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Alceon and  LEGO® announces new NSW Hunter region store
Alceon and LEGO® announces new NSW Hunter region store
Alceon Group and LEGO Australia and New Zealand today announced that a new AG LEGO® Certified Store will open in the Hunter Region at the GPT Group’s Charlestown Square, NSW...
Kmart opens its doors at new look Ellenbrook Central
Kmart opens its doors at new look Ellenbrook Central
In Perth’s growing north east, the ribbon has been cut to celebrate the opening of the first stage of Ellenbrook Central’s $63 million expansion with a brand-new Kmart opening its...
Charter Hall expands industrial footprint
Charter Hall expands industrial footprint
Last week, Charter Hall Retail Management, as responsible entity of Charter Hall Retail REIT (ASX: CQR) announced that CQR has purchased a $111.8 million or 52% interest in a $215...
JLL Report indicates convenience retail will outperform
JLL Report indicates convenience retail will outperform
In the latest JLL Retail Investment Outlook Report for 2H the report reveals investors are becoming more optimistic about the outlook for retail given the recent rebound in performance from...
Mirvac Retail prioritises customer safety by launching COVID traffic tracker
Mirvac Retail prioritises customer safety by launching COVID traffic tracker
Mirvac Retail has announced another new innovation to help its shopping centre customers navigate busy periods and time manage their physical trip to the shops via the centre website and...
Council approves Chadstone’s $685 million expansion
Council approves Chadstone’s $685 million expansion
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...
Epiq Marketplace opens with a new Woolworths at Lennox Head
Epiq Marketplace opens with a new Woolworths at Lennox Head
Clarence Property has announced the completion of Epiq Marketplace with a brand new Woolworths Supermarket and BWS store. Located on the corner of Hutley Drive and Snapper Drive, Lennox Head, locals and visitors...
Two major Sydney metropolitan shopping centres sold to Primewest
Two major Sydney metropolitan shopping centres sold to Primewest
Two key Sydney metropolitan neighbourhood centres Pemulwuy Marketplace and West Ryde Marketplace have sold to Primewest during the midst of COVID-19. In a combined transaction highlighting the demand for retail...
Woolworths opens three new community centres
Woolworths opens three new community centres
Throughout June, the Woolworths Group property development team successfully launched Stage One of three neighbourhood shopping centres in Victoria and New South Wales bringing to their local communities a new...
WA Subiaco supermarket site sells for $15.5 million
WA Subiaco supermarket site sells for $15.5 million
A private investor has capitalised on a development site in Subiaco as the precinct continues to display positive market fundamentals. JLL sold the 3,177m2 inner- metro development site in Subiaco, Western...
Stockland launches virtual school holidays program across Australia
Stockland launches virtual school holidays program across Australia
Stockland has taken its school holidays campaign online, offering a number of creative and engaging ways to occupy kids while at home. Families will be able to experience new ways of...
QIC GRE commences construction of EastCo, enhancing Eastland’s mixed-use offer
QIC GRE commences construction of EastCo, enhancing Eastland’s mixed-use offer
Managing Director of QIC Global Real Estate (QIC GRE), Michael O’Brien, announces that construction has commenced on eastern Melbourne’s newest commercial building, EastCo, in Ringwood, delivering A-grade office facilities and an...
Vicinity and Challenger reveal 2050 Bankstown vision
Vicinity and Challenger reveal 2050 Bankstown vision
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,...
UNIQLO opens first store for 2020 at Perth’s Karrinyup
UNIQLO opens first store for 2020 at Perth’s Karrinyup
Japanese global apparel retailer UNIQLO opened its doors at Perth’s Karrinyup Shopping Centre with an official ribbon cutting ceremony and Japanese drumming celebration to signify the event on Thursday 2 July....
RG Property sells The Village Dandenong Shopping Centre in off-market deal
RG Property sells The Village Dandenong Shopping Centre in off-market deal
Woolworths anchored The Village Dandenong Shopping Centre in Melbourne’s south-east has sold for $29.1 million to a Chinese private investor, reflecting an initial yield of 5.19%. The off-market transaction was...
Home Co. acquires three properties from Woolworths and announces $190 million equity raising
Home Co. acquires three properties from Woolworths and announces $190 million equity raising
HomeCo. has been placed in a trading halt as it progresses its growth strategy and announces its acquisition of three Woolworths anchored convenience-based neighbourhood centres from Woolworths Group for $127.8 million and...
