As a highly affected industry, the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) has expressed alarm with the Government’s proposed merger reforms, labelling them as “poorly targeted” where they go beyond...
There’s a proposed merger reform. All shopping centre mergers and acquisitions above $35 million will need ACCC approval. In short, it’s to prevent any owner dominating a specific trade area....
The shopping centre industry has welcomed the announcement by NSW Premier Chris Minns and the NSW Government to introduce laws allowing NSW Police to wand people for weapons in a...
Retail crime, including reoffending, theft and violent behaviour, continues to be a challenge for shopping centres and retailers. This comes amidst a successful campaign over the Christmas 2023 retail trading...
SCCA
National Retail Association
NRA
shopping centre council of Australia
Lindsay Carroll
Angus Nardi
Australian Association of Convenience Stores
AACS
Retail Crime
retail theft
Theo Foukkare
2024 – A key year for further retail crime collaboration
2024 – A key year for further retail crime colla...
The National Retail Association (NRA), the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) and the Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS), are gearing up for another year of working collaboratively on...
A new tax database developed by the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA), in partnership with Urbis, puts a spotlight on the alarming tax increases being imposed on shopping centres...
SCCA
National Retail Association
NRA
campaign
SDA
shopping centre council of Australia
Allied Employees Association
New campaign to combat abuse and violence against retail workers
New campaign to combat abuse and violence against ...
The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA), the National Retail Association (NRA), and the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) have partnered in a new campaign for Christmas 2023...
SCCA
Anthony Mellowes
shopping centre council of Australia
Peter Huddle
Michael O'Brien
Elliott Rusanow
SCCA appoints Peter Huddle as new Co-Deputy Chair
SCCA appoints Peter Huddle as new Co-Deputy Chair
Peter Huddle, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Vicinity Centres, has been elected as the new Co-Deputy Chair of the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA). This follows the resignation...
SCCA
Code of Conduct
shopping centre council of Australia
Angus Nardi
Kim Puxty
BSCAA
Building Service Contractors Association of Australia
cleaning
Sector reaffirms commitment to fair service provision for cleaners
Sector reaffirms commitment to fair service provis...
Shopping centre owners and building service contractors have reaffirmed their longstanding commitment to ensuring a productive, safe, fair and equitable working environment for cleaning staff in shopping centres, updating and...
This year, the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) received 180 Marketing Awards nominations from across the country and has announced the 2022 Finalists. The nominations received were from campaigns...
National Retail Association
retail sales
Australian Bureau of Statistics
shopping centre council of Australia
Dominique Lamb
ABS retail figures
Simon Hemphill
Australian retail sales highest in four months
Australian retail sales highest in four months
Australian retail sales jumped 1.3% in July, the highest rise in four months, according to the latest release (July 2022) of the monthly ABS Retail Trade data. Australian retail sales...
SCCA
SCA Property Group.
Chairman
Peter Allen
Anthony Mellowes
appointments
shopping centre council of Australia
Shopping Centre Council of Australia elects Anthony Mellowes as Chairman
Shopping Centre Council of Australia elects Anthon...
Anthony Mellowes, Chief Executive Officer of SCA Property Group, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) following the retirement of Peter Allen...
Ask anyone in our industry – from the first-year executive to the CEO, “Why do shopping centres charge for parking after a certain free period?” You’ll get only one answer:...
National Retail Association
retail leases
shopping centre council of Australia
Dominique Lamb
Angus Nardi
Mark McGowan
Roger Cook
WA to review commercial tenancy laws for retail shops
WA to review commercial tenancy laws for retail sh...
The laws which govern commercial tenancy agreements between small retailers and landlords, including shopping centre owners, are being reviewed by the McGowan Government. On Friday 10 June, the West Australian Government...
NRA
ARA
shopping centre council of Australia
consumer sentiment
Retail turnover
ABS
Paul Zahra
Dominique Lamb
ABS retail sales
Simon Hemphill
Retail Trade data
Robust December retail sales but signs of an Omicron slowdown
Robust December retail sales but signs of an Omicr...
The latest release (December 2021) of the monthly ABS Retail Trade data indicates that the overall month-on-month estimate decreased by 4.4%, down by 7.3% from a particularly strong November 2021....
SCCA
NRA
shopping centre council of Australia
consumer sentiment
retail trade figures
ABS retail sales
Simon Hemphill
Australian retail turnover falls 1.7% in August while consumer sentiment remains high
Australian retail turnover falls 1.7% in August wh...
Australian retail turnover fell 1.7% in August 2021, seasonally adjusted, according to the Retail Trade figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This third consecutive monthly fall in...
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...
Lockdowns in multiple states in July have impacted retail sales. The latest release (July 2021) of the monthly ABS Retail Trade data indicates that the overall month-on-month (m-o-m) estimate* decreased by...
National Retail Association
SDA
Australian Retailers Association
shopping centre council of Australia
The Pharmacy Guild
Industry bodies call for good behaviour in challenging times
Industry bodies call for good behaviour in challen...
With Australia’s two biggest centres of economic activity now locked down, retailers, retail workers and shopping centres have joined forces with a five point action plan designed to protect business...
National Retail Association
shopping centre council of Australia
Paul Zahra
Dominique Lamb
Angus Nardi
Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association
Gerard Dwyer
Retail industry calls for calm during lockdowns
Retail industry calls for calm during lockdowns
The National Retail Association (NRA), Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) and Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCCA) have called for consumers to remain patient towards retail and shopping...
leasing
NRA
ACCC
shopping centre council of Australia
Dominique Lamb
Angus Nardi
Pop Ups
Casual Mall Licensing Code of Practice
Shopping centres and retailers welcome ACCC’s 10-year extension to the Casual Mall Licensing Code of Practice
Shopping centres and retailers welcome ACCC’s 10...
The Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) and the National Retail Association (NRA) have jointly welcomed the determination by the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) to re-authorise the Casual...
SCCA
Scentre Group
Melissa Prpic
Peter Allen
shopping centre council of Australia
Carl Woodward
Frank Lowy Fellowship 2020
Angus Nardi
Timothy Weale
Garry Hendrix
2020 Frank Lowy Fellowship award recognises COVID-19 driven innovation and resilience
2020 Frank Lowy Fellowship award recognises COVID-...
The Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) has named Carl Woodward, Group Manager Engineering, Scentre Group, as the 2020 winner of the prestigious Frank Lowy Fellowship. The Fellowship was established...
The Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) has welcomed NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s encouragement for businesses to ‘have a go’ and reopen if they are able to adhere to social...
Australia’s key retail industry groups have united to release a Retail Recovery Protocol for COVID-19 to assure the community, including retail employees and customers are safe in retail stores and...
SUBSCRIBE TO RECEIVE OUR FREE E-NEWSLETTER
Get the latest industry news and insights delivered to your inbox
