Kawana Shoppingworld was profiled in the current SCN issue and its multi-million dollar redevelopment, which commenced in January of last year has now come on stream. The very first shopping centre on...

Retailers play an important part in creating great shopping centres, so we at SCN profile retailers to our Shopping Centre News audience on a regular basis. Adairs is a specialty...

Sidone Thomas was the inaugural winner of the Frank Lowy Fellowship Award. Part of her prize was to attend the World Retail Congress in Madrid. She extended the trip and...

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...

Charter Hall has a very different approach, but then they’ve got a very different portfolio! It’s retail in all forms; from stand-alone supermarkets and hardware stores, to major shopping centres...

There was a time, not too long ago, when the major debate in our industry was all about the ‘boxes’ we’d created, with the entire action being on the inside...

As usual, a very amusing article from Robert Speirs. This time he looks at the ‘Assignment of Lease’ clause, with special attention paid to the NSW Retail Leases Act. Again,...

This article looks at the interesting research and analytics that goes into creating a truly ‘local centre’. Today’s shopping centres no longer subscribe to the outdated model of being a...

Tenancy coordination can be a tricky business. There are a number of stakeholders involved, and if it is not planned and managed correctly from the beginning, it can often lead...

The current state of the retail construction market is categorised by a greater focus on refurbishments, extensions and interior re-purposing projects, as opposed to new greenfield developments. These types of...

Cinemas in shopping centres only occurred in the 1990s. Look at new usages – from mobile phones to sporting footwear – and what you see is a society in transition....

Biophilic Design has entered the shopping centre world! It’s all about connecting with nature and when we do (in a shopping centre), it increases dwell-time and the retail spend, with...

Now here’s an article to set some retail development managers running to the arena of Public Private Partnerships. The redevelopment of railway stations presents some massive opportunities. Great retail centres...

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...

Kelvin Taylor takes us on a design tour of Hong Kong. We find new streets, a critique (well more of an appreciation) of the renowned Pacific Place and a pair...

Kawana Shoppingworld’s latest extensions are about to come on stream. The very first shopping centre on the Sunshine Coast, its major redevelopment in 2014 saw the Mirvac centre present itself...

The largest regional shopping centre in Perth’s east, Vicinity Centre’s Midland Gate, opened the second stage of its $100 million redevelopment on Wednesday 21 November  which attracted thousands of shoppers. ALDI, The Reject Shop,...

It’s a changing world and the consumer is leading the way. The change in our industry is not just confined to the larger centres; smaller centres must adapt to respond...

How often do we think of our shoppers’ ‘wellbeing’? And how do we provide for it? It’s all part of the ‘experience’ and it’s significantly influential on ‘repeat visits’… Bricks-and-mortar...

The creativity, speed and fabulousness of our retail and hospitality industry progresses and retailers, operators and landlords alike continue to innovate and create to impress today’s ever connected, always on,...

Tauranga Crossing in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand have announced a list of exciting new restaurants and eateries scheduled to open as part of the expanded centre in April...

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....

As the first integrated shopping centre in the region of Sydney Olympic Park and the newest of Sydney’s new class of super neighbourhood centres, Marina Square will service the current...

Food and beverage has been the flavour of the decade! Our centres have expanded the component beyond what was considered possible only a few years back. But there are still...

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...

Bayfair Shopping Centre’s $115 million redevelopment as featured on the cover of SCN this year will have more than 30 new stores to open in early December in time for Christmas...

I’m writing from China, a country where I spend five to six months a year. The country’s ’11.11’ day is over. ‘Singles’ Day’ (or ‘Guanggun Jie’) is its original nomenclature...

Thousands gathered at Sunshine Plaza on 14 November to see the first unveil of Stage 1 of Lendlease’s Sunshine Plaza’s $420 million redevelopment. Lots of entertainment was on offer with Santa’s arrival...

Sutherland Shire locals now have a smorgasbord of new dining, shopping and lifestyle options as PAYCE and Mirvac Retail unveiled the new shopping precinct of South Village in Kirrawee yesterday....

Sydney gets a brand new shopping centre as Billbergia’s Marina Square shopping centre as the centre sets to open on Wednesday 21 November 2018. Residents of Wentworth Point, Rhodes, Newington and the Sydney...

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....