepparton Marketplace for $88.1m
Singapore-based Sim Lian – Metro Capital has secured Shepparton Marketplace in regional Victoria for $88.1 million in its latest Australian retail acquisition. CBRE’s Simon Rooney and James Douglas negotiated the...
Westfield Knox finalises vision for stage 2 of its $355m transformation
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...
The grand unveiling of Sound Shell at Karingal Hub’s new Town Square 
The grand unveiling of Sound Shell at Karingal Hub’s new Town Square 
On Wednesday 21 September, ISPT’s Karingal Hub, at the gateway to the Mornington Peninsula, celebrated its connection to the local community and environment with the unveiling of a hallmark public...
Westfield Local Heroes
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
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...
COMMUNITY at the heart of Stockland’s Town Centres
COMMUNITY at the heart of Stockland’s Town Centres
This article by Michelle Abbey, Executive General Manager, Town Centres at Stockland forms part of a special feature published in the latest edition of SCN Magazine. Premium members can view the full digital...
United We Shine
United We Shine
This article by Rhys Simonds, Regional Marketing Manager at Charter Hall forms part of a special feature published in the latest edition of SCN Magazine. Premium members can view the...
Sports retailer Lids unveils its latest store and Australian expansion plans
Sports retailer Lids unveils its latest store and Australian expansion plans
Leading global sports retailer Lids is expanding its international retail presence with the opening of five debut stores in Australia, and announcing additional stores to come; bringing a total of 10...
Precision Group announces Adelaide’s first TAG Heuer Boutique
Precision Group announces Adelaide’s first TAG Heuer Boutique
Another luxury brand is set to open its first South Australian store in Rundle Mall, with Precision Group’s Adelaide Central Plaza securing Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer. World leader in luxury,...
Titanium Property Investment and B&P merger
Titanium Property Investment and B&P merger
Titanium Property Investment has joined forces with Australasia’s leading food consultants, Brain & Poulter (B&P). With decades of industry experience, Titanium Property Investment works with clients to realise the potential...
Ormeau Marketplace changes hands for $34m
Ormeau Marketplace changes hands for $34m
A private investor has purchased Ormeau Marketplace in South East Queensland from regional fund manager Clarence Property for $34 million. The deal was brokered by CBRE’s Joe Tynan and Michael...
Stake in Carlingford Court sells for $120.5m
Stake in Carlingford Court sells for $120.5m
Hong Kong-based JY Group has expanded its Australian shopping centre portfolio with the $120.5 million acquisition of a 50% stake in Sydney’s Carlingford Court. The purchase boosts the value of...
Colliers appointed to major Centuria retail portfolio
Colliers appointed to major Centuria retail portfolio
Colliers has been appointed to manage the highly valuable Centuria Primewest Daily Needs Retail Centres Portfolio, a significant industry appointment. The portfolio, which includes 15 shopping centres across NSW, Queensland,...
Meridian Village DA offers a new model for neighbourhood hubs
Meridian Village DA offers a new model for neighbourhood hubs
Brown Property Group has received development approval for Meridian Village, a unique, mixed-use precinct that will become the heart of Clyde North in Melbourne’s south-eastern growth corridor. Brown Property Group...
UPS launches asset management services and snares key retail podiums
UPS launches asset management services and snares key retail podiums
United Property Services (UPS), an Australian leader in design-led retail property solutions, today announced the expansion of its offering to include asset management services. The move allows UPS to provide...
Sector reaffirms commitment to fair service provision for cleaners
Sector reaffirms commitment to fair service provision for cleaners
Shopping centre owners and building service contractors have reaffirmed their longstanding commitment to ensuring a productive, safe, fair and equitable working environment for cleaning staff in shopping centres, updating and...
Pacific Fair joins the billion dollar shopping centre ranks
Pacific Fair joins the billion dollar shopping centre ranks
Pacific Fair, managed by AMP Capital, has reached a major milestone by achieving over a billion dollars in annual retail sales as of August 2022, showing extreme resilience during and...

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