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Westfield Tuggerah implements ‘Quiet Hour’
Westfield Tuggerah implements ‘Quiet Hour’
Following the success of a month-long trial by Scentre Group, 40 retailers at Westfield Tuggerah are now participating in Quiet Hour every week and the feedback from customers, retailers and...
Vicinity’s The Glen to deliver Australia’s largest air-rights development
Vicinity’s The Glen to deliver Australia’s largest air-rights development
Vicinity Centres and Golden Age Group have announced the commencement of construction on Australia’s largest air-rights development, with a $450 million three-tower luxury residential address, Sky Garden, atop The Glen...
May the force be with you at Chadstone
May the force be with you at Chadstone
Chadstone – The Fashion Capital launched its two-week Star Wars Entertainment Series, running each day during the school holidays, until Sunday 14 July. In partnership with The Walt Disney Company...
More than 750 line-up for UNIQLO’s second WA store
More than 750 line-up for UNIQLO’s second WA store
Japanese global apparel retailer, UNIQLO, has open it’s second store in Western Australia at Westfield Carousel last Thursday 27 June. The store opening follows the opening of the first store...
Scentre Group disposes its Sydney office towers to Blackstone for $1.52BN
Scentre Group disposes its Sydney office towers to Blackstone for $1.52BN
Scentre Group (ASX: SCG) today announced that it has disposed its Sydney CBD office towers to certain funds managed by Blackstone (Blackstone) for $1.52 billion and announcing a $800 million...
Doonside neighbourhood centre sold for $18.15 million
Doonside neighbourhood centre sold for $18.15 million
A private investment company has snapped up the SUPA IGA Doonside, a neighbourhood shopping centre with a 3,500m2 supermarket as anchor tenant, in the established suburb west of Blacktown, Sydney...
Simon Rooney joins CBRE as Executive Managing Director, Retail Investments
Simon Rooney joins CBRE as Executive Managing Director, Retail Investments
Simon Rooney, arguably Australia’s leading Capital Markets broker, will join CBRE as Executive Managing Director, Retail Investments. Rooney is well known for the volume of retail transactions he has executed totalling...
Eastland’s Town Square named among the world’s best examples of commercial architecture
Eastland’s Town Square named among the world’s best examples of commercial architecture
QICGRE’s Eastland shopping centre in Melbourne has been awarded one of the world’s most prestigious architecture prizes for its open-air Town Square precinct. The accolade for best shopping mall exterior...
North West Plaza sells for $42.5 million
North West Plaza sells for $42.5 million
EG, one of Australia’s largest real estate managers, draws the Core Plus Fund (CPF1) to a close with the successful sale of North West Plaza, located within the heart of...
Westfield Sydney opens two new stunning rooftop restaurants
Westfield Sydney opens two new stunning rooftop restaurants
Sydney rooftop dining and drinking expands with two new restaurants opening in the heart of Sydney’s CBD on the previously unoccupied Level 7 of Westfield Sydney on Pitt Street Mall....
The Bavarian celebrates its 30th location this week
The Bavarian celebrates its 30th location this week
The Bavarian opens its doors at two Lendlease centres this week: Caneland Central shopping centre in Mackay opened Wednesday, 26 June with 500 free hotdogs on offer, while The Bavarian...
Scentre Group welcomes ALDI to its WA portfolio
Scentre Group welcomes ALDI to its WA portfolio
Scentre Group today announced it would welcome ALDI to its WA portfolio for the first time, with the low-cost supermarket confirmed to open stores at Westfield Whitford City and Westfield...
The Saristavros family sell Coles Lalor, Melbourne
The Saristavros family sell Coles Lalor, Melbourne
The Coles supermarket that anchors the strata titled Lalor Plaza neighbourhood shopping has been sold at auction to a domestic investor with Hong Kong heritage for $7.38 million. The purchaser outbid...
Vicinity Centres’ Bankstown Central embraces ‘Bin Trim’ recycling program
Vicinity Centres’ Bankstown Central embraces ‘Bin Trim’ recycling program
The NSW Environmental Protection Authority’s Bin Trim has been working with retailers at Vicinity Centres’ Bankstown Central to help improve waste diversion. As a result of participating in the free...
Refreshed Coles Prahran store opens as part of Coles’ $120 million investment in Victoria for FY19
Refreshed Coles Prahran store opens as part of Coles’ $120 million investment in Victoria for FY19
Coles’ refreshed Prahran supermarket officially opened this morning with speeches, cake and a ribbon cutting ceremony, as well as a performance from the Prahran Windsor Primary School choir. The updated...
