Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by the devastating fires in NSW and Queensland which continue to threaten homes, businesses and possibly more ...

The e-commerce boom has turned traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ retailing on its head. From ‘bricks and clicks’ in the late 90’s to the rise of Amazon, now the world’s largest retail marketplace, we have all changed the way we want to shop.

The recent announcement by NSW Minister for Finance and Small Business Damien Tudehope of a new voluntary Code of Practice for the NSW retail sector promises greater transparency, certainty and fairness for tenants and shopping centre landlords.

Despite some challenging conditions for the retail industry, there are still plenty of new and existing retailers entering into new leases and in most cases, landlords are offering very good fitout incentives - especially in new and re-developed c...