Vicinity sells 11 centres for $631 million
Vicinity Centres (Vicinity, ASX:VCX) today announced a progress update on its non-core asset divestment program, with the sale of a portfolio of ten sub-regional and neighbourhood shopping centres to SCA...
43rd Australian TK Maxx store opens in Coomera
TK Maxx has opened its 43rd Australian store on Thursday September 27th at the brand new HomeCo Centre opening in Upper Coomera, Gold Coast. This will be the fourth TK Maxx store...
Gold Coast’s Pimpama City opens
Shopping Centre News reported on the Pimpana City development a few weeks ago and as construction sped through the final stages, Gold Coast residents got their first glimpse of their...
Forest Hill Chase creates new dining precinct
Forest Hill Chase, a long standing shopping centre in east Melbourne is set to get a new multi-million dollar dining precinct. Leading national retail construction specialist Mainbrace has been awarded the...
Westfield Chermside crowned QLD Retail Property of the Year
Queensland Property Council of Australia’s Retail Property of the Year Awards recognise and publicly reward exceptional retail properties and precincts in Queensland, based on the response to Design, Marketing, Presentation...
New dining precinct at Westfield Woden
Scentre Group and joint venture partner Perron Group have announced a $21 million redevelopment at Westfield Woden. Due to open in early 2019, the central focus will be the introduction...
Stockland launches Stockland Accelerator
Stockland has today launched the Stockland Accelerator – a program to identify and develop ‘PropTech’ (property technology) start-up solutions to create better connected communities. Powered by Australia’s largest tech start-up...
Simon Johnson, Home Consortium
The Shopping Centre industry is driven by people. It’s the skills and expertise of the people that manage, develop and evolve shopping centres for their communities that creates this great industry. Shopping...
Amplifying CX: customer experience and retail trends
Shopping Centre News attended Swinburne University of Technology’s Amplifying CX: What you need to do today and know about tomorrow. Customer experience is the new battleground for consumer-facing organisations (yes –...
Three Birds Renovation heads to The Hills
The Hills Super Centre hosted the Three Birds Renovation team – aka Bonnie Hindmarsh, Erin Cayless and Lana Taylor who shared their easy to follow interior decorating and renovation tips in an...
Stars of WA Property Industry celebrated
The shining stars of the Western Australian property industry were on show at the Property Council’s 2018 WA Property Awards held at Pan Pacific Perth on Thursday, 20 September 2018....
Broadway launches Sydney’s first rooftop roller skating rink
Capitalising on one of Sydney’s best-kept secret city views, Mirvac’s Broadway Sydney launched an exclusive open-air rooftop roller skating rink for the month of September. The activation takes place in partnership with Sydney Fringe Festival,...
Wilsonton Shopping Centre commences refurbishment
Consolidated Properties Group and CVS Lane Capital Partners have commenced a major refurbishment and leasing program for the Wilsonton Shopping Centre, which was acquired in July 2018. The centre is...
Mirvac partners with China’s online travel agency Ctrip
The International Visitor Survey last year revealed Australia has welcomed more than 1.3 million Chinese visitors over the past year – second only by a narrow margin, to New Zealand...
Erina Fair’s The Patch
How can a sustainable garden improve your health and wellbeing? What are beneficial bugs and how can you attract them? How can you grow your own organic edible garden? How...
GPT’s Highpoint Homemaker Centre for sale
GPT’s Highpoint Homemaker Centre has been listed for sale in a move tipped to generate strong interest from local and offshore investors. The Maribyrnong centre has been trading for nearly 30...
The Palms Shopping Centre raises awareness of spinal cord injury
Last week, the local community gathered at The Palms Shopping Centre in Christchurch New Zealand to show their support and raise awareness for NZ Spinal Trust and Spinal Cord Injury...
Mark Wizel, CBRE
The Shopping Centre industry is driven by people. It’s the skills and expertise of the people that manage, develop and evolve shopping centres for their communities that creates this great industry....
Top Australian retail franchises
In the midst of the current senate enquiry in to franchising there was the positive announcement of the winners of the topfranchise.com.au franchise awards, as voted by franchisees. They were...
Bayfair – making dreams come true!
In our last magazine issue, we featured Bayfair Shopping Centre on the front cover. The story featured plans for redevelopment and also highlighted Bayfair’s significant stance in the community. Their latest...
Westfield Coomera to open in October
Gold Coast residents get another exciting shopping experience with the opening of the $470 million redevelopment of Westfield Coomera announcing their opening date of Thursday 11 October – just in time for...
Kawana Shoppingworld shares the fruits of its recycling initiative
Customers at Mirvac’s Kawana Shoppingworld, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, can now enjoy the fruits of the centre’s award-winning closed loop recycling initiative. On offer in the centre’s kitchen are tasting...
Catalogues still big for retail
It’s proof that print catalogues drive retail sales as the major retail players take out the highest awards at the The Australasian Catalogue Association (ACA) 27thAnnual Awards last Friday night. The awards...
Food for the Seoul
This week SCN talks to Future Food’s Allan Forsdick and Francis Loughran who have spent considerable time in Seoul over the past year working on the master plan of the Starfield Cheongna Mall in Seoul,...
Eastern Creek Quarter starts construction
The first sod was turned on western Sydney’s newest shopping destination- Eastern Creek Quarter. Construction of the first stage of Eastern Creek Quarter kicked off today, with the first sod turned...
Menai Marketplace kicking sustainability goals
Lendlease’s Menai Marketplace has taken a stance on reducing waste, thanks to all the retailers and the local community the centre has reached some key sustainability milestones. It is a real demonstration...
Kiwi Property reduces waste by 310 tonnes annually
New Zealand’s largest listed property company, Kiwi Property, has recycled over 10,000 discarded plastic bottles into five ‘human’ families known as ‘The Greens’ to front a waste reduction campaign. The Greens,...
GPT appoints Angus McNaughton as a Non-Executive Director
The GPT Group (GPT) today announced the appointment of Angus McNaughton as a Non- Executive Director. McNaughton’s appointment will take effect from 1 November, 2018. McNaughton was the CEO and...
Westfield Carousel’s spectacular launch
Thousands gathered at Westfield Carousel to celebrate the official opening on the 31 August of its $350 million redevelopment. The centre’s opening heralded the start of the next generation of retail...
Albany Creek Village announces multi-million dollar refurb
New owners announce an exciting new era for Albany Creek Village. The centre is set to benefit from a multi-million dollar capital works and refurbishment reposition that will enhance its standing...
Shopper Media Group celebrates 250 Shopping Centres
Shopper Media Group today announced it has reached 250 shopping centres nationally, maintaining its position as Australia’s fastest-growing retail digital out-of-home business. With the 2018 Mini Guns report soon to be...
The Strand Arcade’s 17th Annual Evening with our Designers
The Strand Arcade held its 17th annual VIP Evening with our Designers event, hosted at the prestigious Sydney CBD arcade on Wednesday 29 August, 6-8pm. VIP shoppers had the rare opportunity to...
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