A focus on the social dollar can pay real dividends
With the rise of mixed-use town centres comes a new focus on social retail – incorporating community services, entertainment, fresh...
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“And so ends another review: what now?”
In late April 2017, NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Small Business, John Barilaro, announced that the newly amended Retail...
Apple Pay to level the playing field for mobile wallets
In recent years, the retail sector has been impacted by considerable payments system change, much of which has been of...
Fast Food in the CBD
We are all aware of the evolution of food offerings within shopping centres and their importance within the broader retail...
GST loophole: “dead, buried and cremated”
1 July 2017 will mark a symbolic day. This is because, to channel the words of a former Prime Minister,...
The next wave: new retailers who are beating the trends
Anyone would think that the retail world is about to collapse with the amount of retailers that have either gone...
ICSC scales back its role in Asia
The International Council of Shopping Centers has always had some difficulty with the ‘International’ bit...
Little Guns: reliable workhorse, but where to from here?
Little Guns are always hot! They are the stepping-stones to Big Gun status. What happens in them is always interesting...
QLD trading hours stuck in the 80s and it’s time for change
If you think retail trading hours is a subject that’s more or less settled in this country, think again. In...
Assessing the impact of supermarket competition on neighbourhood shopping centres
Neighbourhood shopping centres have been the primary target for acquisitions in the last few years by many private investors, syndicators...
NSW council rates – at risk of heading into dangerous territory
When authorities, whether local, state or federal, consider shopping centres, they often fail to link the centres with the community...
JLL Retail investment market review FY2016
Many issues of SCN have a shelf life of a year. The Big Guns, for example, are kept as references...
Finance changes on the agenda for retailers
Russell Zimmerman looks at Christmas, the impact of the new minimum wage on retail as well as credit card surcharges...
Retail planning – the public interest should prevail in the pursuit of competition
One of the reasons Australian shopping centres are the best in the world is that the planning and zoning systems...
Retail stocktake
This is a really great insight with figures to back it up, as to why the shopping centre industry in...
Luxury continues to fight for the right space
The luxury retail market in Australia and New Zealand experienced more robust growth through 2015...
Turnover information critical
In this article, Angus Nardi discusses the issue. It’s a reasoned, logical and pragmatic paper; but he leaves no room...