Chadstone opens Changing Places for people with disabilities
International Changing Places Day is this Friday 19 July, and Vicinity Centres is marking the day by opening their Chadstone Changing Places facility. The purpose-built facility enables people with severe and...
Research reveals 75% shoppers do not stick to a shopping list
The Evolution of the Modern Grocery Shopper 2019 Research revealed today’s modern grocery shoppers are savvier, less brand loyal and more open to switching both products and retailers than ever...
Company Profile: First Class Valet
Have you ever thought about the value of valet parking? What impact will this have on the customer experience? Is it valuable? Who will run it? Will it increase a...
GPT’s Charlestown Square turns 40
GPT’s Charlestown Square (dubbed Charlie) is turning 40 this month and is inviting old and new friends to come and celebrate this nostalgic milestone in Newcastle history. The centre, which...
The next stage of Melbourne Central’s ELLA opens
Melbourne’s newest city precinct ELLA, where Elizabeth meets La Trobe, welcomes four new operators in July adding further vibrancy to the space. ELLA is the latest precinct by The GPT...
Adelaide’s Hollywood Plaza Large Format Retail is on the market
Moelis Australia Asset Management has listed its Hollywood Plaza Large Format Retail Centre in Adelaide on the market. The fully leased, 8,080m2 centre, returns an annual net income of $980,000...
Stockland Birtinya’s retailers jump onboard for Plastic Free July
Stockland Birtinya is taking part in the global movement of Plastic Free July with a number of green initiatives to encourage the community to make the swap from single-use to...
New Zealand’s first LEGO® Certified store to open in Auckland
Alceon Group today announced it will open New Zealand’s first LEGO® Certified store in late 2019 at Scentre Group’s  Westfield Newmarket in Auckland. The landmark new store will provide an immersive...
The Glen announces retailers for Melbourne’s newest culinary precinct
Things are heating in Melbourne’s south-east with a delectable assortment of global and local restaurants opening at The Glen’s stunning new dining precinct on 1 August. The new indoor-outdoor precinct...
Hyperdome turns 30 and gives back to 30 residents
Every birthday is special and is a cause for a celebration – especially when the milestone is the big 3-0! QIC’s Hyperdome Shopping Centre in Brisbane is gearing up to...
Victorian investor swoops on Brisbane’s Parkinson Plaza
Parkinson Plaza shopping centre in Brisbane’s south has changed hands for $17.5 million. Through a tightly conducted Expressions of Interest campaign, the buyer was secured on a cash unconditional contract...
Vicinity Centres to reach Net Zero carbon target by 2030
Vicinity Centres (Vicinity) today announced a Net Zero carbon target for its 34 wholly-owned shopping centres, to be reached through a combination of its industry-leading solar program and energy efficiencies...
Put your smartphones down and grab a book at The District Docklands
“Put your smart devices down and reduce your screen time, swap it for a good book.” is the thinking behind Melbourne’s The District Dockland’s new initiative called The Reading Room....
Scentre Group and JCDecaux announces major outdoor advertising partnership
JCDecaux Australia & New Zealand and Scentre Group today announced an exclusive partnership that will see JCDecaux develop and manage a premium portfolio of external roadside advertising touchpoints at Scentre...
Scentre Group partners with Lygon and banks to transform the bank guarantee process
ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, IBM, Scentre Group and Westpac have jointly launched a live pilot for Lygon, a new digital platform using blockchain technology to transform the way businesses obtain and...
Brisbane’s St Ives Shopping Centre commences revitalisation
Following continued population growth and revitalisation of Brisbane’s western corridor the time has come for St Ives Shopping Centre to join the fold. With Mintus’ recent acquisition of St Ives...
Lendlease partners nationally with Bangarra Performing Arts Company
As part of Lendlease’s national partnership with the Major Performing Arts company Bangarra Dance Theatre, Lendlease-managed shopping centres are promoting the company’s latest production, Bangarra: 30 years of sixty five...
Greensborough Plaza opens new retreat for seniors
Greensborough Plaza in Melbourne’s north east, has launched a program of activities for seniors with the opening of a new Retreat, the centre is leading the way when it comes...
Belmont Forum’s fresh food retailer showcase
Belmont Forum’s recent fresh food campaign ‘Get to Know Your Local Foodie’ put a smiling face and added fun to the retailers who operate some of the speciality fresh food outlets...
Stockland Wetherill Park launches BindiMaps for vision-impaired customers
Australian startup BindiMaps is revolutionising the way people who are blind or vision impaired experience large, indoor spaces with an app that provides navigation in indoor locations, like shopping centres....
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 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
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
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 (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
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, 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
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
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
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 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 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...
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