Customer focus pays off as Scentre Group posts strong results for the quarter
Scentre Group today announced an operational update for the first three months to 31 March 2022. During the three months, the Group completed 536 lease deals, including 237 new merchants,...
Westfield Parramatta commences work on $33 million upgrade
Scentre Group has today announced a $33 million investment in Westfield Parramatta to revitalise and enhance its fresh food experience. The upgraded 7,000m2 fresh food experience on Level 5 will...
QIC settles with IP Generation on the sale of 50% of Westfield Helensvale
QIC Property Fund has settled with IP Generation Holdings on the sale of its 50% share of Westfield Helensvale (Gold Coast, QLD), held in Joint Venture with Scentre Group. Since...
Big Guns: where to post-COVID?
How have Big Guns been affected by COVID? And, more importantly, what does the future hold? COVID has impacted many things and has accelerated changes that were already on the...
CEO OUTLOOK: Lillian Fadel, Director Customer Experience, Scentre Group
This article by Lillian Fadel, Director Customer Experience, Scentre Group, forms part of a special CEO Outlook feature published in SCN’s Big Guns 2022 edition. We’re excited about the year...
Scentre Group – Customer focus drives future of Westfield Living Centres
Westfield, indisputably – the greatest shopping centre company in the world. The bulk of its global portfolio was in Australia – now owned and managed by Scentre Group. At Scentre...
Scentre Group Releases 2021 Responsible Business Report
Scentre Group have released its 2021 Responsible Business Report highlighting progress across the four pillars of its Responsible Business Framework – community, people, environment and economic performance. Scentre Group owns...
Westfield Mt Druitt’s $55 million rooftop dining, entertainment and lifestyle precinct opens
Scentre Group, together with its joint venture partner Dexus Wholesale Property Fund, today opened the doors to Westfield Mt Druitt’s highly anticipated $55 million rooftop dining, entertainment and lifestyle precinct....
Scentre Group appoints new CEO as Peter Allen steps down
The Board of Scentre Group today announced that Peter Allen has decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director on 30 September 2022 and retire from the...
Scentre Group’s focus on driving customer visitation, engagement and occupancy delivers strong earnings growth
Scentre Group has released its results for the 12 months to 31 December 2021 with Operating Profit of $845.8 million and Funds From Operations (FFO) for the year $862.5 million. The...
Westfield Mt Druitt announces retail lineup for $55 million upgrade
Westfield Mt Druitt will unveil its $55 million rooftop dining, entertainment, and lifestyle precinct next month. Designed and curated specifically for the Western Sydney community, the redevelopment will take the...
Scentre Group Included In 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index For Third Consecutive Year
Scentre Group is one of nine organisations in Australia and one of 418 globally to be included in the 2022 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI), which measures gender equality across five pillars:...
Scentre Group joins OMA in a move to help brands unlock the power of marketing within Westfield centres
Scentre Group is the latest company to join the Outdoor Media Association (OMA), the peak industry body which represents most of Australia’s Outdoor Media Display companies. It also joins as...
Scentre Group recognised with ‘A’ score for leadership in sustainability
Scentre Group has been recognised for leadership in corporate sustainability by CDP, securing a place on its ‘A List’. Scentre Group, which owns and operates 42 Westfield Living Centres, is the only...
Dexus fund acquires additional 25% interest in Westfield Warringah Mall for $410 million
Dexus Wholesale Property Fund (DWPF) has exchanged contracts to acquire an additional 25% interest in Westfield Warringah Mall for circa $410 million, increasing DWPF’s interest to 50%, with Scentre Group...
Scentre Group’s $355 million redevelopment of Westfield Knox is underway
Scentre Group in conjunction with joint venture partner State Super, has commenced its $355 million redevelopment of Westfield Knox with the transformation to occur in stages between 2022 and 2023....
Scentre Group’s first doggy daycare opens at Westfield Warringah Mall
Westfield Warringah Mall welcomes the arrival of Hanrob Playgrounds, the first doggy daycare and retail store available at Westfield, this Thursday 28th October. An Australian-owned specialist provider of pet care,...
Scentre Group extends centre experience with launch of Westfield Direct
Scentre Group’s Australian customers can now shop from any Westfield any time, with the launch of Westfield Direct. Today’s launch is just the beginning of the Westfield Direct experience with...
Net zero and Next Gen Living Centres – building towards a responsible, sustainable future
This article by Varun Nair, General Manager Operations and Environment at Scentre Group, forms part of a special sustainability feature, which was first published in SCN‘s – September/October Mini Guns edition....
Westfield Booragoon welcomes Stylerunner
In a first for the Westfield portfolio in Western Australia, Westfield Booragoon today announced the arrival of leading multi-brand retailer and luxe activewear pioneer, Stylerunner. Offering a curation of the...
Scentre Group progresses net zero emissions pathway and transition plan
Scentre Group has provided an update on its pathway to achieve net zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 across its wholly-owned portfolio, announcing its plan to achieve at...
Businesses band together to support National Plan
The Business Council of Australia has coordinated ‘An open letter from the business community’ collectively asking governments across the country to work together and implement the National Plan and chart a uniform...
Sir Frank Lowy AC encourages industry leaders to nominate talented people in their organisation
Now in its fifth year, the Fellowship – an industry initiative of the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) which is proudly supported by Scentre Group – was established in...
Scentre Group’s strong operating performance drives 28% growth
Scentre Group (ASX: SCG) have released its results for the six months to 30 June 2021 with Operating Profit of $460.1 million and Funds From Operations (FFO) of $463.4 million....
Scentre Group opens its first Vaccination Hub at Westfield Chermside
The first vaccination hub in a Westfield Living Centre opened this week at Westfield Chermside in conjunction with provider Aspen Medical. The hub will provide as many as 200 Pfizer vaccinations a...
Westfield Knox reveals vision for contemporary living centre as it accelerates redevelopment plans
Westfield Knox is putting the community at the heart of its redevelopment plans, as it outlines its vision to create an elevated retail and lifestyle destination curated specifically for its...
QIC to sell 50% stake in Westfield Helensvale
Fund manager QIC is preparing to market its 50% stake in the highly successful Westfield Helensvale regional shopping centre in South East Queensland, paving the way for the first Australian...
CarExpert.com.au pilots new car buying experience at Warringah Mall
Australia’s leading independent automotive website, CarExpert.com.au is piloting a revolutionary, customer-facing showroom and test drive hub at Westfield Warringah Mall. The bold new experiential concept is designed to help car...
Scentre Group releases 2020 Responsible Business Report
Scentre Group has released its 2020 Responsible Business Report, highlighting progress against the four pillars of its Sustainable Business Framework – community, people, environment and economic performance. “We take a...
CEO OUTLOOK 2021: Peter Allen, Scentre Group
This CEO Outlook contribution was first published in SCN Vol. 39 No. 1, Big Guns 2021 We operate a business and brand that are important to our customers, essential to the...
Westfield iQ research confirms importance of social experiences and shopping local
The latest Westfield iQ research has confirmed how important Westfield Living Centres are to its customers and their optimism for the year ahead with two-thirds saying that in 2020, Westfield...
Cbus Property and Scentre Group commence works on $1 billion landmark development in Sydney
Cbus Property and Scentre Group have commenced construction on their $1 billion mixed-use development of the former David Jones department store at the corner of Castlereagh and Market Streets in...
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