Category - Opinion

Our industry owns and operates more car parking spaces in Australia than anyone else – some 585,000. Surprising therefore, that...

Shopping centre trading hours are an ongoing discussion in our industry. It wasn’t long ago that centres opened at 9am...

There’s a proposed merger reform. All shopping centre mergers and acquisitions above $35 million will need ACCC approval. In short,...

The team at Titanium look at the retail trends for 2024 across developments, leasing, design and food. In a period...

Interested in exploring the idea of Electric Vehicle charging bays in shopping centres? Yes, we’ve already got some – but...

Ask anyone in our industry – from the first-year executive to the CEO, “Why do shopping centres charge for parking...

The world is changing! Inflation has arrived, unemployment is down and wages are on the increase. What has been ‘normal’...

The three graphs in this article paint the picture. Figure 1 shows the international tourist arrivals over the past decade;...

Retailers welcome the announcement to change close contact isolation rules in Victoria and New South Wales this weekend, anticipating it...

How have Big Guns been affected by COVID? And, more importantly, what does the future hold? COVID has impacted many...

This article by Rob Doust, Managing Director, Mainbrace Constructions, was first published as part of a special feature in SCN’s July/August edition We’ve...

This article by Cameron Leggatt, Executive General Manager Development, Frasers Property Australia, was first published as part of a special feature in...

The viability of physical retail stores has been a hot topic ever since the popularity surge of online shopping.  SCN...

This ‘From the Publisher’ article by Michael Lloyd was first published in SCN Vol. 39 no. 3, July 2021 Pacific...

‘The Lease’ defines the relationship between the centre owner/manager and the retailer. Traditionally, at its foundation, is the ratio between...

Online sales are rocketing – up some 57% in 2020. But people like to shop; they like getting out of...

Eddie Reed, Director and Founder of Property Network Australia (PNA) gives us an overview of what his business is currently...

“Just think of all the things that have come and gone in our own lifetimes, all the would-be futures we...

Bridget Fea heads up Brookfield’s National Retail Division and is looking after the leasing of its $2 billion Wynyard Place...

Whenever we witness a major global ‘event’, we react and our behaviours change; and we certainly see these significant events...

A retailer employs a ‘casual’ worker. The employee doesn’t want permanent employment because the ‘casual rates’ are higher – casuals...

As COVID-19 forced retailers to temporarily shut up shop, it has created the issue of ongoing rental payments and how...

James Murray, Principal and co-founder of TANDEM Design Studio has observed the role of micro tenancies in a range of contexts...

As coronavirus fears boosted grocery sales and the stockpiling of essentials, many local shopping centres experienced an unprecedented increase in...

In less than four months, the COVID-19 pandemic has turned Australia’s supply chain and business processes upside down. This comes...

We’re in unchartered waters. This is an entirely ‘new’ situation. It’s never happened before. All valid statements – in the...

The International Council of Shopping Centres is anything but ‘International’. Over the years, the ICSC has ‘positioned’ itself as the...

Shopping centre car parks have been dramatically affected by the slowdowns resulting from the COVID-19 restrictions. Allison Yeoland of Parking...

As the risk of retailer exits becomes increasingly heightened, JLL’s Senior Research Analyst Louise Burke discusses the possibility and hurdles...

A new shopping frenzy is taking hold as consumers rush to buy a host of products to maintain their lifestyle...

How have shopping centre yields compressed during the past eight years or so? How many stores have closed through major...

The quality of journalism in this country (with few exceptions that prove the rule), continues to plummet. When it comes...