HomeCo appoints Sid Sharma as COO
HomeCo have confirmed the appointment of Sid Sharma as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Home Consortium (HomeCo) starting in July 2019. Sid Sharma is well-known to Shopping Centre News readers as...
Charter Hall Retail REIT acquires Rockdale Plaza for $142 million
Rockdale Plaza, a dominant and strong-performing convenience based major Sydney sub-regional shopping centre, has sold for $142 million to Charter Hall Retail REIT (CQR) on a capitalisation rate of 6.25%....
Westfield Woden reveals six new restaurants
Scentre Group has today given Canberrans a taste of what’s to come, revealing the six new restaurants that will open at Westfield Woden’s new Bradley Street Dining precinct from 18...
Sunshine Plaza celebrates grand opening of $440 million redevelopment
Sunshine Coast Mayor, Cr Mark Jamieson joined APPF Retail, The GPT Group and Lendlease today to celebrate the official opening of Sunshine Plaza’s $440 million redevelopment. Lendlease Managing Director of...
Mirvac embraces Art Month at Broadway and Tramsheds
Art activations reached next level for Art Month at Mirvac Retail destinations Tramsheds and Broadway Sydney. Tramsheds launched an amazing new VR app to celebrate its artistic heritage and popup...
Westfield recognises local heroes
Scentre Group’s Westfield Local Heroes program has returned for its second year and is calling for 2019 nominations. With the help of people across Australia and New Zealand, the program aims...
Festival De Luxe returns to Chadstone
Arriving this April, Festival de Luxe is part of Chadstone’s four-week entertainment series returning to The Fashion Capital from 6 to 27 April. Running each weekend, the festival features artistic talent from around...
Sutherland Shire gets a new shopping centre – Bay Central
Capital Bluestone has announced Woolworths and ALDI as supermarket tenants at Sutherland Shire’s newest shopping centre – Bay Central, a shopping, lifestyle and dining hotspot next to Shark Park. Construction of...
Neeta City acquired for $83.5 million
New Funds Management Initiative Elanor Investors Group (“ENN” or “Group”) has established a new managed fund, the Fairfield Centre Syndicate (“Syndicate”), which has acquired Neeta City, a sub-regional shopping centre...
Scentre Group and CBus Property lodge plans to deliver new Sydney luxury retail
Scentre Group and its joint venture partner, Cbus Property, have lodged a stage-two development application with The City of Sydney for an iconic mixed-use development to transform the David Jones...
First Sydney LEGO® certified store opens at Westfield Bondi Junction
The LEGO® Group and Alceon Group will unveil Sydney’s first LEGO Certified Store today – Thursday 21 March on Level 3, Oxford Street entrance, of Westfield Bondi Junction. The Sydney store...
CS Square sets opening date for $45 million expansion
Lendlease has announced that the grand opening of its $45 million stage three extension of CS Square Shopping Centre in Caroline Springs will take place on Thursday 4 April. Upon opening,...
Burwood Brickworks awarded 6 Star Green Star Design
Frasers Property has just received a 6 Star Green Star Design and As-Built v1.1 (Design Review) rating for the project from the Green Building Council of Australia, representing World Leadership...
Caneland Central celebrates 40 years in Mackay
Lendlease’s Caneland Central will launch four weeks of celebrations to mark its 40th anniversary on Thursday 21 March with the biggest party Mackay has seen in years. Caneland Central is...
Auckland’s Commercial Bay attracts first to market fashion brands
A standout collection of international and local fashion and beauty retailers are coming to what will be Auckland’s largest mixed-use lifestyle precinct – Commercial Bay. Precinct Properties have announced a...
Crossroads Homemaker Centre sells for $140 million
AMP Capital Diversified Property Fund has sold Crossroads Homemaker Centre to AsheMorgan for $140 million, highlighting continued demand for Sydney metropolitan retail assets after the asset went on the market last...
Stockland divests $143 million of retail assets
Stockland has announced further progress on its non-core retail divestment strategy, with the unconditional exchange of two retail assets for a combined total of $143 million, reflecting a 2.9% premium...
Bathurst’s premier large format retail centre on the market
Located on Sydney Road in Kelso, Bathurst Supa Centre is the region’s largest large format retail complex, anchored by major retailers including Fantastic Furniture, BCF and Petbarn. Perth-based syndicator Properties &...
Newcastle’s Junction Fair hits the market
Fortius Funds Management has put Newcastle’s Junction Fair Shopping Centre on the market, in a move expected to generate strong buyer interest. Located at the intersection of Newcastle’s most affluent suburbs...
GPT sells 50% interest in MLC Centre for $800 million
The GPT Group has announced it has entered into a binding agreement with Dexus (DXS) and Dexus Wholesale Property Fund (DWPF) to sell its 50% share in Sydney’s MLC Centre...
Shipping containers create BITE Markets
Containers are at the heart of Queensland’s new food and social precinct – BITE Markets, a new street food and entertainment hub north of Brisbane made out of 66 modified shipping...
Tauranga Crossing grand opening set for the 4 April
Developers of New Zealand-owned retail development Tauranga Crossing have announced its grand opening of Stage Two of the enclosed mall is set for the 4 April. The 47,000m2 shopping complex will...
Macarthur Square celebrates International Women’s Day
On Monday 4 March, Macarthur Square’s Kellicar Lane was filled with the men and women of Macarthur Square, standing together as equals doing the ‘hands out pose’ for the International...
Tiffany & Co. Sydney flagship opens its doors
The wait for Sydney’s Tiffany & Co flagship is over as both Dexus and Tiffany & Co.marks a major milestone this week with the unveiling of the new Sydney flagship...
Melbourne’s newest luxury hotel – ‘Hotel Chadstone’ taking reservations
Redefining modern luxury, Vicinity Centres today unveiled details around the $130 million project at Australia’s number one Big Gun – Chadstone, including its official name – Hotel Chadstone Melbourne, MGallery by Sofitel. Hotel...
GPT appoints new Head of Retail
The GPT Group has announced the appointment of Chris Barnett as the Head of Retail, following a comprehensive selection process. Chris has more than 22 years of real estate and asset...
$100 million Belconnen Markets revitalisation
Elanor Investments Group has announced the Belconnen Market Syndicate has received approval from the ACT Government for the first stage of its planned $100 million revitalisation of Canberra’s Belconnen Markets...
Vicinity announces partnership with Australian Fashion Council
Vicinity Centres today announced a new national partnership with the Australian Fashion Council (AFC) to help give some of Australia’s best emerging designers a retail platform to engage customers directly...
Qantas Frequent Flyer launches pop-up store
We have seen a wave of digital native retailers trialing their businesses in the physical space; The Daily Edit, Catch of the Day and even Amazon, to name a few....
Perth’s retail market records $60 million of sales this year
Strong demand for retail investments is creating an exciting Perth market, with CBRE announcing $60 million of sales in the first two months of 2019. This trend has sparked the move...
Mirvac centres glitter with Mardi Gras makeovers
Leveraging their urban locations, Mirvac has treated its inner Sydney retail centres to colourful makeovers in celebration of the 41st Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival. Throughout the duration of the...
Mirvac commences work on Toombul’s $35 million dining precinct
Mirvac Retail has announced it has begun construction works on a new 5,100m2 entertainment and dining precinct at Toombul. Toombul Shopping Centre as profiled in SCN, has a rich, 50-year history in...
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