One of Sydney’s oldest and most treasured shopping destinations, the QVB is celebrating 120 glorious years since first opening its doors in 1898. This building has seen it all from...

The Vicinity Centre owned DFO portfolio sales continue to soar as Australians flock to DFO centres. The popularity of outlet centres are reflected in the sales which are up 5% across the portfolio.  This...

Dexus continues to create ‘BIG Change for small change’ across Australia, supporting hospitals. Throughout August 2018, Dexus shopping centres nationally will host a one-day community event that aims to make a...

Most shopping centres have a program of upgrading mall furniture to the latest and greatest, so when Belmont Forum in Perth had old benches to give away they thought they could...

Across the industry many shopping centres have focussed their efforts on NAIDOC Week, solidifying that shopping centres are a very important platform to generate awareness and amplify the theme of NAIDOC Week....

At Shopping Centre News we believe retailers are the most important ingredient to create great shopping centres, so we want to profile retailers to our Shopping Centre News audience on...

What’s in a brand? Well, it turns out a whole lot. Shopping Centre News explores this new Australian study which measures brand equity – a measurement that is complex for most...

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....

Personalisation is essential to every business if they are to deliver relevant products and services for customers. Each and every person is unique with different preferences and tastes. With personalisation...

Stockland today celebrated the Ballarat region’s newest shopping precinct, officially opening the $37 million redevelopment of Stockland Wendouree Shopping Centre. The centre has increased its size by 6,700m2 bringing the...

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....

Shopping centres need to innovate and create new services and offers to remain relevant in their communities.  Melbourne’s Galleria in the heart of the CBD has done just that. Today, marking 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....

This week, we talk to Thomas Pash, CEO of Rockpool Dining Group, Australia’s leading hospitality group, with brands Bavarian, Fratelli Fresh, Saké and Burger Project – just to name a few....

Shopping centres are not only an integral part of the community but a platform to create awareness. This week we take a look at Botany Town Centre’s activation in New Zealand,...

Frasers Property Australia has launched the commencement of a ground-breaking mixed-use development in the heart of Melbourne including a shopping centre with Australia’s first rooftop urban farm. Key Facts: Burwood...

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....

Who has the ‘most instagrammable sunset in Dubai’? It’s the sunset located at Dubai Festival City Mall. The mall is one of the major shopping destinations in Dubai. With over 500...

Robert Speirs, a specialist in retail leases and regular contributor to SCN, looks at the recent case where the lessors claimed a payment for operating costs over and above that...

We’ve had a lot happening at SCN since our last issue… The major event of our year – the Big Guns lunch – occurred and as always, it was a...

In my previous article in the March Big Guns issue, I covered retailers moving into the food and beverage game. In this issue, I’m exploring those that have taken their...

Stockland Green Hills has transformed itself from the most powerful Little Gun in the country, into a super-prime regional and one of the major Big Gun centres in Australia. It...

Unlocking Value is the cornerstone of Mirvac Retail’s strategy. It’s a well-defined strategy, enunciated clearly a few years back when the company rationalised its retail portfolio. It was in 2013...

Again, the cream of the industry gathered for the annual Big Guns Lunch at Sydney’s Establishment Hotel in the CBD. As is customary, the CEOs of the major shopping centre...

A local destination with an international audience As Sydney continues to grow into its well-deserved reputation as an important global city straddling East and West, the redevelopment and expansion of...

One of the shopping centre manager’s biggest headaches is caused by construction works or interior works in an existing centre. Retailers need to trade alongside construction activity; shoppers need to...

We ponder deeply about the future of retail – what will a shop be like, will it contain stock or just imagery, holograms, samples? How will the internet and online...

Big Data, we’re told, is the answer to most commercial problems. We’re now informed it’s the solution for shopping centres in their battle against the online sellers. Ben Walker tells...

The current events of the Banking Royal Commission has placed the corporate world on high alert with respect to promoting and protecting their brand values and reputation. Today’s ever-changing competitive...

The completion of Sydney’s new George Street Boulevard is sparking a major shift in the city’s retail landscape, with the once renowned grid-locked strip fast becoming a retail powerhouse. While...

In this two-part article, Francis Loughran looks at what the modern retail centre stands for from a food and hospitality perspective. Is it possible that the modern lifestyle destination will...

The iGeners are here and in force – they’ve joined the Millennials and, more to the point, they’re influencing our centres. iGeners don’t remember a time before the internet; they...