Darwin’s Coolalinga Central Shopping Centre on the market
Darwin’s Coolalinga Central Shopping Centre on the market
Darwin based developer Gwelo Developments has put its Coles and Kmart anchored Coolalinga Central Shopping Centre on the market offering investors an estimated $7.17 million net annual income fully leased. According to...
Lakeside Plaza in Perth for sale
Lakeside Plaza in Perth for sale
Lakeside Plaza, situated in the growing Perth suburb of Byford, has been listed for sale. Opening in December 2017, Lakeside Plaza is a 4,710m2 neighbourhood shopping centre in the heart of an...
Auckland’s H&M flagship store wins ‘best in category’ Retail Property Award
Auckland’s H&M flagship store wins ‘best in category’ Retail Property Award
Auckland’s H&M flagship store, part of Precinct Properties Commercial Bay won Best in Category Yardi Retail Property Award at the Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards last week. The...
Sekisui House reveals its $1.5 billion masterplan vision for Ripley
Sekisui House reveals its $1.5 billion masterplan vision for Ripley
Sekisui House has revealed for the first time its $1.5 billion masterplan vision for Ripley Town Centre, the only designated major retail and commercial hub earmarked for the Ripley Valley...
Dexus plans a mixed-use transformation of the MLC Centre, Sydney 
Dexus plans a mixed-use transformation of the MLC Centre, Sydney 
Dexus has commenced construction on a development that will transform the iconic MLC Centre precinct into a vibrant community offering retail, dining, cultural and commercial spaces in the heart of...
Savill’s outlook: Australia’s retail landscape not all “doom and gloom”
Savill’s outlook: Australia’s retail landscape not all “doom and gloom”
According to industry experts at Savills Australia, the future of Australia’s retail investment sector is positive, despite mounting noise suggesting otherwise. Savills Australia’s Ben Parkinson and Rick Silberman have responded to...
Hammerson launches flagship in Birmingham City Centre
Hammerson launches flagship in Birmingham City Centre
Hammerson, which owns and manages Bullring and Grand Central, has set out its vision for the regeneration of Martineau Galleries in Birmingham City Centre, the first major scheme to be...
Costco announces its first New Zealand store
Costco announces its first New Zealand store
Global bulk discount retailer, Costco, has announced that it is coming to New Zealand. The US Giant has worked with the New Zealand Retail Property Group (NZRPG) and secured a site at...
The Galeries launches limited-edition Light Arc
The Galeries launches limited-edition Light Arc
The Galeries, Sydney will light up this winter as it becomes home to a large-scale sculpture celebrating public art and culture. The limited-edition Light Arc sculpture is the work of Australian...
Scentre Group partners with Uber Air
Scentre Group partners with Uber Air
Think taxis in the sky! Uber has today announced Australia as the first international market for Uber Air, with Melbourne being selected as the third official pilot city. Melbourne will...
Frasers Property to deliver $440 million Mambourin town centre
Frasers Property to deliver $440 million Mambourin town centre
Frasers Property is working closely with Wyndham City Council to deliver Mambourin town centre – the heart of the new Mambourin community in Melbourne’s western growth corridor, emphasising the connection...
GPT’s Melbourne Central to undergo major transformation
GPT’s Melbourne Central to undergo major transformation
Australia’s most productive Big Gun centre – GPT’s Melbourne Central, is set to undergo its biggest transformation in almost 20 years as part of a quest to become a ‘temple...
Macarthur Square opens new Paddock Play Zone
Macarthur Square opens new Paddock Play Zone
Catering to the families of Macarthur Square, who make up 60% of its customers, the centre celebrated the landing of its permanent indoor children’s play zone last week with special appearances...
The Big Red Group launches premium curated experiences brand, IfOnly
The Big Red Group launches premium curated experiences brand, IfOnly
Shopping centres over time have shifted their retail mix from pure product brands to include retailers that provide experiences –customers now enjoy a range of experiences at shopping centres; new...
Coles and ALDI confirmed for Perth’s Karrinyup
Coles and ALDI confirmed for Perth’s Karrinyup
AMP Capital have confirmed supermarkets Coles and ALDI will be part of the new-look Karrinyup Shopping Centre. The $800 million development that AMP Capital is managing on behalf of owner UniSuper, commenced in...
Next stage underway at The Waterfront Town Centre, Shell Cove
Next stage underway at The Waterfront Town Centre, Shell Cove
Frasers Property has appointed New England Constructions, a well-known operator in the Illawarra region, as the contractor for the next stage of The Waterfront Town Centre, the natural heart of...
Mintus buys West Gosford Shopping Centre
Mintus buys West Gosford Shopping Centre
Private investor Mintus has added another retail asset to its growing property portfolio, by purchasing the West Gosford Shopping Centre, an established neighbourhood centre, anchored by Coles and Liquorland for...

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