With the number of Chinese tourists entering Australian shores reaching more than 1.4 million (an average of 151 flights per week) and spending $11.5 billion annually (Tourism Australia 2018) there...

Kidchella, an internationally-inspired, Summer music and crafts festival has opened in Melbourne’s West and you don’t need to camp out for tickets or drive to the desert! Designed for both the young...

Shopping centres are usually busy with crowds of people particularly around the festive season which can be a deterrent for some shoppers. Sensory events offer a more quiet experience within...

Victoria’s Secret has finally opened the doors on its first flagship location in Australia adding to it’s 1,600 stores worldwide. The American lingerie giant unveiled its store at Vicinity Centres’ Chadstone The...

We all strive for our centres to become the community focal point – to respond to community issues. Vicinity Centres has gone a lot further. The team has recognised a...

The neon lights of the iconic Myer sign that once overlooked the site of Coorparoo Square will shine bright once again on Friday November 30, when Frasers Property Australia and...

Greenfield Park Shopping Village, a local shopping centre in the Fairfield council area in western Sydney, recently undertook a $3 million transformation program over 12 weeks to rejuvenate the centre....

Australian shopping centres and landlords were recognised at the International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC) Asia Pacific Awards this week for their excellence in marketing, design and development on an...

Forty years ago in 1978, Greensborough Shopping Centre opened with jubilation from the local community. The centre opened as a three storey retail and commercial building covering 28,000m2, anchored by Kmart in...

Craigieburn Central is celebrating its 5th birthday in spectacular fashion this weekend (27 – 28 October) with an awesome line up of music and dance performances, food trucks, roving entertainment,...

In an Australian retail first which opened last week on the 18 October, Melbourne Central shopping centre welcomed the launch of a new concept offering that will ‘bring the internet...

PETstock have been crowned this year’s 2018 eftpos National Retailer of the Year today at the Australian Retailers Association’s (ARA) 2018 eftpos ARA Australian Retail Awards. The 100% Australian, family...

Last night, the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) hosted one of the most popular industry events on the annual calendar in a spectacular night at Doltone House in Sydney,...

Lendlease shopping centres nationally have temporarily transformed into art galleries with the launch of a new digital exhibition of artworks by Indigenous artist, Barbara Mundraby. The exhibition is open until 31...

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...

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 –...

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....

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...

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...

With the 2018 eftpos ARA Australian Retail Awards slowly approaching, retailers across the country have already started submitting their entries. The Awards this year are titled ‘The Retail Realm: thinking...

The SCCA Marketing Awards are being fine-tuned in order to ensure they match the ever-changing nature of Centre Marketing. Some really exciting changes have resulted after an external review was...

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...

Shopping centres are not only an integral part of the community but a platform to create awareness. This week we take a look at Botany Town Centre’s activation in New Zealand,...

Again, the cream of the industry gathered for the annual Big Guns Lunch at Sydney’s Establishment Hotel in the CBD. As is customary, the CEOs of the major shopping centre...

Links below to the individual CEO speeches: Gary Horwitz, Lendlease Greg Miles, Scentre Group Mark Kirkland, AMPCSC Ralph Kemmler, Woolworths Sam Curry, ISPT Sid Sharma, SCA Property Group Stewart Hutcheon,...

Few people will disagree with the statement that ‘no one has contributed more to the shopping centre industry in Australia than Sir Frank Lowy.’ In fact, many would go further,...

As we go to press, the cover story from SCN's last issue has come to exciting fruition, with Harbour Town Melbourne officially...

The 2017 Shopping Centre Marketing Awards, run by the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA), took place this year at the stunning Doltone House venue on Sydney’s Jones Bay Wharf...

Luxury giants Bally and Harrolds opened their only Australian outlet stores at Birkenhead Point in August, alongside designers Coach and...

On 24 August Pacific Fair celebrated its 40th birthday with a doughnut giveaway for customers and a prize draw for 40 lucky finalists in a competition. In the lead-up to...

On 24 August, Erina Fair kicked off a three-day festival to celebrate 30 years as the biggest shopping centre on the Central Coast. The birthday milestone was an opportunity to...

Cairns Central celebrated 20 years on August 26, hosting a family fun day with free kids’ entertainment, prizes, giveaways and of course birthday cake to celebrate its 20th birthday. NAIDOC...