Luke Jamieson, Vicinity Centres
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....
SCA Property Group buys Sturt Mall
SCA Property Group announced that it has acquired Sturt Mall in the heart of Wagga Wagga in country NSW for $73.0 million, an implied passing yield of 6.3%. The shopping...
Stockland fuels up with Birtinya Service Centre
Stockland has commenced construction of a service centre to be located off Kawana Way, adjacent to the $87 million Stockland Birtinya Shopping Centre development, bringing another level of convenience to...
Westfield Carousel’s redevelopment opening date announced
The Western Australian shopping centre market hots up with another development opening bringing a new retail experience for Perth customers. Now it’s time for Westfield Carousel which will open the...
The Galeries reveals its hidden artistic ‘Layers’
The Galeries is the ultimate lifestyle and cultural destination for fashion, food, art and music in the heart of Sydney. The Galeries as a keen benefactor of emerging Sydney artists and...
Ben Matthews, AMP Capital
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....
Food Fit For a Queen – New Global Dining Destination In Auckland’s CBD
Future Food’s Francis Loughran’s projects and study tours takes him far and wide in search of the best food and the best brands when it comes to food. Over the...
Sale of Flinders Square
 Vicinity Centres has exchanged contracts to sell Flinders Square in Western Australia for $39.5 million, reflecting a 21.5% premium to the December 2017 book value. Mr Grant Kelley, CEO and...
Harris Farm Markets pleads with NSW State Government to ban the bag
Family-owned Harris Farm Markets has renewed its call to the NSW state Government to ban single-use plastic bags after Coles Supermarkets today announced their plan to give out re-usable plastic...
Truman Dare, Vicinity Centres
Vicinity Centres announced this week it has appointed Truman Dare as General Manager, Mixed-Use Development as part of its strategy to explore opportunities to create destinational centres. This newly-created position...
Retail First partners with Share the Dignity
There are over 100,000 Australian women and teenage girls who every month go without female sanitary products because they cannot afford them, due to homelessness, poverty and domestic violence situations....
The Press Hall, where service is fast and the food is good
Future Food’s Francis Loughran’s projects and study tours takes him far and wide in search of the best food and the best brands when it comes to food. Over the...
Melissa Prpic, The GPT Group
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....
The QVB celebrates 120 years
One of Sydney’s oldest and most treasured shopping destinations, the QVB is celebrating 120 glorious years since first opening its doors in 1898. This building has seen it all from...
Vicinity’s DFO centres rebrand as sales grow
The Vicinity Centre owned DFO portfolio sales continue to soar as Australians flock to DFO centres. The popularity of outlet centres are reflected in the sales which are up 5% across the portfolio.  This...
Alipay brings digital payments to Melbourne’s buskers
No cash for buskers? Alipay has a digital solution for you. Alipay, the world’s leading online and mobile payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group has today launched a digital payment project...
Dexus’ ‘BIG change for small change’ supporting hospitals
Dexus continues to create ‘BIG Change for small change’ across Australia, supporting hospitals. Throughout August 2018, Dexus shopping centres nationally will host a one-day community event that aims to make a...
Melbourne’s Burwood One for sale
A Melbourne family has put its Burwood One sub-regional shopping centre on the market which has potential to be one of the biggest single retail asset sales of the year. Shopping...
Belmont Forum donates benches for anti-bullying initiative
Most shopping centres have a program of upgrading mall furniture to the latest and greatest, so when Belmont Forum in Perth had old benches to give away they thought they could...
India’s first ‘Smart Mall’
With a catchment growing at the rate of 20% every year and the new connectivity to the city, Capital Mall in Bhopal India will increase the primary catchment population by...
Winter Fair skates into Rouse Hill Town Centre
An outdoor ice rink has come to Rouse Hill Town Centre for one of Sydney’s largest winter outdoor events. Over four weeks, Winter Fair will host a range of events for all...
Birkenhead Point opens a new luxury marina
It’s not often that you get to berth your boat next to a shopping centre in Sydney’s inner suburbs but at Birkenhead Point Outlet centre you can – in pure luxury...
Scentre Group buys 50% stake in Westfield Eastgardens for $720 million
It’s no surprise that a retail asset as sought after as Westfield Eastgardens in Sydney’s east has achieved a $720 million price tag for 50% of the asset. This afternoon Scentre Group took...
NAIDOC Week at Lendlease
Across the industry many shopping centres have focussed their efforts on NAIDOC Week, solidifying that shopping centres are a very important platform to generate awareness and amplify the theme of NAIDOC Week....
Tyrone Dodds, HOYTS
At Shopping Centre News we believe retailers are the most important ingredient to create great shopping centres, so we want to profile retailers to our Shopping Centre News audience on...
Mirvac opens an innovative work hub at Broadway Sydney
This week Mirvac unveiled ‘The Third Space’, a high-tech, co-working hub, The Third Space provides a modular office in the heart of Broadway Sydney, disrupting the norm of traditional retail...
Top 40 Most Valuable Australian Brands revealed
What’s in a brand? Well, it turns out a whole lot. Shopping Centre News explores this new Australian study which measures brand equity – a measurement that is complex for most...
Jacqueline McKenzie, Vicinity Centres
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....
Wintergarden opens the doors to 3D printing
Personalisation is essential to every business if they are to deliver relevant products and services for customers. Each and every person is unique with different preferences and tastes. With personalisation...
Stockland Wendouree $37 million redevelopment opens
Stockland today celebrated the Ballarat region’s newest shopping precinct, officially opening the $37 million redevelopment of Stockland Wendouree Shopping Centre. The centre has increased its size by 6,700m2 bringing the...
Alipay reaches 10,000 merchants in Australia and NZ
Australia and New Zealand are in the middle of a tourism boom as people come from far and wide to experience our pristine coastlines, unique wildlife and premium local goods....
Brad Chan, Banna Property Group
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....
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