ALDI brings unique shopping experience to Melbourne CBD
Launching Thursday 8th September, ALDI is bringing a shopping experience like no other to Melbourne CBD, with the opening of its first-ever Victorian Corner Store and celebrating the launch with coffee...
Highpoint to welcome first ever IKEA Plan and Order Point and new Toymate store
Highpoint, Melbourne’s largest shopping destination west of the CBD, will welcome new retailers to the centre in late 2022 including IKEA Australia’s brand-new format, IKEA Plan and Order Point, and Toymate, opening...
Is C2C the future of retail?
Another acronym to get your head around, but what does C2C actually mean, how can it benefit retail and what are the practical steps a retailer needs to take to...
Huawei strategically opens its first Melbourne store
Last week, Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) officially opened its doors for the first time in Melbourne, welcoming fans to its brand-new base in Glen Waverley, Melbourne. While lockdowns initially...
Retail spaces that become destinations
I’ve been asked to write about retail spaces that become tourist destinations. So here’s my list – not exhaustive by any means – but in my opinion, these are serious drawcards...
Eastland Shopping Centre unveils athleisure precinct
Eastland Shopping Centre is set to be the new home of sports in Melbourne’s East, with its brand-new multi-level Athleisure Precinct being unveiled this June including the opening of sporting...
Pacific Fair embraces rise in athleisurewear trend
Turning performance wear into everyday casual wear, athleisure is the new comfy yet classy style that is blurring the lines between clothes you’d wear to the gym and clothes you’d...
Stockland launches new small business retail starter program
Stockland has launched a new retail incubator initiative the S Connect ‘Starter’ program, to assist ambitious small businesses grow, thrive and gain exposure through a retail space in a Stockland...
Frasers Property’s ECQ XL on track for mid-year opening
Boat, caravan and 4WD retailer Road Tech Marine, global BBQ brand Weber and workplace safety specialists RSEA Safety have been revealed as the new names coming soon to Stage 2...
Harbour Town Adelaide secures leading global brands
In a major coup for South Australia’s only premium outlet shopping destination, Harbour Town Premium Outlets Adelaide has secured highly respected US retail giant TK Maxx, creating 50 local jobs....
Dymocks unveils its new flagship Rundle Mall store
Australia’s leading bookseller Dymocks has unveiled its new flagship Rundle Mall, following a $1.5 million fit-out of the historic Regent Theatre. The store’s grand opening was launched at 9am on...
World renowned brands Missoni and Brunello Cucinelli to join Sydney’s 25 Martin Place
Dexus today announced world renowned Italian luxury fashion houses, Missoni and Brunello Cucinelli, will unveil their flagship Australian store at 25 Martin Place, Sydney. Joining a line up of premium...
Harris Scarfe bolsters presence in Melbourne with two new stores opening
Harris Scarfe is boosting its presence in Melbourne’s thriving northwest growth corridor with two new stores officially opening its doors at 9am on Thursday 7th April. The Craigieburn and Sunbury store...
Adelaide’s Rundle Mall experiences an uptick in positive leasing activity from prominent retailers
Adelaide’s low COVID-19 infection rate and the re-emergence from lockdowns resulted in the state economy improving quickly from a sharp decrease in output through the first half of 2020. The...
UNIQLO to open new store at Stockland Wetherill Park
Japanese global apparel retailer, UNIQLO, has announced plans to bring its world-class retail experience and famed service to Stockland Wetherill Park Shopping Centre in July this year. The opening marks...
Fortius signs major retail leasing deal to bring Fortress to Sydney
Sydney’s night-time economy has been given a massive boost with the announcement that the Australian-born entertainment and video games powerhouse, Fortress, is set to open one of the largest leisure...
UNIQLO to open its first ever retail store in South Australia at Myer Centre Adelaide
Japanese global apparel retailer, UNIQLO, reveals it will bring its world-class retail experience and famed service to South Australia. Responding to high demand from local customers, UNIQLO will open its much-anticipated...
Ripley Town Centre’s Incubator Program cultivates sense of community
Ripley Town Centre, located in south-east Queensland’s booming western growth corridor, has celebrated a recent win for its Providore Incubator Program which earned the Centre a top gong at the...
Mirvac’s major WeShow expansion partners with three digital brands
Mirvac’s rapid-delivery retail model, WeShow, launches in Queensland’s Toombul Shopping Centre, Kawana Shoppingworld and at Sydney’s Birkenhead Point, with the announcement of three new Australian digital-native brand partners, two of...
Forest Hill Chase scores Australia’s first Birdies Mini Golf Bar
Australia’s first Birdies Mini Golf Bar launches in Melbourne this week, in the Dining and Entertainment Precinct on Level 3 at Forest Hill Chase shopping centre. It’s the first of...
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...
Growing retail interest in Sydney’s newest city quarter, Quay Quarter Lanes
A second tranche of retailers has committed to open dining, lifestyle and wellbeing retail premises in Sydney’s Quay Quarter Lanes being developed in Circular Quay by AMP Capital. Quay Quarter...
MECCA’s first flagship and largest beauty store in the Southern Hemisphere set to stun
MECCA Brands, Australasia’s leading beauty retailer, has announced it will swing open the doors of its first flagship, located in Sydney’s heritage Gowings building, on Friday 27 November 2020. The...
Natalie Brennan, Food Co 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...
First South Australian LEGO Certified Store announced
Alceon Group (AG) and LEGO Australia and New Zealand today announced the first AG LEGO Certified Store will open in South Australia in the coming months. Located at Westfield Marion...
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...
Thinus Keeve, COLES GROUP
Thinus is Coles Group’s Chief Property & Export Officer and has considerable commercial experience in the retail, strategy and liquor sectors. Thinus has held various senior leadership roles at Coles...
Nick Patrick, SOUL ORIGIN
Nick is the National Leasing and Development Manager for Soul Origin. For the past 13 years, he has worked in the retail property industry for both landlords and retailers. His...
Damian Keogh AM, HOYTS GROUP
Damian is the President and CEO of The HOYTS Group, a role he has held since 2014. As part of the Chinese owned Wanda Group, which owns 12% of the...
Carlos Antonius, CHATIME GROUP
Carlos joined the Chatime Group in June 2015 and is charged with overseeing the Australian operations for the Chatime and Goobne brands. Carlos has more than 25 years’ experience in...
Martin Matthews, BRAND COLLECTIVE
Martin Matthews is the CEO of Brand Collective, which owns and operates iconic Australian and international brands including Superdry, Shoes & Sox, Hush Puppies, and Clarks and Volley. Martin has...
Richard Facioni, ALCEON GROUP
Richard Facioni leads Alceon Group’s principal investment team, with a particular focus on retail and consumer investments. He is an investor in and director of an extensive portfolio of operating businesses,...
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