Shopping centres
‘The time pressure helps’: Anatomy of last-minute Christmas shopping
Melbourne indie bookstore owner Leesa Lambert deliberately does not play Christmas carols in her store to try and decrease stress for last-minute shoppers.
- by Hannah Kennelly
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Where to find the Christmas magic in Brisbane this year
For decades, the Myer store Christmas window display captured the essence of the holiday season. The store has left the CBD, but did the spirit of Christmas go with it?
- by Courtney Kruk
WA shoppers left baffled by strange security requests
One shopper has said she was approached by two men not in uniform, claiming they were security guards and demanding she showed proof of purchase for her groceries.
- by Holly Thompson
Thieves steal safe and destroy storefronts in shopping centre ram raid
A large white SUV reversed into the entrance of the Forest Hill Chase shopping centre at about 5am on Saturday.
- by Gemma Grant
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Crime
Man’s body found in car park of popular Melbourne shopping centre
A crime scene was set up at a Westfield Southland Shopping Centre on Thursday morning after the discovery of a man’s body.
- by Hanna Mills Turbet
Women are 34 times more likely to queue for the loo, while men are flush with options
Women and girls constitute more than half the population, require the toilet more frequently and take longer in it. Yet buildings usually have more facilities for men. What can be done?
- by Madeleine Heffernan
‘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
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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