Asian grocery chain Foodle opens its second mega-market in Victoria and plans for national roll out
On Tuesday 20 August, Foodle, one of Australia’s largest and most innovative Asian grocery chains, celebrated the opening of its second location at The Glen Shopping Centre in Victoria’s eastern...
First retailers open at Victoria Cross, North Sydney
Victoria Cross, a new city block transforming the heart of North Sydney CBD and located directly above the new Sydney Metro Victoria Cross Station, has had its first wave of...
GPT’s Highpoint welcomes five stores to its growing retail offering
Highpoint Shopping Centre, the largest fashion and shopping destination in Melbourne’s West, has announced five new store openings this August which are set to elevate the world-class retail centre’s fashion...
Rundle Mall’s food & drinks offering grows
Rundle Mall has strengthened its reputation as a food and drinks destination, with eight new hospitality businesses opening in the shopping precinct in just the first six months of 2024....
Perth Airport: A world of retail opportunities await
Perth Airport is calling for food & beverage, travel essentials and specialty retailers to bid on 32 sites across its terminals which will form part of a significant refurbishment and...
Sephora announces its 31st store to open at Westfield Southland
Since opening the doors to Australia’s first flagship location on Sydney’s iconic Pitt Street Mall in 2014, global beauty retailer Sephora has expanded its network with 30 store locations across...
Melbourne shopfronts spring to life with Australia’s lowest retail vacancy rate
One of Melbourne’s most-loved laneways, Centre Place, is springing to life with small businesses – as new data shows Melbourne continues to record the lowest retail vacancy rate in the...
Rosebery Engine Yards secures Lune and announces exciting retail line up
As a former hub of industrial innovation, Rosebery Engine Yards has been given a new lease of life with the opening of Lune Croissanterie heralding an exciting chapter for Sydney’s...
Southern Hemisphere’s longest sushi train arrives in Queensland as Sushi Jiro expands its national presence
Sushi Jiro in Westfield Chermside is now home to the Southern Hemisphere’s largest sushi train, spanning approximately 115 metres, and accommodating 171 guests. This news comes after the Japanese restaurant...
BIG W unveils new store in Stanhope Gardens
BIG W has opened its first new large-format store since 2019 at Stanhope Village Shopping Centre in Sydney’s North-West. With drive-up bays for direct-to-boot, a new store format for health...
Revo Fitness on track to open 100 gyms with latest opening at Westfield Plenty Valley
Revo Fitness has expanded its offering in Victoria, launching a new 1,600m2 gym in Scentre Group’s Westfield Plenty Valley Shopping Centre. The site marks the gym’s first club North of...
Marquee Retail Group appoints voluntary administrators
The Board of Directors of Marquee Retail Group (MRG) has appointed Domenic Calabretta, Mitchell Ball, and Richard Lawrence of Mackay Goodwin as voluntary administrators. MRG owns the brands Colette by...
Retail grants and incentives of up to $500K to join mixed-use Brisbane riverfront village
Grants and incentives are being offered to retailers to establish at Portside Wharf in Brisbane as part of a $20 million enhancement program revitalising the mixed-use riverfront precinct ahead of...
Lendlease announces first retail tenants at Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross, a new city block being developed in the heart of North Sydney, and located directly above the new Sydney Metro Victoria Cross Station, has today announced the first...
First look inside rebel’s new flagship store at Emporium Melbourne
Australia’s most popular destination for sporting goods, rebel, is opening the doors to its new flagship store at Emporium Melbourne on Thursday, 30 November. The store is the brand’s largest...
A first-of-its-kind luxury whisky tasting bar experience opens on Pitt Street Mall
Johnnie Walker, the world’s number one Scotch Whisky, is inviting Sydneysiders to immerse themselves in the luxurious world of Johnnie Walker Blue Label with the opening of the Johnnie Walker...
Sephora announces opening date for Castle Towers store
Sephora is excited to announce the opening of its 29th store located in QIC’s Castle Towers, Sydney. Set to open its doors on Thursday November 2, 2023, the 401m2 store...
Adelaide Central Plaza expands its luxury retail offering
One of the most recognised luxury brands in the world, Louis Vuitton has opened a pop-up at Adelaide Central Plaza, joining global luxury designers and local premium brands in Adelaide’s...
rebel’s new flagship store to open in Emporium Melbourne
Australia’s most popular destination for sporting goods, rebel, has announced its new flagship store housed in Vicinity’s Emporium Melbourne. Due to open in November, ahead of the Black Friday and...
World Square adds premium Asian supermarket, Gong Grocer to its burgeoning retail precinct
World Square brings premier Asian supermarket Gong Grocer to the heart of Sydney’s CBD, adding a new level of convenience and an innovative line of speciality products to the burgeoning...
Win a Pop Up Shop with Peacock Retail!
Retailers have the chance to win their very own pop up shop thanks to Peacock Retail in association with prize provider Brand iQ. It can be challenging for small businesses...
Melbourne Central records busiest month of foot traffic since the pandemic
Melbourne Central has announced the opening of 25 new stores between September and December this year, after recording its busiest month of foot traffic since the pandemic. More than four...
R.M.Williams opens news flagship store in Adelaide’s Rundle Place
R.M.Williams has officially opened its South Australian flagship store at Rundle Mall, the oldest CBD retail pedestrian mall in the country. Rundle Mall has been the beating heart of Adelaide’s...
The travel experience reimagined: Luxury Escapes opens concept store at Chadstone
Luxury Escapes has celebrated the grand opening of its world first retail store at Vicinity’s Chadstone Shopping Centre. The Travel Reimagined space aims to meet the ever-growing global travel surge...
Thankyou launches its first disruptive play in retail with pop-up concept store at Emporium Melbourne
Melbourne-born social enterprise, Thankyou, is launching its first bricks-and-mortar store – a 12-week pop-up combining creative architecture with interactive events for an unconventional retail experience. The architecturally striking space in...
Lakeside Joondalup welcomes Australia’s largest rebel rCX store
On Thursday 25 May, sporting retailer, rebel opened its largest Australian store at Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City in Perth. Located on level one near JB Hi-Fi, the rebel rCX store...
How to use marketing to drive sales and set your new store up for success
You’re ready to open your storefront and welcome in customers. But no one knows you exist. Here, in the final instalment of this ‘How to retail‘ series, Zelman Ainsworth, Director...
Superdry expands Victorian footprint with seventh store opening at Westfield Doncaster
International fashion brand, Superdry, best known for its sustainable jackets and outerwear, has opened its seventh store in Victoria with Superdry Doncaster launching on Saturday 29th April. Born from an...
How to build or renovate your retail space in 2023
If you’re planning to open a commercial retail space, you will need to assess budget and timeline expectations to meet the current demands being placed on the construction industry. Here,...
Sydney’s newest CBD food and lifestyle precinct opens with 15 exciting venues
15 exciting food and beverage operators have opened their doors at Sydney Place, the vibrant new precinct in one of Sydney’s most-loved waterfront destinations, Circular Quay. Five more will open...
How to manage retail permits, licences and council approvals
You’ve negotiated your commercial property lease, and you’re ready to set up shop. Or so you think. Understanding what permits you need and how to get them is a significant...
SILK Laser receives acquisition proposal from API, a Wesfarmers company
SILK Laser (ASX:SLA) announces that it has received a non-binding, indicative and conditional proposal from Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) to acquire 100% of the shares in SILK, by way of...
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