AMP CAPITAL Ryan Cooper has joined the team as Investment Manager for Indooroopilly. Ryan was previously with GPT where he worked on both Sydney Olympic Park and Charlestown Square Shopping...

Christmas in shopping centres is no longer just about the decorations or carols playing through the PA system.Christmas in centres is about setting the scene for engaging and memorable experiences...

Traditional retail is changing. As it evolves, so do we in the shopping centre business and using enhanced data can increase advertising options and drive bottom line profitability. For many...

Commissioned by the SCCA, Michael Baker examined the efficiency and performances of shopping centres in five western countries including Australia and the US. The Australians came out on top (something...

A great issue with lots of really interesting articles from our contributors. The SCCA’s Marketing Awards event is featured on the next few pages. I’m singling it out here because...

It’s almost Christmas. Need some humour, some light but challenging reading? One would think that the farthest material for such would be in the Retail Leases Act. Not if the...

The days are long gone when shopping centre marketing was about bed-making competitions, car giveaways and TV stars on stage in the centre court! It’s now scientific, logical, research-based, customer...

Short changing workers by not paying them correctly is making big news. From small businesses to franchise operators to massive retail organisations – parts of all sectors have been affected....

Talk about disruption and the need for innovation. The Little Gun category has never been under so much pressure. Caught between the convenience of the supermarket and services anchored neighbourhood...

Shopping centres are community focal points – but what does that mean? “Authentic places with experiences at the core…” An intellectual piece that challenges the definition. Stockland has a long...

It’s the industry’s highest Marketing Award of the year in Australia and as Australia is the world leader in the shopping centre industry, then it’s obviously leading edge on a...

The future of bricks-and-mortar retail? Brave soul who would forecast it. That doesn’t mean it’s under threat; it’s not. But it needs to and it will change – dramatically. Susanne...

As 2019 draws to an end, Francis Loughran and Ashley Cooke share the newest trends and sustainable concepts in food, hospitality and entertainment in malls and retail centres globally –...

It’s all about how you look at a centre; how you perceive it. Is a centre an isolated component of the world in which we live; or is it a...

What’s new in retail design? Who is leading the pack and where? Tony Quinn looks at some new and innovative designs, scanning the globe from Leiden in the Netherlands to...

As Department Stores and DDSs shrink in size, the ‘freed up space’ needs to be dealt with. The positive is that it’s usually the cheapest (rental wise) space in the centre...

The link between sustainability, the environment and what and how we buy, is strengthening. It will affect our tenancy mix, the retailers we choose to have in our centres, and...

Marguerite Bell attended Tech Festival in London in October; leading global retailers and technology experts talked about the future of retailing. In this article, written exclusively for SCN, she shares...

Another great year for Little Guns. We feature 94 centres this year in comparison to 96 last year. Six centres, including the top MAT performer for the past several years running – Westfield Helensvale – are not ranked due to development activity. With a massive increase in MAT of 12.5%,...