Category - Opinion

Retail is being challenged on a number of fronts – the latest two being bushfires and the coronavirus. The NRA...

Ian Thomas the founder and chairman of Thomas Consultants, one of the leading (if not ‘the’) Retail Property Development consultancies...

Christmas in shopping centres is no longer just about the decorations or carols playing through the PA system.Christmas in centres...

Traditional retail is changing. As it evolves, so do we in the shopping centre business and using enhanced data can...

A fairly common response these days when booking a table at a successful restaurant is “We can take a 6.30pm...

Electricity charges are a constant topic of conversation; talk-back radio is deluged with comments from homeowners and small business operators....

The South Australian Government began a review of the Retail and Commercial Leases Act in 2014. A Bill has just...

FY19 Market Overview Transaction activity slowed substantially in the second half of FY19. Of the $6.5 billion of transaction volumes...

First there were kiosks – someone thought about putting one in a mall and a new source of revenue was...

Mainbrace is one of Australia’s leading shopping centre construction companies with an in-depth knowledge of shopping centre and retail construction....

Department Stores have been on the way out for some ten years. But why? Tony Dimasi explains; he tells us...

You might find this difficult to believe, but there is a move afoot to legislate for free parking in shopping...

Investing in the future of business, especially retail, should be at the heart of our government’s economic strategy. The Australian...

It’s hard to believe that South Australia still clings to outdated laws governing retail trading hours. It beggars belief that...

With the 2018 eftpos ARA Australian Retail Awards slowly approaching, retailers across the country have already started submitting their entries....

With the rapid development of technology in the retail industry and the constant rise of online retail, we continue to...

SCN readers will know, we publish comment from both the National Retail Association and the Australian Retailers Association. One would...

Recently, the ACTU released a proposal to increase the minimum wage by $50 (7.2%) a week, claiming that it would...

Angus Nardi gives us an overview on trading hours reform in South Australia. He says that compromise and incrementalism is...

Someone gives you a gift card for a retail purchase, and it expires in 12 months – any problems? It...

It’s an extremely difficult task to bring myriad groups together to support a common cause. Our industry’s ‘Casual Mall Licensing...

Sometimes, the evolution of public policy can feel a lot like the release of a ‘greatest hits’ album. There is...

With Christmas fast approaching, many retailers find this time of year both daunting and stressful. However there are some key...

Australia’s Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, recently launched a new national counter-terrorism strategy, which has specific relevance to shopping centre owners...

Over the past few months much has been written regarding employment law issues, and I would like to update retailers...

The eftpos ARA Australian Retail Awards are the industry’s largest and longest-running recognition of success, recognising remarkable leaders and disruptors...

Melbourne has been experiencing a serious wave of crime, and has become something of a national hotspot.

The chatter about Amazon’s launch over the last 12 months has been steadily growing, with several reports now talking deeply...

The New Year is upon us and, once again, it’s time to prepare for what is shaping up to be...

Penalty rates are back in the news, as a decision will be handed down by January 20. Lower Sunday rates...

Technology has real impact on our business and will continue to do so. In the short term, it will lead...

The NSW Government is once again having a crack at introducing widespread Boxing Day trading.