The NSW Large Format Retail sector is currently lagging behind more competitive States such as Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. In those States, Government policy settings foster competition, jobs, and development of new sites. The current NSW planning policy settings are holding investment back. The inflexibility
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEVtm1HozIA[/embed] As one of the LFRA’s newest Associate Members, who is RE Ventured and how did the journey start? RE Ventured is an independent property services firm founded in 2020. It has quickly become an active and highly sought after contributor to the retail, residential and
Government rebates for clean and efficient energy solutions have aligned for the first time in history (and maybe the last), creating a window of opportunity never seen before. This means you could get more than 60% of your investment supported by government rebates. Incentives include: Victorian Energy Efficiency
Michael Brooker, Head of Sales, Contracts and Marketing, Grosvenor Engineering Group Michael Brooker is Head of Sales, Contracts and Marketing of Grosvenor Engineering Group, a leading provider of HVAC, Fire, Electrical, Advisory and Building IoT Services to over 19,000 properties across Australia and New Zealand. Michael’s experience in
Two of Australia’s largest retail brands are lending a helping hand in the fight against COVID, supporting the detection of COVID-19 and assisting efforts towards the 70% double vaccinated goal. IKEA is working with NSW Health to host a temporary drive-through COVID-19 testing site on the
Bunnings has announced Adelaide Tools will become Tool Kit Depot, positioning the professional tools business for expansion into Western Australia starting in October. Mike Schneider, Bunnings Managing Director, said: "We're really excited about our plans for the future of the business under the new name, Tool
IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) has revealed the first pilot of its future store format, with the reopening of the renovated IKEA Shanghai Xuhui store after four months of extensive refurbishment. The test store represents a bold next step in the business’s mission to transform its retail
Aventus is Australia’s largest, fully integrated owner and manager of Large Format Retail centres in Australia. As a major landowner, Aventus acknowledges the importance of playing their role in reducing the impact of their environmental footprint. Head of Asset Management, Ruth Jothy explained, for them, being a community
The Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme Regulations 2021 (Vic) (New Scheme) providing for further commercial tenancy rent relief for Victorian tenants is now in operation. Once again landlords and tenants are asked to share the burden where COVID-19 has adversely impacted tenants’ turnover through the provision of
Sam Macgregor, National Leasing Manager, Spotlight Retail Group Sam is currently employed as the National Leasing Manager for Spotlight Retail Group, responsible for leasehold transactions for Spotlight, Anaconda and Harris Scarfe along with the internalised leasing of assets within the Spotlight Property Group portfolio. Sam has been