June
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The top 21 moments in Chanticleer history
The Chanticleer column has charted the highs and lows of corporate Australia since 1974. Here are a few of the highlights.
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
May
Lowy-backed Assembly names new chief investment officer
The real estate investment firm has elevated former Invesco head of acquisitions Tim Meurer to head up its investment strategy.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
April 2023
Scentre appoints Steve McCann to its board
Over 94 per cent of votes cast at Scentre Group’s AGM backed former Lendlease boss Steve McCann’s appointment to the board of the Westfield mall owner.
- Larry Schlesinger
August 2022
Scentre outpaces inflation as shoppers return
Customer visits across the Scentre portfolio rose 5.1 pct to 277 million in the 2022 first half and chief executive Peter Allen is confident the full-year tally will hit 500 million.
- Nick Lenaghan
July 2022
Former Coca-Cola Amatil boss Dean Wills dies, aged 89
A humble start picking fruit in South Australia’s Riverland was a building block on the way to the very top of Australia’s biggest soft drinks group.
- Simon Evans
October 2021
Kangaroo Cup kicks off at White Oaks
Australia’s tennis diplomacy in the United States bedded in a new institution over the weekend.
- Myriam Robin
February 2021
- Opinion
- Retail property
Malls rebound but the pandemic isn’t the only tough customer
The pandemic-driven evolution of the retail landscape and consumer trends is remaking a sector that for 40 years enjoyed super-cycle growth.
- Robert Harley
All the profit results for February 11
On a big day of the interim profit reporting season, we have results from AMP, Telstra, Transurban, Westfield, GrainCorp, ASX, Magellan, Downer EDI, Mesoblast and Ecofibre. Find full reports and analysis here.
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December 2020
Shirley Lowy, the woman behind Westfield, dies in Israel
Shirley Lowy, who died in Tel Aviv at the age of 86 on December 9, was dedicated to her role as wife and mother and believed in traditional marriage.
- Sally Patten
September 2020
Time for landlords to wind back rental support: Scentre's Allen
Scentre Group chief executive Peter Allen says the substantial level of support landlords have provided tenants cannot continue forever.
- Larry Schlesinger
August 2020
Westfield malls lock out Noni B owner Mosaic Brands
The owner of women's fashion chains Noni B, Millers, Rivers and Katies has been taken by surprise by the swift move to close their doors as the retail rent war heats up.
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- Carrie LaFrenz and Sue Mitchell
April 2020
SMEs have two years to pay deferred rent
Small and medium-sized businesses hurt by the coronavirus economic downturn will be exempted from paying part of their rent and given at least two years to catch up.
- Andrew Tillett and Sue Mitchell
March 2020
Secrets of an unstressed CEO
He might run one of Australia's biggest owners of commercial real estate, but Dexus chief Darren Steinberg doesn't lose sleep worrying about work.
- Ingrid Fuary-Wagner
February 2020
Scentre's sales hold up amid retail pressure
Scentre, owner and manager of Westfield shopping centres, has recorded robust sales from its specialty store tenants as it navigates a softening retail environment.
- Nick Lenaghan
December 2019
Christmas shoppers crushed in Westfield gift balloon 'stampede'
More than a dozen people suffered chest crushing and other injuries during a "stampede" when shoppers surged to grab gift-filled balloons at Westfield Parramatta at midnight.
OneMarket wind-up approved but final payout may take years
OneMarket shareholders voted overwhelmingly to wind up the retail tech stock, which was spun out of Westfield last year and has lost more than $160 million.
- Sue Mitchell
November 2019
Goodman closes in on $5b pipeline as it rides the e-commerce boom
Goodman Group has reaffirmed its expectation of a 9 per cent lift in earnings over the 2020 financial year, but some analysts predict it will beat that easily.
- Nick Lenaghan
Singaporean fund GIC ups stake in Parramatta
Sovereign wealth fund teams with Charter Hall to increase its interest in Sydney's second CBD.
- Ingrid Fuary-Wagner
May 2019
Frank Lowy retires to live in Israel
The Westfield co-founder, and No. 7 on the Financial Review Rich List, said: "I feel that I'm home."
- Jill Margo
August 2018
Steven Lowy's OneMarket warning prescient as shares fall 40pc
OneMarket chairman Steven Lowy's warning the retail tech start-up was a higher risk investment has proved prescient.
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- Sue Mitchell