AMP CAPITAL Donna Rogers rejoins  the business in the role of Retailer Engagement Manager at Indooroopilly Shopping Centre. Donna was previously with AMPCSC from 2001 – 2010 and since then...

Several of the major players in our industry had a look at the Masters portfolio. A collection of properties spanning the country; some 30 odd massive stores in high exposure,...

Getting a safety message out to retailers and contractors is a huge challenge for any shopping centre landlord. For Lendlease, it was as simple as repurposing its award-winning safety campaign...

David McNamara is responsible for Lendlease’s APPF Retail portfolio, including implementation of the Fund Strategy and portfolio business plan, recommending investment opportunities and setting the strategic direction for each property...

We all know F&B has and continues to undergo enormous change. It’s not just happening in food courts, in cafés and restaurants, but supermarkets are now also entering the field....

We all know our centres are far more than just retail facilities and we know that, in order to survive, we need to make our centres experiential, create spaces for...

Chris Barnett is GPT’s new Head of Retail. In this article, he outlines GPT’s approach to reinventing the company’s retail centres. It’s all about being ‘customer focused’ – finding out...

Combustible Cladding is a hot issue (forgive the pun) at the moment. It has very serious ramifications for all ‘public’ buildings. This article looks at the new reforms and focuses...

There have been many new initiatives and innovations in the world of retail since it began some thousands of years ago. In whatever form they have arrived, bricks-and-mortar retail (as...

Forget the Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, even Gen Z – the next shapers of our shopping centres are the Alphas – those born between 2010 and 2025. Don’t think...

We are all aware of ‘creating spaces’. For many years now, we have been creating them in our centres. However, there’s a new trend emerging – ‘Creating Connections’. Some top...

An interesting and intellectual piece on ‘place making’ and what it entails. What constitutes a ‘place’? What are its elements? Are they material or abstract; functional or emotive? Could they...

We’re in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution! It’s an age of ‘connectivity’ – connecting the physical world with the new virtual world! It has ramifications for our centres…...

Another great issue and running through it all – ‘community’. There are still some sceptics out there; I know because I meet them. Yes, there are still some decision-makers in...

FY19 Market Overview Transaction activity slowed substantially in the second half of FY19. Of the $6.5 billion of transaction volumes recorded in the 2019 financial year, only $1.7 billion (26%)...

If you want to cut costs, don’t include marketing. That’s the message of Melissa Webber. Instead, she advocates that you increase your market share by not just building your brand,...

Could a retail-led mix provide the perfect next generation use for important light industrial sites, which through gentrification and proximity to the city now find themselves sitting among new communities?...

Ben Ellis is the Head of Wholesale for Charter Hall’s retail division and responsible for a portfolio of more than 100 properties worth more than $4 billion. Ben’s role includes...

Conrad Sinclair has been involved in the retail/shopping centre industry for more than 30 years, starting as a casual in the furniture department of Grace Bros in Chatswood – now...

The prominence of digital technology was the key theme at the recent State of the Retail Nation (SORN) panels hosted by the National Retail Association (NRA). Across three days in...

“Cinemas are dead” was the common headline when TV arrived. Of course, that was the black and white version; it proved to be a false prophecy. When colour came along,...

Cameron Gregson has led the ISPT Retail Australia Property Trust (IRAPT) since its inception in 2013, growing it from an initial  $400 million fund to a $1.7 billion retail portfolio. Cameron...

Cap rates used to move in predictable ways. There was always a constant and definable relationship between Cap rates and Bond rates. Not anymore. Today, it’s like someone’s kicked the...