How to make the parking customer experience better?
How to make the parking customer experience better?
According to the NRMA Divvy Parking Smarter report, 58% of us worry about finding a park and a whooping 97% have avoided taking a trip because of perceived parking difficulties....
80 Collins Melbourne opens retail and dining
80 Collins Melbourne opens retail and dining
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...
Customer visitation at Westfield centres lifts as restrictions ease and more stores open
Customer visitation at Westfield centres lifts as restrictions ease and more stores open
Scentre Group’s latest customer update supports what its Westfield Living Centres have witnessed throughout June. As restrictions eased, customers have dined out, shopped for winter fashion and immediately resumed beauty services....
Sydney’s first KitKat Chocolatory to open at Mid City
Sydney’s first KitKat Chocolatory to open at Mid City
Sydneysiders can now have a break like never before, as KitKat announces the launch of KitKat Chocolatory Mid City Sydney. The new flagship store will officially open on 6 July, offering...
AMP Capital leadership transition
AMP Capital leadership transition
AMP Limited has announced the appointment of Boe Pahari as Chief Executive Officer of AMP Capital, effective 1 July 2020. Pahari will succeed Adam Tindall who will retire from AMP...
Rental assistance agreements for SME retailers reach 6,400
Rental assistance agreements for SME retailers reach 6,400
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...
Ellenbrook Central gets set to welcome Kmart on the 16 July
Ellenbrook Central gets set to welcome Kmart on the 16 July
The countdown is on at Vicinity Centre’s Ellenbrook Central with Kmart fans ready to welcome the much-loved Aussie retailer as it opens its doors next month. As part of the exciting new $63...
A vibrant community space in the heart of Lane Cove village opens to the public
A vibrant community space in the heart of Lane Cove village opens to the public
The Canopy – Lane Cove’s premier dining, food and beverage destination has officially opened to the public, offering a unique environment for the community and retailers to converge within a purpose-built...
Stockland announces CEO and Managing Director’s intention to retire
Stockland announces CEO and Managing Director’s intention to retire
Tom Pockett, Chairman of Stockland and Mark Steinert have announced Steinert’s intention to retire as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director after seven and a half years in the role. Pockett...
HomeCo’s property update shows portfolio valuation increase of 5.2%
HomeCo’s property update shows portfolio valuation increase of 5.2%
The ASX announcement just released by HomeCo shows a continuing strong performance following on from the positive market update issued in early May. HomeCo centres continue to perform well in...
MAB adds new $28 million Lifestyle Centre in Clyde North to its retail portfolio
MAB adds new $28 million Lifestyle Centre in Clyde North to its retail portfolio
Privately-owned property development company, MAB Corporation, unveils its latest retail development – Clyde North Lifestyle Centre. The new centre is now open for business with the recent opening of major retailers including...
Shopping centre in Newcastle transacts for $47 million
Shopping centre in Newcastle transacts for $47 million
Stirling Property Funds has acquired, Junction Fair, a neighbourhood shopping centre in Newcastle from  funds manager Fortius following an extended settlement period resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortius sold the neighbourhood centre for $47 million...
Dexus lodges DA for $2.1 billion Eagle Street Pier and Waterfront Place
Dexus lodges DA for $2.1 billion Eagle Street Pier and Waterfront Place
A $2.1 billion transformation of the Eagle Street Pier and Waterfront Place precinct into Brisbane’s premium business and leisure destination is a step closer after Dexus lodged development plans with...
Woolworths Spring Farm Shopping Centre sells for $34.75 million
Woolworths Spring Farm Shopping Centre sells for $34.75 million
Colliers International has announced the sale of a modern neighbourhood shopping centre investment on behalf of its client Woolworths Group, the first NSW Neighbourhood Shopping Centre transaction executed in COVID-19...
Deloitte’s Retail Forecasts: Six degrees of shopping in 2020
Deloitte’s Retail Forecasts: Six degrees of shopping in 2020
Australian retailers are facing the fight of their life in 2020. Consumer confidence slumped for a period, job losses have soared, and spending behaviour has been tipped on its head. But...
Stockland grants $276,000 to local community programs
Stockland grants $276,000 to local community programs
Stockland has announced the recipients of its 2020 CARE Grants, awarding $276,000 in grants to 266 local groups, clubs and programs across Australia who support health, wellbeing, community connection, education...

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