Shopping Centre Council welcomes NSW Premier’s support for retail road to recovery
The Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) has welcomed NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s encouragement for businesses to ‘have a go’ and reopen if they are able to adhere to social...
Stockland celebrates Australian mothers
With Mother’s Day this Sunday, Stockland is recognising the incredible contribution from all mums across the country, now more than ever, with its new Mother’s Day campaign, ‘Let Us Be...
Liverpool set to become Sydney’s third largest CBD
Greater Sydney’s ‘Metropolis of Three Cities’ sees Liverpool speed to the forefront as Sydney’s third largest CBD has begun. With more than 100,000 m2 of commercial floor space in the pipeline,...
Shopping centres road to recovery – Top 10 insights revealed
As reported last month, Skyfii have partnered with Brickfields Consulting to uncover key impacts of COVID-19 on shopping behaviours through a first-of-its-kind Nationwide Survey on retail property shopper confidence – the...
Skyfii releases an automated occupancy and social distancing management tool to help businesses comply with COVID-19 regulations
In the wake of COVID-19, the ability to actively maintain a safe environment for customers and staff members is crucial. Skyfii, an Omnidata Intelligence company and the leader in location-based...
St Ives Shopping Village launches ‘Love Local’ campaign
As social distancing rules have now been in effect in Australia for a month, St Ives Shopping Village is offering some much needed local community support to assist the elderly, young...
Victoria’s Derrimut Village proceeds with expansion
Australia’s convenience-based shopping centre category has demonstrated strong performance despite the challenging retail environment. Melbourne-based family business Noordenne Family Group are investing in their retail asset by expanding their Coles...
Retail industry releases COVID-19 Retail Recovery Protocol
Australia’s key retail industry groups have united to release a Retail Recovery Protocol for COVID-19 to assure the community, including retail employees and customers are safe in retail stores and...
Coles opens its latest Local format store in Hawthorn, with Rose Bay next
This morning Coles opens its newest Local store – and this one includes some quirky features like ice cream for dogs! The award-winning Coles Local Glenferrie in Melbourne’s Hawthorn, has thrown...
GPT defers commencement of Rouse Hill retail and Melbourne Central expansion
The GPT Group today released its operational update for the March 2020 quarter. In response to the current operating environment brought on by COVID-19, the Group has implemented a variety of...
Coronavirus testing sites expands to Shopping Centres
Six new drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites across Melbourne will open today, bringing the total to 10 shopping centres, as part of the Victorian Government’s blitz to test up to 100,000 people...
Code of Conduct passed by State parliaments
During the past weeks, the State Governments have passed legislation in line with the National Cabinet’s Commercial Leasing Code of Conduct announced earlier this month. The code applies to SME...
Alipay launches Zero Contact to support the Australian hospitality sector
Alipay has today announced a new initiative – Zero Contact – to support Australia’s hospitality sector as the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions begin to gradually ease. Zero Contact aims to help...
Dexus and Frasers Property Australia progress $2.5 billion Central Place Sydney
Dexus and Frasers Property Australia (the partnership) progress their proposal to revitalise Central and deliver a world class tech precinct for Sydney. The partnership’s proposal is for a circa $2.5...
Stockland Townsville teams up with Just Cuts to pamper local seniors
Stockland Townsville has teamed up with Just Cuts to donate a number of complimentary hair care packages to seniors at a local Aitkenvale retirement village. Peggy Millios, owner of Just...
Mirvac Retail launches online marketplace and contactless shopping
In an effort to support the local independent retailers that are the lifeblood of Mirvac Retail Centres, the team have launched an innovative online marketplace and contactless drive-thru pick-up service...
Vicinity’s Emporium Melbourne reopens
Vicinity Centres have reopened Emporium Melbourne today, Monday 27 April, three weeks after the centre was temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 situation. The centre had been impacted as Melbourne’s CBD...
Preliminary March +8.2% retail figures fuelled by panic buying
Australian retail turnover rose 8.2% in March 2020, seasonally adjusted, according to preliminary retail trade figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This is the strongest seasonally...
Proposed $450 million Toowong Town Centre development
State Development Corporation and White & Partners Sydney have this week lodged a Development Application (DA) with Brisbane City Council to construct a proposed $450 million Toowong Town Centre. The site...
Retailers granted authorisation to collectively negotiate with landlords
The ACCC has granted interim authorisation allowing retailers to collectively bargain with landlords. The application was lodged on 17 April 2020, by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), on behalf of itself...
What will food retailing look like post COVID-19?
The pandemic has clarified the vital role that grocery retailers play in society. Consumers expect these businesses to keep them fed and healthy, and groceries remain essential retailers in an...
Hyperdome’s “A Little Thanks Goes A Long Way” community initiative
QIC’s Hyperdome continues its community spirit initiatives by delivering precious cups of liquid gold, of the caffeine kind, to the entire team of volunteers at Lighthouse Care this morning as...
Keeping the community connected at Burwood Brickworks
While some of the new retailers at Burwood Brickworks are unable to welcome customers into their shops at the moment, the new heart of the Burwood community continues to offer...
The Square Mirrabooka launches ‘Carpark Collect’ service
The Square Mirrabooka has been a pillar of the local Mirrabooka community and now during these unusual times, continues to be a shopping destination for customers’ daily needs, just in...
Inside:Out Retail Property welcomes new Partners to the team
Inside:Out Retail Property have welcomed Kate Jarman as Partner, Asset Management and Senior Centre Manager. Jarman’s appointment follows Malcolm Creswell who joined Inside:Out in 2019 as Partner, Asset Management and...
Two Victorian neighbourhood shopping centres come to market
Two Melbourne based private investors bring their neighbourhood shopping centres to market this week, both being offered for sale by JLL’s Stuart Taylor and Tom Noonan. Karingal Village in Frankston and...
Land Tax relief packages welcomed by landlords
The states and territories have announced a range of land tax measures to help landowners manage some of the challenges COVID-19 has presented. Each state and territory has different eligibility requirements...
GPT’s Melbourne Central launches MCTV
Melbourne Central customers in self-isolation can still get their urban entertainment fix with the launch of MCTV today. The Melbourne CBD destination is connecting with its audience with a new...
Scentre Group launches Westfield Direct
In a retail environment where agility and flexibility are imperative to remain relevant in this changing environment, Scentre Group has launched Westfield Direct across its portfolio of Westfield Shopping Centres....
Local buyer pays $33 million for Melbourne Woolworths Shopping Centre
Well located retail assets are still selling in the current market due to strong investor demand and interest in neighbourhood assets anchored by a strong supermarket offering. A local investor has...
NSW Government offers $440 million land tax break
Commercial tenants significantly impacted by COVID-19 will have greater protection from evictions with the NSW state government set to enact the National Cabinet Code of Conduct as part of a...
New design revitalises retail hub in Perth’s CBD, in time for post COVID-19 retail resurgence
After the COVID-19 isolation period passes, a revitalised city heart awaits Perth commuters, shoppers and diners. Hames Sharley, were the lead architects on the redevelopment, which includes a new façade...
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