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Rundle Mall named Australia’s Retail Precinct of the Year
Rundle Mall named Australia’s Retail Precinct of the Year
Rundle Mall wins national retail honour by being named Australia’s Retail Precinct of the Year at the National Retail Awards. The awards were announced by the National Retail Association (NRA)...
Dexus taps global market interest in iconic $700m retail play
Dexus taps global market interest in iconic $700m retail play
Leading Australian retail owner managers, institutional funds and heavyweight offshore investors are expected to lead the bidding for landmark stakes in the Gold Coast’s Pacific Fair Shopping Centre and Sydney’s...
Primewest joins Centuria Capital Group
Primewest joins Centuria Capital Group
Primewest Group has begun a new chapter in its 26-year history by merging with the ASX-200 listed Centuria Capital Group, creating a broad Australasian real estate investment platform with $17.4...
Harbour Town steps up for homeless youth as demand for help hits unprecedented levels
Harbour Town steps up for homeless youth as demand for help hits unprecedented levels
Retailers at Harbour Town Premium Outlets have dug deep to help South Australian charity, Backpacks 4 SA Kids, as demand for emergency backpacks (anchor packs) among teenagers sleeping rough, has...
Businesses band together to support National Plan
Businesses band together to support National Plan
The Business Council of Australia has coordinated ‘An open letter from the business community’ collectively asking governments across the country to work together and implement the National Plan and chart a uniform...
Sir Frank Lowy AC encourages industry leaders to nominate talented people in their organisation
Sir Frank Lowy AC encourages industry leaders to nominate talented people in their organisation
Now in its fifth year, the Fellowship – an industry initiative of the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) which is proudly supported by Scentre Group – was established in...
2021 SCCA Marketing Awards – Finalists announced
2021 SCCA Marketing Awards – Finalists announced
This year, the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) received a record 255 Marketing Awards nominations from across the country and have just announced the 2021 Finalists and changes to...
Mount Pleasant Centre sells for $162.5 million
Mount Pleasant Centre sells for $162.5 million
Melbourne based fund manager Fawkner Property has acquired the Mount Pleasant Centre in north Queensland for $162.5 million amid strong investor demand for sub-regional shopping centres. The centre is recognised...
Albury Convenience Centre sells for $29.5 million
Albury Convenience Centre sells for $29.5 million
The Albury Convenience Centre has been acquired by Melbourne based investors Collective Capital for $29.5 million reflecting a yield of 6.21%. The transaction was negotiated by JLL’s Stuart Taylor, Tom Noonan...
Woolworths Metro to open at The Grand Eastlakes
Woolworths Metro to open at The Grand Eastlakes
A new Woolworths Metro is set to open at Sydney’s newest shopping centre, The Grand Eastlakes, on Wednesday 8 September as part of the first stage of Crown Group’s $1...
July retail sales slow as lockdown impacts take hold
July retail sales slow as lockdown impacts take hold
Lockdowns in multiple states in July have impacted retail sales. The latest release (July 2021) of the monthly ABS Retail Trade data indicates that the overall month-on-month (m-o-m) estimate* decreased by...
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...
Charter Hall purchases Bunnings for $48.8 million in first publicly marketed sale since 2019
Charter Hall purchases Bunnings for $48.8 million in first publicly marketed sale since 2019
Cromwell has divested its Bunnings Warehouse, located in the booming northern corridor of Adelaide. The asset was acquired by Charter Hall for $48.8 million, reflecting a yield of 4.25% which...
New Shopper study confirms Australians feel more connected to their local communities
New Shopper study confirms Australians feel more connected to their local communities
Shopper have released the findings of its Closer to Home Research Study, revealing the major impact the pandemic is having on the nation’s outlook and shopping behaviours. The Study found...
Stockland launches ‘Decode Dad’ campaign for Father’s Day
Stockland launches ‘Decode Dad’ campaign for Father’s Day
Stockland is helping customers understand what dad would like to receive this Father’s Day with its fun new campaign, ‘Decode Dad’. Together with creative agency Host/Havas, Stockland created a campaign...
Cockburn Gateway supports Autism Association of Western Australia
Cockburn Gateway supports Autism Association of Western Australia
Cockburn Gateway Shopping City are encouraging kids to “Pop it While it’s Hot” in support of the Autism Association of Western Australia (AAWA) by giving away ‘pop-its’ fidget keychains. As...
Research shows support for SA trading hour reform
Research shows support for SA trading hour reform
A new survey of residents in Metropolitan Adelaide shows overwhelming support for South Australian shop trading hour reforms. The research jointly commissioned by The Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA)...
Vicinity to capture world’s best real estate innovation with RealTech fund investment
Vicinity to capture world’s best real estate innovation with RealTech fund investment
Vicinity Centres has announced a new relationship with Taronga Ventures, Asia’s leading technology and innovation investor, that will connect one of Australia’s largest retail property groups with technology that is...
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....
The Mini Beasts return to Robina Town Centre
The Mini Beasts return to Robina Town Centre
Gold Coast’s shopping, dining, entertainment and community hub Robina Town Centre is bringing its September school holiday program forward by a month to keep the positive vibes rolling now that...
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...
Caringbah development site to hit the market, Oatley Village Square sells
Caringbah development site to hit the market, Oatley Village Square sells
Coles Group Property Developments is moving to sell a major mixed-use apartment and retail site in Sydney’s south amid strong ongoing investor interest in non-discretionary and supermarket-anchored retail assets. CBRE’s...
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...
New-larger ALDI opens to Sydneysiders at The Grand Eastlakes
New-larger ALDI opens to Sydneysiders at The Grand Eastlakes
Supermarket dynamo ALDI, officially opens its doors today, Wednesday 18 August as the supermarket anchor tenant along with Woolworths Metro at The Grand Eastlakes, the new $1 billion master-planned community...
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...
Charter Hall Fund acquires Coles Five Dock for $25.9 million
Charter Hall Fund acquires Coles Five Dock for $25.9 million
Charter Hall Direct Long WALE Fund has acquired Coles Five Dock, a stratum titled supermarket in the inner western suburbs of Sydney for $25.9 million, reflecting a competitive sharp yield...
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...
Ripley Town Centre and SPARK Ipswich delivers one of Australia’s first music festivals for kids
Ripley Town Centre and SPARK Ipswich delivers one of Australia’s first music festivals for kids
Ripley Town Centre recently partnered with Ipswich City Council to deliver Little Day Out — one of Australia’s first music festivals aimed at little ones under the age of 10....
Australia’s first drive-through COVID-19 vaccination hub opens at Woodgrove Shopping Centre
Australia’s first drive-through COVID-19 vaccination hub opens at Woodgrove Shopping Centre
Western Health delivers Australia’s first drive-through COVID-19 vaccination hub at QICGRE’s Woodgrove Shopping Centre, making a vital service as accessible, safe and convenient as possible for the residents of western...

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