Precinct Properties reveals six new flagship stores to open at Commercial Bay
Precinct Properties have announced the latest wave of retailers to open at Auckland’s Commercial Bay. Today’s announcement reveals flagship stores from Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, Scotch & Soda, R.M. Williams, Asics and...
Auckland’s Botany Town Centre opens second stage
Botany Town Centre in Auckland celebrated the opening of the second stage of its $78 million development on Thursday 19 September. The precinct connecting the Town Centre Drive to New World...
Retail heavyweights still say customers rule their success
Retail heavy-weights joined together yesterday to discuss the topic “The Connected Customer Experience’ . The event hosted by Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce featured an esteemed panel of leaders representing both the bricks-and-mortar world as well...
UPSTAIRS at Mirvac’s Toombul announces new restaurants
Set to become a staple of the Brisbane foodie scene, UPSTAIRS at Toombul is a first-of-its kind, urban dining and entertainment experience. The 5,100m2 precinct, headlined by Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq...
Mike Crittenden, 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 industry....
Pacific Fair partners with Mercedes Benz Gold Coast to launch premium car service
In a first-to-market service for Australian shopping centres, AMP Capital’s Pacific Fair has partnered with Mercedes Benz Gold Coast to launch a premium car service that allows customers to be...
Yamanto Central construction partner announced
Queensland-based shopping centre owner and manager JMK Retail and development management group DMA Partners have announced the appointment of Mainbrace Constructions to build the 20,000m2 Yamanto Central shopping centre, set...
Caddens Corner, a new centre in Sydney’s west is underway
Construction is underway on Caddens Corner – a new neighbourhood shopping destination for Penrith City. The development, managed by Kaipara Property Group is due to open in Spring 2020. The...
Karrinyup Shopping Centre partners with WA Good Food Guide
Presented in partnership with the WA Good Food Guide (WAGFG), the AMP Capital Industry Commentary Series returns with some of Perth’s most prominent food identities and a special international guest. Bringing together top...
Vicinity kicks off $63 million expansion of Ellenbrook Central
Perth’s Ellenbrook Central celebrated the launch of its $63 million expansion with the ‘turning of the first sod’ to officially kick off the project. Centre Manager Roisin McDonagh and Development Manager...
Vicinity’s Chadstone partners with the NGV
Chadstone – The Fashion Capital has partnered with the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), commencing as major sponsor of the NGV’s Summer 2019/20 exhibition, KAWS: Companionship in the Age of Loneliness arriving...
JLL survey reveals refurbishment biggest driver of shopping centre performance
The latest JLL retail centre managers’ survey shows subdued rental outlook and greater online competition as owners invest heavily to boost retailer engagement. Enhancing the tenant mix and refurbishment have emerged...
Stockland Bundaberg introduces friendly competition to support local schools
Bundaberg’s very own students have been competing for a chance to be crowned champions of the all-new Stockland Battle of the Schools Trivia Competition. Stockland and local radio station Hitz 93.9...
Latrobe’s Valley Mid Valley Shopping Centre completes stage one
Located in Morwell in the Latrobe Valley area of Gippsland in South-Eastern Victoria, stage one of Juilliard Group of Companies-owned Mid Valley Shopping Centre redevelopment is now complete, with the opening...
Robina Town Centre’s community aims to break the stigma surrounding mental health
With an estimated 45% of Australians expected to experience a mental health condition in their lifetime*, the statistics are alarming, and for many a reality they prefer to ignore. This month,...
Melbourne’s iconic Pentridge transformation
The creation of a one-of-a-kind retail hub is well underway as part of the transformation of the iconic Pentridge site in Melbourne’s north. The Pentridge mixed-use redevelopment opportunity is a...
Garden City collaborates with the Art Gallery of Western Australia
AMP Capital’s Garden City is welcoming spring summer style with a month-long, in-centre celebration of the new season. A series of art and fashion-focused activations and events will set the...
Hawaiian’s Melville introduces centre-wide Quiet Hour
A first for a Western Australian shopping centre, Hawaiian’s Melville has commenced a pilot ‘Quiet Hour’ initiative, aimed at providing a low-sensory shopping experience for those who need it. Occurring every Tuesday...
Brett Lowe, Lendlease
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 industry....
Australia’s first Fortress video gaming venue coming to Emporium Melbourne
Vicinity Centres and Fortress Esports Pty Ltd revealed the Southern Hemisphere’s first-of-its kind video gaming and esports entertainment venue, will open at Emporium Melbourne in early 2020. Reimagining the way...
Camp Hill Marketplace centres community around its green heart
The second stage of Hamell’s extension to Camp Hill Marketplace has transformed an existing sub-regional neighbourhood centre into a revitalised, boutique retail village. The centre, which was designed by Brisbane...
BP and David Jones partner to bring food convenience to another level
BP and David Jones have today announced a partnership to create all-new centres of convenience and shape the way Australian consumers shop for food. The partnership combines David Jones Food’s exclusive,...
Westfield Newmarket opens first stage
In Auckland today, Scentre Group opened the doors to Westfield Newmarket with thousands gathering to witness the start of the centre’s major transformation and the latest Westfield Living Centre for...
Howard Smith Wharves wins 2019 Queensland Retail Property of the Year Award
Howard Smith Wharves has been awarded the title of 2019 Queensland Retail Property of the Year, the state’s most prestigious retail property title. The Property Council of Australia’s Queensland Retail Property...
Sunshine Coast’s Stockland Baringa officially opens
Stockland has officially opened its $33 million Baringa town centre in Caloundra South, on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Stockland Baringa is located in the heart of Stockland’s Aura – the largest...
The Palms continues to support Christchurch schools
The Palms Shopping Centre is continuing to serve as a frontline advocate for the Christchurch community. For the past few years, through the centre’s My School Rules campaign, local schools...
Retail industry pioneer joins Mainbrace board
Retail construction specialist Mainbrace has welcomed property industry stalwart and large format retail pioneer Richard Horne to the team as a non-executive director. Richard has had an extensive career in...
Westfield has declared this Spring 2019 the season of ‘Revival’
Westfield has declared this Spring 2019 the season of ‘Revival’, with the release of a fashion-led music video that showcases 80s, 90s and noughties inspired seasonal trends from Australian and...
Martine Criswick, Vicinity Centres
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 industry....
Tweed Mall opens development with a new ALDI store
Tweed Mall’s $6 million (approx.) redevelopment of its Northern Mall was officially opened today. In line with the first day trade of the new ALDI Supermarket, the Tweed Shires Mayor, Cr....
Sydney’s Strand Arcade celebrates Australian Design
On Thursday 15 August, designers, models, artists and musicians came together to celebrate Australian design at the 19th Evening With Our Designers at the Strand Arcade in Sydney. The historic...
Fraser’s Ed.Square secures new tenants for health and wellbeing precinct
With its live entertainment, waterplay area, fresh food market, buzzing Eat Street and Event Cinemas, Ed.Square Town Centre will be a fun place to be. Frasers Property Australia has now...
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