Shopping Centre Christmas marketing trends
With Christmas sales to exceed $50 billion this year in Australia, marketers across the country have been very focussed on how their centres can get a slice of the big...
Connecting locally is key
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 Today’s shopping centres no longer subscribe to the outdated model of being a...
Free Library movement comes to Brisbane’s Post Office Square
‘If you don’t like to read you haven’t found the right book’… J.K Rowling. Growing on the trend of the shared economy and the movement to detox from technology, Post Office Square...
Real People, not Models at Belmont Forum
Belmont Forum in Perth, Western Australia has launched its Spring Summer 2018 (SS18) looks with a unique campaign – Celebrate Your Look – featuring real people, not models. Like J.Crew, one of...
Charlestown Square launches biggest shopping centre Santa set the Hunter region has seen to date
GPT’s Charlestown Square has partnered with internationally celebrated installation artist, director, and designer – James Dive of Scoundrel Projects – launching the biggest shopping centre Santa set the Hunter region has...
SCCA Marketing Awards – 2018 winners announced!
Last night, the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) hosted one of the most popular industry events on the annual calendar in a spectacular night at Doltone House in Sydney,...
Cairns Central inspires with Self Love Festival
Self Love, Empowerment, Individuality and Body Confidence are just some of the inspiring topics to be covered by lifestyle and social influencers at this month’s Cairns Central’s Self Love Festival...
Dog Adoption Day at Botany Town Centre
Botany Town Centre recently hosted a Dog Adoption Day in conjunction with DC Rescue Dogs and Auckland Puppy Rescue. Each year, DC Rescue Dogs saves more than 200 dogs from euthanasia in...
Macarthur Square’s ‘Beach Club’
One of south west Sydney’s largest shopping centres is bringing sand, sea and summer vibes to Campbelltown this September and October with its very own beach club. Kellicar Lane in Macarthur...
Four lessons in community service
This article could set benchmarks for Community Marketing! NorthWest Shopping Centre in Auckland, NZ has moved into the community with a passion. The article is required reading for Marketing Managers...
Why local matters
‘Rich data’, ‘advanced shopper analytics’ and ‘virtual blue tooth beacons’. These are marketing terms unheard of just a few years ago. Ben Walker takes us into another dimension and heads...
Three Birds Renovation heads to The Hills
The Hills Super Centre hosted the Three Birds Renovation team – aka Bonnie Hindmarsh, Erin Cayless and Lana Taylor who shared their easy to follow interior decorating and renovation tips in an...
Broadway launches Sydney’s first rooftop roller skating rink
Capitalising on one of Sydney’s best-kept secret city views, Mirvac’s Broadway Sydney launched an exclusive open-air rooftop roller skating rink for the month of September. The activation takes place in partnership with Sydney Fringe Festival,...
Mirvac partners with China’s online travel agency Ctrip
The International Visitor Survey last year revealed Australia has welcomed more than 1.3 million Chinese visitors over the past year – second only by a narrow margin, to New Zealand...
Erina Fair’s The Patch
How can a sustainable garden improve your health and wellbeing? What are beneficial bugs and how can you attract them? How can you grow your own organic edible garden? How...
Bayfair – making dreams come true!
In our last magazine issue, we featured Bayfair Shopping Centre on the front cover. The story featured plans for redevelopment and also highlighted Bayfair’s significant stance in the community. Their latest...
Catalogues still big for retail
It’s proof that print catalogues drive retail sales as the major retail players take out the highest awards at the The Australasian Catalogue Association (ACA) 27thAnnual Awards last Friday night. The awards...
Game/On at QV Melbourne
Dexus-owned QV Melbourne will be presenting Game/On, a program of events bringing everyone’s favourite pixelated games to life in a retro gaming festival. Over four weeks until the 23 September, the QV...
Lakeside Joondalup features YouTube sensation Lauren Curtis
Lakeside Joondalup has secured one of Australia’s most popular beauty influencer, Perth-based Lauren Curtis, as the face of their inaugural Springfest beauty and fashion festival, which will kick off on...
Westfield Carousel collaborates with international artists for opening
‘ZOOM’, a colourful eye popping interactive experience, marks an Australian first for the New York and London international artist duo Craig and Karl to celebrate the opening of Westfield Carousel...
Grand Plaza – the heart of the community
Grand Plaza Shopping Centre a single-level regional centre located south of the Brisbane CBD, managed by Vicinity Centres has found differentiation in its positioning by being the proud community heart and...
SCCA Marketing Awards – FINALISTS 2018
The 2018 SCCA Marketing Awards finalists have just been released and are listed below. Congratulations! The campaign with the highest score, regardless of the category entered, will be awarded the...
Stockland shines a light on fatherhood
Stockland has released an inspirational Father’s Day Campaign, launching across its national social and owned media channels to an audience of over 415,000 people. The heart-warming, content-led campaign, titled ‘Dad....
Nicole Trunfio stars as the face of Chadstone
Chadstone – The Fashion Capital recently launched its Spring Summer 18 (SS18) campaign starring Australian model, Nicole Trunfio. With the fashion season hotting up, this campaign is going to be one...
Kiwi Property sponsors Project Runway New Zealand
Kiwi Property has announced today that it will be an official sponsor of the upcoming Project Runway New Zealand season, set to air on TVNZ 2 this September. Kiwi Property...
Chatswood Chase brings in the season with Claudia Chan Shaw
Chatswood Chase celebrates the arrival of spring with an inspiring fashion lecture series presented by fashion designer and TV personality Claudia Chan Shaw. The centre will be alight with designer showcases...
SCCA Marketing Awards: New award categories revealed
The SCCA Marketing Awards are being fine-tuned in order to ensure they match the ever-changing nature of Centre Marketing. Some really exciting changes have resulted after an external review was...
Lendlease expands digital network
Sally Harding shares with us the success story and growth of the in-house multimedia business across Lendlease’s 15 shopping precincts – enabling the retail business to curate and tailor out-of-home...
Service standards – costing businesses
Recent experiences with, and expectations of poor customer service are the primary reasons for decreasing consumer traffic counts to specific Australian shopping centres, precincts and stores. Poor service was also...
The Galeries reveals its hidden artistic ‘Layers’
The Galeries is the ultimate lifestyle and cultural destination for fashion, food, art and music in the heart of Sydney. The Galeries as a keen benefactor of emerging Sydney artists and...
Retail First partners with Share the Dignity
There are over 100,000 Australian women and teenage girls who every month go without female sanitary products because they cannot afford them, due to homelessness, poverty and domestic violence situations....
Vicinity’s DFO centres rebrand as sales grow
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...
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