SCCA Marketing Awards 2016
The Shopping Centre Council of Australia Marketing Awards are a great opportunity to profile the considerable talent we have in our industry and the wonderful and creative campaigns that are...
Bankstown Central marks a 50-year milestone
One of Australia’s most culturally diverse shopping precincts, Bankstown Central is turning 50, a testament to the strength and adaptability of the centre...
Palace Cinemas set to premiere at Central Park Mall
Central Park Mall is set to welcome Palace Cinemas as the latest retailer to join the asset. Palace Cinemas will open its new...
Debenhams to open next year in Australia
Australia’s first iconic British Department Store, Debenhams, is confirmed to open in Melbourne’s St Collins Lane precinct...
David Jones to open first Sunshine Coast store at Sunshine Plaza
David Jones announced that it would open its first Sunshine Coast store at Sunshine Plaza in Maroochydore. The new store is planned to open in...
$65 million destined for Belmont Forum refurbishment
Belmont Forum has received council approval to proceed with a $65-million refurbishment of the centre...
Sydney’s new food scene on The Streets of Barangaroo
The Streets of Barangaroo launches exciting new concepts by some of Australia's best chefs and restaurateurs. The curated collection of 12 new restaurants...
Pacific Fair, Gold Coast
AMP hosted a spectacular party to launch their Pacific Fair redevelopment on the Gold Coast on August 31. ‘Spectacular’ is the right word and it could be no less to compliment what is truly a spectacular centre...
From the Publisher
There's been a lot going on during the last month! First it was the official opening of Pacific Fair, which was a great event, great turnout and a great centre. It’s a centre with a difference but ...
Pacific Werribee, Melbourne
On 28 July, Pacific Werribee opened its doors after undergoing a $400-million redevelopment. Over 50,000 budding shoppers flocked through the doors so...
Broadway Sydney and Tramsheds
It’s a pity that superlatives are overused these days because, even when they are used appropriately now, their effect is lessened. Mirvac have two developments that have come on stream since our last edition and both warrant the full force of superlatives!
Food markets Asia
Floating markets, desert markets, street markets, night markets, hidden in the alleyways or sprawling indoors, everywhere you go or look in Asia you can find...
Allendale Square gets a new retail precinct
Mirvac revealed its exciting vision for the extensive refurbishment of Perth’s iconic office building Allendale Square, located in the heart of the CBD...
Australia Fair moves closer to transformation
Works have begun on the Australia Fair redevelopment, set to revitalise the iconic shopping destination while enhancing the reinvigoration of Southport...
Retail revitalisation and activation of towns and cities
As the saying goes, everything old is new again. In other words things move in cycles. I am going to focus on retail as the tool to reinvigorate our towns and...
Theatre and shopping laid bare
This article sets out to sketch a possible future for shopping environments that is informed by theatre production – specifically modern theatre’s appropriation of...
Industry Shuffles September 2016
Find out who has moved, who has been appointed, promoted and to where and what position in the shopping centre industry! MOVED OR PROMOTED? EMAIL: EDITORIAL@SHOPPINGCENTRENEWS.COM.AU
Ground level of Gateway Sydney dining precinct opens
The first stage of the landmark new Gateway Sydney dining precinct on Alfred Street Circular Quay has been revealed, opening its doors to the 31,000 workers from...
Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre to commence development works
Birkenhead Point received development consent and is working towards the commencement of works to the western end of the centre in early...
Assessing the impact of supermarket competition on neighbourhood shopping centres
Neighbourhood shopping centres have been the primary target for acquisitions in the last few years by many private investors, syndicators and...
Car parks the new front door
Until recently the shopping centre car park has been viewed as a back-of-house area that has had little design thought or embellishment...
NSW council rates – at risk of heading into dangerous territory
When authorities, whether local, state or federal, consider shopping centres, they often fail to link the centres with the community at large; instead, they are seen as property developments...
South Australian retail lease legislation review
You’d wonder where Robert Speirs gets his material! How can you write a critique of the Retail Leases Act and more to the point, various reviews on it, issue after issue. Easy! You just report on the reviews – they don’t stop. The latest, the Moss Review of the Retail...
Payments in the spotlight
Technology has real impact on our business and will continue to do so. In the short term, it will lead to a dramatic change in the way we pay for things, and the ‘smartphone’ will lead...
Retail’s next big thing: the F&B mix in Mini and Little Guns
We all know how our food courts as well as other food and beverage components in centres has, and is undergoing dramatic change as consumer habits change. The Big Gun centres have seen large scale redesigns over the last few years when it comes to F&B...
Mandurah Forum ‘Heart of the South’
The Perth metropolitan area basically consists of a narrow strip running north/south along the West Australian coast bordering the Indian Ocean. Just beyond its...
Mini Guns 2016
We commented last year on the changing nature of Mini Gun ownership and how the major players had all taken positions in Mini Gun centres. This year the point is emphasised. A look at the Top 20 (on any table) shows the likes of Stockland, Mirvac, Charter Hall, Lendlease, Vicinity,...
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