Community to Deck The Mall at Central West Shopping Centre
Christmas is bound to look a little different this year, so to celebrate the festive season while acknowledging the difficult year we’ve had, Central West Shopping Centre will be collaborating...
Practical place-making post-pandemic
We talk constantly of ‘place-making’. Our centres are community spaces and ‘places’ within them contribute significantly to the total experience. But as Claire Bowles and Sophie Hutchinson explains, a ‘place’...
Video killed the radio star but COVID-19 killed the foodcourt
The food court as we know it – a mass of seats, surrounded by fast food outlets on the perimeter – is very ill, dying or, according to Suzee Brain,...
Food and hospitality’s new social contract in a 1.5-metre economy
Francis Loughran says the ‘mall’ is changing. So much so, in fact, that in the future we might not even call it a ‘mall’ at all. At SCN, we can’t...
Nisha Rawal, Director, Urbis
SCN invited five women leaders in the field of property research to give us their thoughts on the current state of the industry and the future. It’s an interesting feature....
Nerida Conisbee, Chief Economist, REA Group
SCN invited five women leaders in the field of property research to give us their thoughts on the current state of the industry and the future. It’s an interesting feature....
Jessica Wilkinson, Senior Research Manager, Lendlease
We invited five women leaders in the field of property research to give us their thoughts on the current state of the industry and the future. It’s an interesting feature....
Louise Burke, Senior Analyst, JLL
SCN invited five women leaders in the field of property research to give us their thoughts on the current state of the industry and the future. It’s an interesting feature....
Kate Bailey, Head of Retail and Logistics Research, CBRE
SCN invited five women leaders in the field of property research to give us their thoughts on the current state of the industry and the future. It’s an interesting feature....
Re-concepting centre events and activations
In January 2020 my first daughter was born and my world shifted. She was born with her mother’s determination, and my loud voice. But in March 2020 Australia went into...
Harnessing big data to make precincts
“Just think of all the things that have come and gone in our own lifetimes, all the would-be futures we watched age into obsolescence – CD, DVD, answering machine, Walkman,...
COVID-19 and lease extensions: more red tape
There’s good ‘practical advice’ here and it’s COVID-19 related. Leases have been extended to match up to negotiated rent deferral periods. But what about notices regarding ‘end of lease’? What...
Biggest adidas store in the Pacific unveiled at HTPO Adelaide
Australia’s largest adidas store has opened at Harbour Town Premium Outlets (HTPO) in Adelaide due to increasing demand for premium brands at the centre and local popularity of the iconic...
Mini Guns 2020
We report Mini Gun figures for the year. That in itself is somewhat remarkable! If we had said something along the lines – “the majority of owners/managers didn’t submit figures this year as a result of the COVID-19 situation and subsequent closure of some/all stores… etcetera, etcetera,” no one would...
Does your centre behave like a brand?
We’ve all got a lot of brands in our centres but are we a brand ourselves? Does your centre have a ‘brand’? Should it have one? Brands harness customer loyalty;...
How to build customer loyalty and ‘sticky-ness’ for your shopping centre
‘Big data’ is an increasingly used term and the experts tell us it’s the way of the future for shopping centres. John Dwyer maintains that big data should be used...
From the Publisher – September 2020
One of the problems with ‘public opinion’ is that often the public doesn’t have sufficient knowledge to form one! ‘Percentage Rent’ has loomed into the commercial arena recently, with the...
Marrickville Metro development hits the home stretch
The Inner West’s popular shopping centre, Marrickville Metro has announced its highly anticipated community-focused development is set to open mid-2021. Although COVID-19 has led to a delay in the centre’s...
Carly Xerri, 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...
Lendlease secures senior retail appointments
In an effort to build its retail asset management and funds management capabilities, Lendlease has announced three key appointments. David McNamara has been appointed to the role of Head of...
Sydney’s newest urban village opens with Coles supermarket
Leading property developer Greenland Australia has today announced the grand opening of the first retail offering in its ‘nbh at Lachlan’s Line’ (nbh) development in Macquarie Park, with the launch...
James Sinclair, Signature Hospitality Group
Retailers play a vital role in creating great shopping centres and community spaces. At Shopping Centre News we think it’s important to showcase and profile retailers to our audiences. This week, we speak...
Highpoint Shopping Centre launches virtual school holidays program
Due to the lockdown in Melbourne, school holiday fun has ‘gone virtual’ for the first time ever at GPT’s Highpoint Shopping Centre. The centre’s youngest fans are set to enjoy...
Chris McLaren, Comac Retail 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...
Stockland launches WA Thank You campaign
Stockland has launched a new campaign across its Western Australia portfolio, which will see special retailer gifts delivered to residents in the company’s four retail catchments across the state –...
Pialba Place goes wild for the spring school holidays
With school holidays around the corner, Hervey Bay’s locals and visitors will be able to experience ‘Virtually Wild’ which brings an immersive safari experience to Pialba Place. From next week, families can...
$1 Billion Pentridge Prison Project set to transform Melbourne’s Inner North
Retailers flock to be part of a unique new retail destination as transformation of the iconic Pentridge redevelopment nears completion. The project is focusing on hyperlocal leasing to create a...
Stockland Townsville powers ahead with $600,000 mall project
Stockland has announced that it will undertake a $600,000 project at its Townsville centre in North Queensland. Construction will commence in early September 2020 and will involve reconfiguring a mid-mall...
Thomas Jenkins, Colliers International
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...
Spring Freshtival at The Square Mirrabooka
The Spring Freshtival has launched at The Square Mirrabooka to celebrate the arrival of Spring this September with delicious events, giveaways and fun for the whole family. A stunning natural art...
Crossroads Homemaker Centre shares the love
There’s no doubt that this year has been tough for a lot of people in the community, with COVID-19 causing a lot of uncertainty and anxiety for families and their...
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