Sustainability remains on the minds of many Australians and is also a priority for numerous local brands and retailers. Prior to COVID-19, Australians...
The best design is a product, service or environment that provides for, and enables, maximum use by as many people as possible. Simply put, Universal Design is...
As retailers gradually begin to re-open their stores, many are doing so with initiatives that converge the digital and physical channels in innovative ways...
As we become more socially responsible and more caring about our environment, the practice of knocking down buildings in order to re-develop, lessens...
According to JLL’s annual Australian Shopping Centre Investment Review and Outlook 2020, the retail sector will be a key focus for investors seeking to take...
Marguerite Bell attended Tech Festival in London in October; leading global retailers and technology experts talked about the future of retailing. In this...
There’s Augmented Reality (AR); then we’ve got XR – a combination of augmented, mixed and virtual reality. Retailers and retail property people are some of the...
Property group Hawaiian have partnered with Aircharge Australia to provide free Qi wireless charging services at their centres as they continue to meet the...
In a first-to-market service for Australian shopping centres, AMP Capital’s Pacific Fair has partnered with Mercedes Benz Gold Coast to launch a premium...
Ever since the ABC’s War on Waste raised awareness of the coffee cup dilemma – namely, that we throw away 50,000 unrecyclable takeaway coffee cups every half...
There have been many new initiatives and innovations in the world of retail since it began some thousands of years ago. In whatever form they have arrived...
We’re in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution! It’s an age of ‘connectivity’ – connecting the physical world with the new virtual world! It has...
“Cinemas are dead” was the common headline when TV arrived. Of course, that was the black and white version; it proved to be a false prophecy. When colour came...
Coles customers doing their weekly shop over the next four weeks may be surprised to find chic decorator pieces, stylish cookware, elegant bathroom accessories...
The Evolution of the Modern Grocery Shopper 2019 Research revealed today’s modern grocery shoppers are savvier, less brand loyal and more open to switching...
It’s remarkable how the focus has changed. Twenty years or so ago, if you talked about ‘Community’ in our business, you might have been seen by some as a bit...
Mirvac Retail’s “The Third Space” successful work hub at Broadway Sydney closed last week and Mirvac will move the concept to Queensland centre Orion...
This week, Stockland’s sustainability credentials have been celebrated on the world stage, achieving recognition as the only Australian property company on the...
Sidone Thomas was the inaugural winner of the Frank Lowy Fellowship Award. Part of her prize was to attend the World Retail Congress in Madrid. She extended...
Cinemas in shopping centres only occurred in the 1990s. Look at new usages – from mobile phones to sporting footwear – and what you see is a society in...
Kelvin Taylor takes us on a design tour of Hong Kong. We find new streets, a critique (well more of an appreciation) of the renowned Pacific Place and a pair...
How often do we think of our shoppers’ ‘wellbeing’? And how do we provide for it? It’s all part of the ‘experience’ and it’s significantly influential on...
The creativity, speed and fabulousness of our retail and hospitality industry progresses and retailers, operators and landlords alike continue to innovate and...
You walk into a centre; what do you see? How the space around you presents will influence your mood. Everything from the columns, the texture of the floor, the...
It can be argued that the retail environment is changing at a faster pace than ever before. Understanding what’s next for bricks-and-mortar retail is essential...
If you’re happy at work, chances are you’ll produce more! It follows therefore that if the building you use – be it commercial, industrial, retail or...
The Australian risk free rate has been rising since mid 2016 following a global trend. Bond yields, rate rises, cap rates – all heady stuff but the absolute...
A local destination with an international audience As Sydney continues to grow into its well-deserved reputation as an important global city straddling East...
The current events of the Banking Royal Commission has placed the corporate world on high alert with respect to promoting and protecting their brand values and...
Over 125 years at Chas Clarkson, we’ve witnessed a lot of changes in the way shopping centres present Christmas. We now design, produce and install Christmas...
The concept of shopping centres is the same worldwide. You put together a great retail mix, you tell customers about it and hopefully they come. There’s not a...
We love this article by Kelvin Taylor and Rebecca Townsend! Our centres are ‘Community Focal Points’. One of the features that link us all, as humans, is ‘art’...
