How Shopping Centres globally are responding to COVID-19
As the world copes with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, global technology company Aislelabs are compiling a constantly updating resource for how shopping centres are responding to the crisis around the world. The...
South Australian centre Newton Village Shopping Centre sells
Western Sydney group Revelop has snapped up a neighbourhood shopping centre in Adelaide boasting two leading anchor supermarkets for circa $30 million in a display of confidence in the South...
Coles community hours helps more Australians
Coles is dedicating two Community Hour shopping periods per week to emergency services and healthcare workers, who are essential to protecting the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these workers...
Toys R Us offers grandparents free shipping
Toys”R”Us are offering grandparents the option for free shipping on their toy purchases in the wake of COVID-19 social distancing measures, which will see grandparents unable to visit their grandchildren...
ARA and SDA join forces to ask for government Retail Industry Rescue Package
The Executive Director of the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), Russell Zimmerman, and the National Secretary of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA), Gerard Dwyer have called on the...
Shopping Centres remain open, while gyms, cinemas, restaurants and cafés to close
During the COVID-19 crisis shopping centres have remained open, with many experiencing spikes in foot traffic due to increased supermarket and food spending. On Sunday night, the Federal government announced that the...
SDA, NRA & SCCA urge the community to “respect our retail workers”
As many Australians face very real challenges of self-isolation and social distancing in light of the ever-changing COVID-19 situation, it’s important to be aware of the many ways we can...
COVID-19 UPDATE – Earnings and Distribution Guidance Withdrawal
Given the rapid escalation of measures being employed by governments and business to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the current uncertainty in relation to the duration and...
Eastern Creek Quarter retail centre cancels opening due to COVID-19
Frasers Property Australia has announced that the planned opening of Easter Creek Quarter (ECQ), a brand new 10,000m2 (GLA) retail centre in Western Sydney, will not proceed as planned, while Woolworths...
Shopper Media creates kindness message in Shopping Centres
Shopper Media this week launched its own community campaign, “Kindness is…” across its Smartlite Network to encourage shoppers to remain calm, embrace a community spirit and practise healthy hygiene as foot traffic...
Shopping Centres remain fully open for business
Scentre Group acknowledges the recent statements by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, that shopping centres are ‘essential activities’ and will remain open for normal trade. Other landlords have also issued statements...
Sentinel sells Dubbo’s Riverdale Shopping Centre for $20.17 million
Sentinel Property Group has sold a high performing regional neighbourhood shopping centre with expansion potential (STCA) at Dubbo in central west NSW for $20.17 million. The Woolworths and Reading Cinemas...
Armstrong Creek Shopping Centre set to attract investors
A brand new, Victorian Coles-anchored shopping centre at the heart of the $1 billion future Armstrong Creek Town Centre is set to spark keen interest from investors in one of...
Sandhurst Retail submits plans for $40 million Wollert Neighbourhood Centre
Build-and-hold retail developer, Sandhurst Retail has submitted plans to Council for a $40-million, 9,000m2 neighbourhood centre in Wollert, 26km north of Melbourne’s CBD, which will cater to one of Victoria’s fastest-growing...
Australia’s first Fortress Esports venue opens at Emporium Melbourne
The Southern Hemisphere’s biggest esports and games entertainment venue, Fortress Melbourne, was unveiled last week at Vicinity’s Emporium Melbourne marking a new era in Australia for the global esports and...
Shopping Centre industry response to COVID-19 COAG meeting
Chairman of the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA), Peter Allen, said he welcomed the measured approach and guidance regarding non-essential, organised mass gatherings, announced by Prime Minister Morrison following...
Altis secures $46 million benchmark result for large format centre
Altis Property Partners have sold a convenience-based, large format retail centre in Sydney for $46 million – a record NSW fully leased yield of 5.46%. Harry Bui and James Wilson of Colliers...
CBUS Property reveals Castlereagh Street luxury vision
Cbus Property and Scentre Group have embarked on a joint venture partnership to deliver a bold new icon for the Sydney CBD and skyline that will usher in a transformative...
AMP Capital secures UNIQLO at Karrinyup
AMP Capital has announced Japanese global apparel retailer UNIQLO will open in July as part of the new-look Karrinyup Shopping Centre. Upon completion, the $800 million development will offer approximately...
oOh! and National Gallery of Australia launch nation’s largest art event
oOh!media and the National Gallery of Australia has joined forces to present the nation’s largest outdoor art event across the oOh!media networks. The art event commenced in late February and...
Mirvac named on World’s Most Innovative Companies 2020 list
Mirvac has received global recognition for its achievements in innovation, coming in at #7 on Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies (MIC) for 2020, in...
Three weeks with Coco Chanel launches at Claremont Quarter
In an Australian exclusive, Hawaiian’s Claremont Quarter in Perth will celebrate the fashion icon Coco Chanel with an exclusive insider’s view of her incredible life, captured by one of the world’s most...
Westfield Doncaster unveils foodie line-up at $30 million dining precinct
Westfield Doncaster will be unveiling a rooftop oasis later this year when it opens its much-anticipated $30 million rooftop dining and entertainment precinct. The ‘modern-village’ style redevelopment will see 14...
Adelaide’s Gilles Plains Shopping Centre hits the market
A triple anchored neighbourhood shopping centre located about 11kms from Adelaide’s CBD has hit the market with price expectations of more than $60 million. Gilles Plains Shopping Centre is anchored by...
Accurait® is revolutionising the automation of lease abstraction
Lease abstraction is one of the biggest administrative burdens in retail leasing. The manual processing of entering key data points from leases is a pain point for any company managing...
Melbourne’s St Collins Lane listed for sale
Amid strong ongoing demand for core CBD retail investment opportunities, a 100% interest in Melbourne’s flagship St Collins Lane CBD shopping centre is being brought to market by Fund manager JPMorgan...
Belmont Forum invites customers to ‘Join us at our table’
Following the successful launch of Belmont Forum’s FRESH precinct, the Perth centre will launch a monthly series of free events including cooking demonstrations, food sampling, workshops, local buskers, musicians and...
Poly Welcomes Myer’s Store Support Office at 1000 La Trobe St, Docklands
Poly Australia has finalised an Agreement For Lease (AFL) with one of Australia’s most iconic retail institutions, Myer, with 1000 La Trobe Street, Docklands, to become the future location for...
QIC GRE welcomes Clean Energy Finance Corporation as an equity investor
QIC’s Shopping Centre Fund (QSCF) has welcomed the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) into the Fund’s investor base, with an $80 million equity investment. Managing Director of QIC Global Real...
Sensory exhibition opens at The Strand Melbourne
The Strand Melbourne is bringing a brand new multisensory art experience to the heart of Melbourne’s CBD. Created by two of Melbourne’s cutting-edge lighting and visual designers, the immersive experience...
Colliers International lists nine Kaufland assets
A diversified national portfolio of nine strategically located, mixed-use properties is set to draw significant interest from local and international buyers in the most significant value-add opportunity of the past...
Stockland partners with the Australian Museum to deliver a world of sharks
Stockland and the Australian Museum have teamed up once again, this time to tour a one-of-a-kind ‘edutaining’ Sharks exhibit across a number of Stockland’s New South Wales and Queensland retail...
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