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An artist’s impression of what the proposed redevelopment of HomeCo. Roselands would look like.

Revealed: The plan to transform one of Sydney’s oldest shopping centres

For 60 years, this retail destination has serviced a growing community. Now, there are plans for a major upgrade.

  • Ellie Busby

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Phil Hennessy.

Developer offers to buy supermarket site from council’s trouble-plagued investment arm

A Coles supermarket and multi-storey car park were planned for the site, servicing residents of bay islands who access the mainland by ferry.

  • Julius Dennis and Matt Dennien
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner wrote to the owners of Uptown, formerly the Myer Centre, asking about their plans for the maligned retail complex.

Letter reveals Lord Mayor’s concerns over prime CBD space

Meanwhile, Myer is still searching for a new home in Brisbane’s CBD after ruling out H&M’s former Queen Street Mall space.

  • Marissa Calligeros and Courtney Kruk
High density housing is planned for more than a dozen sites across Sydney.

The Sydney supermarket sites set for 12,000 homes

Owners of some of Sydney’s biggest supermarkets and retail hubs are taking advantage of new planning laws.

  • David Barwell
Indooroopilly Shopping Centre in Brisbane’s south-west.

I come to praise shopping centres, not to bury them

Shopping centres play a different role in Brisbane than they do in, say, Sydney and Melbourne. Despite their ills, we should learn to embrace them (and their air conditioning).

  • Matt Shea
David Jones, where 1960s society ladies would buy gloves or perfume and perhaps head upstairs for lunch

Myer and DJs elicit fond memories. Will they do the same for Gen Z?

With online shopping and specialist boutique rivals wooing customers away from their long-adored floors, retailers are trying new moves to keep the flame alive.

  • Stephanie Wood
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Chadstone shopping centre unveils its new food and dining hub, Market Pavilion.

Groaning at the seams, Chadstone’s only way is up

It’s only accessible by car or bus, but Chadstone’s visitor numbers are up by almost a third. The shopping centre’s buildings are heading ever skyward to maintain the centre’s existing footprint.

  • Cara Waters
Designed to be a dimly lit place where sad people can eat alone together, our relentless desire for everything to be fancy is turning the food court into something it is not.

Fine dining is not welcome here. Long live the depressing food court

Designed to be a dimly lit place where sad people can eat alone together, the food court is being turned into something it is not by our relentless desire for everything to be fancy.

  • Thomas Mitchell
Police wanding data reveals the south-east Queensland shops and transport hubs where most weapons are found.

Revealed: The hotspots where people in the crowd are hiding weapons

The locations of Queensland Police’s metal detection scans can be revealed for the first time.

  • Cloe Read
Western Sydney has had malls for more than 50 years.

Concerts, weddings and a famous fruit bowl: How shopping centres changed western Sydney

For decades, western Sydney’s shopping centres were the beating heart of our suburbs. As they enter a new era, there’s a fresh push to preserve their history.

  • Anthony Segaert