Melbourne's Sunshine Plaza unveils redevelopment plans
Emerging as a beacon of prosperity in Melbourne’s west, Sunshine is becoming a new commercial hotspot, with Sunshine Plaza revealing the redevelopment plans for its current site. Approved by Brimbank...
First retailers revealed in Eastern Creek Quarter Stage 2
Anaconda, Officeworks and McDonald’s have been confirmed as the new major tenants in Stage 2 of the award-winning shopping, dining and entertainment destination, Eastern Creek Quarter (ECQ). Frasers Property Australia...
Retail First announces 4th year of ongoing partnership with Share the Dignity
Share the Dignity and Retail First Shopping Centres have teamed up for the fourth year running to make a real on-the-ground difference fighting period poverty through the upcoming March Dignity...
Eastern Creek Quarter celebrates wellness
Western Sydney locals are invited to be well, live well and eat well at Eastern Creek Quarter (ECQ) with a new campaign focused on feeling healthy and looking great. The...
Gold Coast’s The Lakes receives development approval for retail village
Sunland Group has received DA approval to create a visionary new 7,500m2 retail village at the heart of its master planned community – The Lakes at Mermaid Waters. The visionary new retail...
Springwood Mall announces $16m expansion plans
Springwood Mall confirms approval of its development application (DA) to Logan City Council for a $16 million centre redevelopment, which is scheduled for an immediate construction start. Stage One will...
Lendlease announces new CEO as McCann retires
Lendlease Chairman Michael Ullmer has announced Steve McCann will retire as Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director and the Board’s decision to appoint Tony Lombardo, currently Chief Executive Officer...
Brookfield Place Sydney adds key retail offer ahead of completion
Romeo’s Retail Group will deliver a new-to-Australia, European-inspired food hall concept to the Sydney CBD, opening its Locali by Romeo’s at Brookfield Place Sydney. The food hall will anchor the...
Lunar New Year brings Oxen strength to 2021
Lunar New Year 2021 falls on Friday 12 February this year, and although there isn’t the influx of Chinese tourists into Australia due to travel restrictions, the more than 1.2...
Pop Up Power
‘Pop Ups’ used to be temporary, inexpensive, amateurish. Not any more! Pop Ups are now mainstream, sophisticated and an established form of retail. They are the future and are being...
Mastery by Crown secures Woolworths Metro
Residents of Waterloo are set to have a new Woolworths Metro on their doorstep after the supermarket signed a lease to become the anchor tenant at the planned Mastery by...
Colliers appoints Lyn Gray as Head of Retail Management
Lyn Gray has been appointed as the Head of Retail Management within the Real Estate Management team at Colliers International Australia. Gray succeeds Dale McDermid, who has recently retired from Colliers and...
A Summer of Soul at Tamworth Square
For the Tamworth community, the cancellation of the 49th Country Music Festival was both a financial and emotional blow. The annual festival attracts an estimated 40,000 visitors to town each...
New waterfront dining and fresh food precinct headline Runaway Bay upgrades
The Gold Coast’s Runaway Bay Centre is set to undergo a modern makeover giving customers a new alfresco casual dining precinct and fresh food precinct, powered with the aid of...
Castle Towers delivers two major upgrade projects
Despite the challenges that came with 2020, Castle Towers succeeded in delivering two major upgrade projects – an upgrade of the Piazza alfresco dining precinct and an upgrade of Levels...
Buchan’s architectural vision for Sylvia Park
Buchan’s signature architectural work in the retail and hospitality space is widely evident at New Zealand’s brand-new retail district, Sylvia Park. Kiwi Property unveiled its $277 million, 20,000m2 Level 1...
Accelerating innovation
Nothing accelerates innovation as fast as a significant necessity. As an industry and sector, we are currently working our way through and out of a once-in-a-lifetime event and must innovate...
Highpoint’s interactive LEGO Play Zone
During the school holidays, LEGO legends and learners were invited to experience Highpoint’s LEGO Play Zone – an interactive play space for kids. The LEGO Play Zone brought the world’s most...
The City of Sydney launches retail innovation program
In an effort to support CBD businesses, The City of Sydney’s Adapt and Advance webinar series kicks off today and is targeted at the retail and hospitality sector. A second...
Francis Loughran, Future Food
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...
How COVID-19 is impacting Back to School purchasing
Shopper Media’s latest Back to School Shopper Study reveals that half (50%) of all Australian shoppers are planning to purchase many back-to-school necessities from their local supermarkets. Karissa Fletcher, Head...
Bruce Sedgwick, Titanium Property Investment
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...
Hyperdome’s North Mall upgrade
Hyperdome’s North Mall was recently upgraded as the first chapter of their multi-million-dollar staged evolution. In this article, Elle Slabbert of Quatro Design provides an overview of this custom project and the collaboration...
Cbus Property and Scentre Group commence works on $1 billion landmark development in Sydney
Cbus Property and Scentre Group have commenced construction on their $1 billion mixed-use development of the former David Jones department store at the corner of Castlereagh and Market Streets in...
The 2020 Christmas: COVID-safe and back to community
There is no doubt that 2020 has been unprecedented (that word again) and no one could have predicted what Christmas would look like in shopping centres following major lockdowns and...
Mirvac launches the next generation of retail at East Village
In an Australian first, Mirvac Retail launched its new retail-as-a-service concept, WeShow at East Village Shopping Centre in Sydney on Saturday 12 December. Furthering its commitment to creating sustainable and dynamic...
Cairns Central celebrates grand opening of $60 million redevelopment
Member for Cairns and Assistant Tourism Minister Michael Healy joined Lendlease to celebrate the official opening of Cairns Central’s $60 million redevelopment. Cairns Central is the largest shopping Centre in...
Cabramatta Plaza celebrates food the pun way
Whether you were baking homemade focaccia, making meals for your family, buying local produce or supporting your local restaurants – Food has been a source of connection throughout 2020. This...
Direct Chemist Outlet hits 75 Store Milestone
Direct Chemist Outlet (DCO) has now officially opened 75 stores nationally. The retailer hit the milestone with the opening of a new location in Dakabin, QLD. Direct Chemist Outlet is...
Brands must remain agile
As part of a Pop Up special feature – this article was first published in Shopping Centre News Vol. 38 No. 5 – Little Guns issue, written by Julie Gasper,...
The evolution of retail and the changing face of Pop Up
As part of a Pop Up special feature – this article was first published in Shopping Centre News Vol. 38 No. 5 – Little Guns issue, written by Courtney Ross,...
Stockland continues to create and facilitate convenient and curated experiences
As part of a Pop Up special feature – this article was first published in Shopping Centre News Vol. 38 No. 5 – Little Guns issue, written by Lisa King,...
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