Little Guns: The online challenge
Regarding bricks-and-mortar/online sales, will Australia follow the rest of the world, or will it lead? According to Tony Dimasi, Australia’s online sales are far less than in other western, developed...
Twenty retail tenants at Sydney Place announced
Some of Australia’s most recognisable and awarded chefs, restaurateurs and lifestyle retailers will open from March 2023 across the intimate laneways of Sydney Place – a new vibrant precinct developed...
Self-harm prevention solution recognised in awarding of 2022 Frank Lowy Fellowship
The Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) has named Deb Palmer, National Programs Manager, QIC Real Estate, as the 2022 winner of the prestigious Frank Lowy Fellowship. The Fellowship was...
Call for First Nations operator to bring Sydney’s newest public plaza to life
The City of Sydney is calling for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander operator to manage a public plaza, multi-purpose space for a cultural display and café or retail area,...
Stockland makes Christmas a holiday
Stockland is making Christmas a holiday with its annual Christmas campaign designed to help alleviate the various pressures households can feel in the lead-up to the festive season. Stockland’s research...
Westfield Parramatta reveals new retailers as part of $33m redevelopment
Westfield Parramatta will unveil its anticipated enhanced fresh food precinct from November 30, with eight new retailers set to open following a $33 million investment. Designed to meet the local...
QIC secures Australian-first action sports facility for Castle Towers
QIC has this month submitted a development application for Woodward, the global leader in action sports experiences, to open its first facility outside of North America at Castle Hill in...
Vicinity’s Peter Huddle appointed as Acting Chief Executive Officer
Vicinity Centres today announced that its Chief Operating Officer, Peter Huddle has been appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer. Huddle’s appointment is effective from 16 November. Vicinity is in the process...
Westfield Penrith unveils retail lineup for $33m fresh food and entertainment precinct
Westfield Penrith has today revealed several new retailers opening this month, as part of a $33 million investment into its new Coles, casual dining and entertainment precincts. Retailers within the...
Harbour Town Gold Coast’s half-billion dollar milestone
Australia’s largest Outlet Shopping Centre, Harbour Town Premium Outlets Gold Coast has reached a major milestone, hitting $500 million in annual retail sales for the first time in its 23-year...
Revelop gets DA approval for state-of-the-art shopping centre in Chisholm
Revelop recently received Development Application approval for Chisholm Plaza, with construction due to commence in April 2023. The community of Chisholm have long awaited news of the centre’s redevelopment with...
Highpoint welcomes the festive season with new retailers and extended summer trading hours
Melbourne’s largest shopping destination west of the CBD, Highpoint, is preparing for retail’s biggest season of the year with the launch of extended summer trading hours, Christmas celebrations and new-look...
Harbour Town Premium Outlets Adelaide debuts Nike Unite and The Cosmetics Company Store in SA
South Australia’s only outlet shopping centre has been chosen as the major retail destination to unveil the state’s first Nike Unite and The Cosmetic Company Store. Harbour Town Premium Outlets...
QIC launches ‘Love From Christmas’ campaign across its retail portfolio
QIC Real Estate has today launched its holiday campaign, Love from Christmas, as they prepare to celebrate the magic of the festive season with shoppers. Launching across QIC’s 19 centres...
Karrinyup welcomes Christmas with an abseiling Santa & Perth’s largest Christmas tree
This festive season, Karrinyup will be home to a Christmas experience unlike anywhere in Western Australia. Launching today, Thursday 3 November, in a sparkling start to the season, Perth’s largest...
Bankstown Central opens The Grand Market
On Wednesday 2 November, Vicinity’s Bankstown Central opened its revitalised fresh food market, bringing an exciting range of fresh produce, grocery and specialty food products to the centre. With a...
oOh!media enters retailer media with reooh
oOh!media has announced a major move into the retailer media market with the launch of reooh, an end-to-end Out of Home offering for retailers to fast-track growth in the accelerating...
Mildura Central celebrates 40 years
On Saturday the 22nd of October, Mildura Central celebrated 40 years by throwing a birthday extravaganza for its local community. Mildura Central is a well-known shopping centre located in Mildura,...
Neon Playground by Chinatown – driving business outcomes and community engagement
The launch of the five-week Neon Playground by Chinatown festival of art, lights, music, food and community has delivered tangible impacts for businesses around the Asian Australian cultural hub of...
Grant Kelley to retire from Vicinity Centres
Vicinity Centres today announced the retirement plan of its CEO and Managing Director, Grant Kelley. After more than five years in the role, Kelley will retire from Vicinity by 30 June...
Residential retail fusion – UK vs Australian perspective
This article co-authored by Claire Bowles and Joe Wright of i2C Architects was first published in SCN magazine. Premium members can view the full digital edition here Recent evidence shows...
Mirvac appoints Campbell Hanan as Group CEO and Managing Director
Mirvac Group have announced the appointment of Campbell Hanan as Mirvac’s next Group CEO & Managing Director. Hanan will take up this appointment from early March 2023, succeeding Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz,...
rebel unveils its new health and wellbeing experience at Chadstone
Australia’s most popular destination for sporting goods, rebel, has unveiled a newly expanded external store at Chadstone Shopping Centre – the brand’s largest health and wellbeing destination to date. The...
Tipalea’s $40m Stony Rise Village retail development gets one step closer
Devonport City Council has voted to put the rezoning and permit application for the proposed new $40 million Stony Rise Village retail centre on public exhibition, representing a major planning...
Indooroopilly Shopping Centre to welcome 10 new retailers in time for Christmas
Brisbane’s fashion and lifestyle hub, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre is setting up for a holiday season to remember by welcoming a selection of ten iconic retailers before Christmas. The past few...
World Square partners with Hey You to offer $5 lunch deals
Starting Monday 24th October, Sydney’s World Square Shopping Centre in partnership with Hey You, is offering an incredible $5 lunch offer over the course of October. Both Hey You and...
‘Rundle Mall’s Biggest Yoga Session’ breaks record
On Saturday 22 October, Adelaide’s Rundle Mall made history with 385 people bending and stretching for an early morning yoga session that ran the length of the premier shopping precinct....
Frasers and Dexus receive DA approval for $3b Central Place Sydney
Central Place Sydney, the joint venture between Frasers Property Australia and Dexus has received DA approval from the City of Sydney for the $3 billion major city-shaping development that will...
QIC’s Grand Central Shopping Centre takes top honours at the 2022 SCCA Marketing Awards
The Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) announced the winners of the 2022 SCCA Marketing Awards at last night’s Gala Dinner, with QIC’s Grand Central Shopping Centre ‘Butterfly House’ campaign...
QIC’s Watergardens set to unveil new Town Square this month
Due for completion this October, just in time for the warmer weather and upcoming festive season, Taylors Lakes’ popular Watergardens shopping centre is preparing to unveil the first look of...
Australians are shopping smarter: Shopper reveals shopping trends this Christmas
Australians are preparing to shop smarter this Christmas to get ahead and combat the rising cost of living. Localism, in-store purchases and preferencing ethical and sustainable brands are all key...
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