Shopping centres
‘Makes no sense’: Zempilas on decision not to extend city trading
Perth’s lord mayor has hit back at the state over its decision to extend trading hours in a regional town rather than the CBD. But the state has its reasons.
- by Holly Thompson
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Shopping centre owner counts cost-of-living crunch
The country’s second-largest retail landlord, Vicinity Centres, has had a decline in sales across its shopping malls as Australians cut back on discretionary spending.
- by Carolyn Cummins
‘No faith’: Mayor slams stalled $350m Morley Galleria redevelopment
Broken promises to revive the 36-year-old, “run-down, half-empty” Morley Galleria into the community hub it once was has angered locals, their mayor and their MP.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Co-ordinated shoplifters target vulnerable retailers
Groups of thieves are using encrypted messaging to scope out stores, and then create distractions to occupy staff as they strip shelves, Crime Stoppers NSW says.
- by Amber Schultz
David Jones downsizes: Why department stores keep slashing floor space
Australia’s department store chains have been reducing floor space since 2017, but experts believe they’re not done yet as consumer habits evolve.
- by Jessica Yun
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More experiences, more security: The future of Westfield Bondi Junction
A social wellness club and interactive sports store will replace David Jones food hall, as part of a makeover of Westfield Bondi Junction.
- by Andrew Taylor
Overdue or overdeveloped? How Westfield wants to transform this pocket of Sydney
The redevelopment of Westfield Eastgardens has prompted fears it will decimate local shopping strips, create traffic congestion and be an eyesore.
- by Andrew Taylor
Rambo-style hunting knives for sale at Westfield shopping centre
Long-bladed knives, swords, axes and other weapons are being sold at a kiosk in Westfield Hornsby just weeks after the shocking knife attack in which six people were killed at Westfield Bondi Junction.
- by Andrew Taylor
‘Still full of raw emotion’: Bondi Junction retail staff face traumatic return to work
Westfield Bondi Junction will reopen for business on Friday, as shocked shop workers still process the weekend’s horrific knife rampage.
- by Josefine Ganko and Michael Koziol
Childcare, libraries, axe throwing: How shopping centres plan to avoid becoming ghost malls
Shopping centres seem no longer just a place for us to buy things, they’re supposedly an ‘opportunity for improvement and personal development’.
- by Andrew Taylor
‘It’s a bit dismal’: How do you save a high street like Glebe Point Road?
One year after the community gathered to “save” the much-loved main drag, little has changed. It’s a problem facing high streets all over Sydney.
- by Michael Koziol
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