Westfield Coomera opens to spectacular Gold Coast crowds
Thousands of locals gathered today as Westfield Coomera on the Gold Coast opened the doors to its $470 million development for the first time. In a rare Greenfield development, Scentre Group...
Westfield Kotara’s new youth and urban precinct opens this month
Westfield Kotara has today confirmed the wait for its $160 million transformation is almost over with the centre’s new youth and urban precinct and 30 new and relocated specialty stores set to open...
Westfield Tea Tree Plaza’s dining and entertainment precinct opens this month
Westfield Tea Tree Plaza will open the doors to its $50 million dining and entertainment precinct, a new family friendly offer in the North East of Adelaide, on 25 October....
First phase of enclosed shopping mall opens at Tauranga Crossing
On Thursday 4 October, doors opened to the first 15 stores of the new enclosed shopping mall at Tauranga Crossing located on the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand, which...
Vicinity sells 11 centres for $631 million
Vicinity Centres (Vicinity, ASX:VCX) today announced a progress update on its non-core asset divestment program, with the sale of a portfolio of ten sub-regional and neighbourhood shopping centres to SCA...
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...
Melissa Schultz, Vicinity Centres
The Shopping Centre industry is driven by people. It’s the skills and expertise of the people that manage, develop and evolve shopping centres for their communities that creates this great industry....
Albany Creek Village announces multi-million dollar refurb
New owners announce an exciting new era for Albany Creek Village. The centre is set to benefit from a multi-million dollar capital works and refurbishment reposition that will enhance its standing...
New digital payments making cash registers ring
The estimated annual payments volume in Australia is around $1 trillion. The use of cash continues to decline, and although $500 billion is still attributed to card payments, the adoption of...
Coles confirmed at Ed.Square
Edmondson Park is a game-changing mixed-used community located in Sydney’s south-west. As a result of successful home sales in the area, retailers are now being drawn to Ed.Square shopping precinct with Coles and Liquorland confirmed as...
Pimpama City on the Gold Coast opens soon
A new shopping centre, Pimpama City with over 18,000m2 of retail space is set to open on September 21, with a fantastic line up of retailers including Coles, Coles Express,...
Yamanto Central confirms Coles and Kmart
National retailers Coles and Kmart will invest in the local community by taking the lead tenancies in the next generation sub-regional centre, Yamanto Central, located 35km from inner-city Brisbane and...
New shops open at DUO Central Park
New shops open at Frasers Property’s DUO at Central Park, revitalising the Broadway landscape in Sydney. At Tea, Starbucks, Best Bite Convenience and Donut Shop Cross Lane this week open...
Are you ready for the 2018 Retail Realm?
With the 2018 eftpos ARA Australian Retail Awards slowly approaching, retailers across the country have already started submitting their entries. The Awards this year are titled ‘The Retail Realm: thinking...
Westfield Carousel’s redevelopment opening date announced
The Western Australian shopping centre market hots up with another development opening bringing a new retail experience for Perth customers. Now it’s time for Westfield Carousel which will open the...
Truman Dare, Vicinity Centres
Vicinity Centres announced this week it has appointed Truman Dare as General Manager, Mixed-Use Development as part of its strategy to explore opportunities to create destinational centres. This newly-created position...
The Press Hall, where service is fast and the food is good
Future Food’s Francis Loughran’s projects and study tours takes him far and wide in search of the best food and the best brands when it comes to food. Over the...
Alipay brings digital payments to Melbourne’s buskers
No cash for buskers? Alipay has a digital solution for you. Alipay, the world’s leading online and mobile payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group has today launched a digital payment project...
Melbourne’s Burwood One for sale
A Melbourne family has put its Burwood One sub-regional shopping centre on the market which has potential to be one of the biggest single retail asset sales of the year. Shopping...
Birkenhead Point opens a new luxury marina
It’s not often that you get to berth your boat next to a shopping centre in Sydney’s inner suburbs but at Birkenhead Point Outlet centre you can – in pure luxury...
NAIDOC Week at Lendlease
Across the industry many shopping centres have focussed their efforts on NAIDOC Week, solidifying that shopping centres are a very important platform to generate awareness and amplify the theme of NAIDOC Week....
Top 40 Most Valuable Australian Brands revealed
What’s in a brand? Well, it turns out a whole lot. Shopping Centre News explores this new Australian study which measures brand equity – a measurement that is complex for most...
Wintergarden opens the doors to 3D printing
Personalisation is essential to every business if they are to deliver relevant products and services for customers. Each and every person is unique with different preferences and tastes. With personalisation...
Alipay reaches 10,000 merchants in Australia and NZ
Australia and New Zealand are in the middle of a tourism boom as people come from far and wide to experience our pristine coastlines, unique wildlife and premium local goods....
Brad Chan, Banna Property Group
The Shopping Centre industry is driven by people. It’s the skills and expertise of the people that manage, develop and evolve shopping centres for their communities that creates this great industry....
The Music Gym opens at Melbourne Galleria
Shopping centres need to innovate and create new services and offers to remain relevant in their communities. Melbourne’s Galleria in the heart of the CBD has done just that. Today, marking international...
Ben Hughes, Dexus
The Shopping Centre industry is driven by people. It’s the skills and expertise of the people that manage, develop and evolve shopping centres for their communities that creates this great industry....
Botany Town Centre supports the Gut Cancer Foundation
Shopping centres are not only an integral part of the community but a platform to create awareness. This week we take a look at Botany Town Centre’s activation in New Zealand,...
Burwood Brickworks: setting new benchmarks
Frasers Property Australia has launched the commencement of a ground-breaking mixed-use development in the heart of Melbourne including a shopping centre with Australia’s first rooftop urban farm. Key Facts: Burwood...
World Square
A local destination with an international audience As Sydney continues to grow into its well-deserved reputation as an important global city straddling East and West, the redevelopment and expansion of...
Mirvac Retail – 3Q18 Operational Update
In their latest operation update Mirvac announced results for their retail division: Although retail sales growth has been below long-term averages, the major eastern urban cities are supported by strength in...
Commercial Bay’s fashion wave hits
Auckland’s newest destination lifestyle precinct, Commercial Bay, has announced its first wave of fashion store tenants, bringing together a carefully curated mix of established local favourites and first-to-market global brands....
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