Westfield Doncaster opens new $30m indoor/ outdoor rooftop dining precinct
Scentre Group, with its joint venture partners, ISPT and M&G Real Estate Asia, has officially opened its much anticipated $30 million Westfield Doncaster dining precinct in Melbourne’s east in time...
Fortius officially opens Acre Artarmon at Home HQ
Fortius Funds Management has aimed to revitalise its Home HQ Homemaker Centre with today’s official opening of an urban farm-food inspired food and beverage (F&B) oasis, Acre Artarmon, which delivers...
Erskineville’s Park Sydney announces grand opening
The first stage of one of Sydney’s largest urban renewal projects, Park Sydney in Erskineville, has officially opened to residents and retailers today, following a launch event hosted by joint...
Westfield shares the magic of its Christmas campaign
Scentre Group has released its official Christmas campaign, ‘The Night (way) before Christmas’, as the countdown to the festive season and Santa’s early arrival next week, begins. Coming to the...
Troon Group’s Ballarat Lifestyle Centre up for sale
Ballarat’s Troon Group has listed its brand new Ballarat Lifestyle Centre as the large format retail sector enjoys relatively good times on the back of COVID-19 related government stimulus and...
How to have a hospitality mindset? – it’s all about the customer
In part one of Future Food’s Future Series, Francis Loughran discusses the proposition that successful and profitable food and hospitality venues do not just happen, they are in fact the...
Stockland Green Hills wins award for Best Shopping Centre Development in 2020
Stockland Green Hills has been awarded the esteemed Best Shopping Centre Development at Property Council of Australia’s (PCA) 2020 Innovation & Excellence Awards. The award comes after the centre’s successful...
Highpoint welcomes eased restrictions with the launch of a safe, new shopping experience
One of Australia’s largest retail destinations, Highpoint Shopping Centre in Melbourne’s west, is preparing for a much-anticipated increase in foot traffic from eager Melburnian shoppers, now that the Victorian Government...
Caringbah Super Centre re-opens in style and on schedule
The refreshed and refurbished Caringbah Super Centre has officially re-opened to the community with Sutherland Shire Mayor Steve Simpson undertaking the ribbon-cutting duties at a special COVID-safe event on site...
Seven Cockburn Gateway Shopping City retailers awarded FoodSafe certification
Cockburn Gateway Shopping City is proud to be the first shopping centre in Australia with multiple retailers awarded FoodSafe certification. The City of Cockburn recently presented the FoodSafe Certified Certificates...
Giant scale artworks brighten Marrickville Metro
Sydney’s Inner West is renowned for its vibrant and progressive community. Inspired by its rich Aboriginal, multicultural and industrial history, it has now evolved into a destination to experience creativity...
Melbourne: extended hours and latest tech help customers beat the queues this long weekend
Last week, Vicinity announced a wide-range of COVID safety measures in place at each of its centres across Melbourne. This Melbourne Cup weekend all of Vicinity’s shopping centres across Melbourne...
Bunnings announces its renewable energy commitment is just the beginning
Bunnings has announced its plans to source 100% renewable electricity by 2025, to help achieve its target of net zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030. Bunnings has had...
Kiwi Property’s leading regional shopping centre available for sale
CBRE has been appointed by Kiwi Property to sell The Plaza Shopping Centre in Palmerston North. The high-performing asset will provide investors with an exceptional opportunity to acquire the Manawatu’s...
Hawaiian launches online shopping platform
Hawaiian has launched a new online shopping platform for Perth customers to buy from their favourite local retailers without having to leave home. For customers wanting an online shopping experience,...
Stockland Forster announces winning artists for 83m mural
Back in August 2020, Stockland sought expressions of interest from local, professional artists in delivering a public art mural, with the selected artists to be remunerated for their concept design...
Stockland’s Battle of the Schools enters second year of competition
Bundaberg’s second annual Battle of the Schools is underway, with 22 primary schools from across the region competing in friendly trivia for a chance to be crowned this year’s champions....
Vicinity to welcome back customers with COVID-safe tech and innovation
Vicinity Centres (Vicinity), the owner of 20 shopping centres across Melbourne including Chadstone, Northland, The Glen and Bayside, is ready to welcome back Melburnians from Wednesday 28 October, with wide-ranging...
Revised plans submitted to transform Harbourside Shopping Centre precinct
Mirvac Group has submitted a revised development application for the redevelopment of its Harbourside Shopping Centre at Darling Harbour in Sydney, which will deliver a new public domain of more...
Retailers welcome common-sense move to reopen Victorian shops
The National Retail Association (NRA) and Australian Retailers Association (ARA) have welcomed the common-sense announcement by the Victorian Premier that the state’s retailers will be able to reopen from 11:59pm...
Big brands shop for space at Burnside Village
South Australia’s number one fashion and lifestyle shopping centre, owned by the Adelaide based Cohen Group, has added some big names to its tenancy list. Burnside Village, located in Adelaide’s...
Body Catalyst announces four new clinics
Body Catalyst, Australia’s largest body shaping and wellness clinic, has announced it will open four new clinics in the coming weeks. The new clinics, located at QICGRE’s Castle Towers (Level...
Highpoint Shopping Centre welcomes new LEGO Certified Store
Alceon Group and LEGO Australia and New Zealand have announced a new AG LEGO Certified Store will open in Maribyrnong, Victoria in the coming months. Located at Highpoint Shopping Centre...
Macarthur Square launches kids’ competition to find footy stars
Macarthur Square in partnership with the newest A-League club, Macarthur FC, has launched a competition to find South West Sydney’s next up-and-coming football stars. The ‘Be our next Football Star’...
$450 million Toowong Town Centre gets green light
Brisbane City Council has this week approved the $450 million Toowong Town Centre, an exciting new mixed-use precinct for Brisbane’s West, being developed by State Development Corporation in partnership with...
September retail trade figures show promise for Christmas
Australian retail turnover fell 1.5% in September 2020 compared to August, seasonally adjusted, according to preliminary retail trade figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Turnover rose...
Neuro-insight study reveals animation is twice as effective as static advertising
A new Shopper Media study, conducted in partnership with Neuro-Insight, has taken a deep dive into the shopper’s subconscious to better understand the impact of advertising within shopping centres. The...
NSW Coffs Harbour Woolworths ready for hungry investors
A freestanding Woolworths occupying prime position in the Coffs Harbour CBD is set to be the first pure NSW supermarket with no specialty shops, publicly marketed in 2020. The property...
Entrada Shopping Centre up for sale in ‘Sydney’s second CBD’
Parramatta’s Entrada Shopping Centre has been brought to market, amid significant ongoing demand for non-discretionary retail investment opportunities. CBRE’s James Douglas has been appointed to manage the sale campaign on...
Stockland partners with Jules Sebastian to inspire healthy eating at home
Stockland has partnered with Sydney-based presenter, stylist and author, Jules Sebastian, on a six-part Instagram TV recipe series – with episodes released monthly – in an effort to inspire customers...
Mirvac’s Augmented Reality Monster Hunts this Halloween
Halloween is usually an opportunity for communities to come together, but this year things obviously look quite different. Mirvac shopping centres are providing a program of activities, some free and...
Highpoint’s FREE Mini Makers activity packs a bonus for little kids
GPT’s Highpoint Shopping Centre in Melbourne is running a free weekly activity program designed for children aged two to five to learn, play and explore. While the Mini Makers program has traditionally...
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