Out of all of this year’s LFRA Overseas Study Tour experiences, a unanimous favourite for the entire team was the visit to Signify’s headquarters, just across the Belgium border. Signify is the new company name of Philips Lighting and a world-leader in lighting for high-quality, energy-efficient
After months in the making, Aussie retailer Barbeques Galore will launch their new brand campaign on Monday next week, encouraging consumers to “buy a BBQ you’ll actually love”. Set to the lonely heartbreak anthem All By Myself, the film brings to life the pride you feel when you
Ongoing large format retail projects across New Zealand are providing the sector with optimism that a period of growth is on the horizon. The Maki Centre at Westgate in Auckland, that is being developed by the New Zealand Retail Property Group, is expected to offer approximately
Justin Dowers, Founding Partner Justin is one of Stonebridge Victoria’s founding Partners and has over 18 years’ experience in the Australian commercial property industry. Since 2009, Justin has been involved in transacting over $7 billion of retail assets around Australia however predominately in Victoria, where he has
On 26th June 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (‘ISSB’) released its inaugural global sustainability reporting standards, IFRS S1 and IFRA S21 (‘Standards’). All Australian companies must proactively prepare for these forthcoming changes, with mandatory climate-related financial disclosure anticipated to impact Australia by Q2 2024 as
Last month on the LFRA Overseas Study Tour, members had the privilege of hearing from Ralph Fernando, Senior Managing Director, Data & Technology Transformation at FTI Consulting. Ralph, who is primarily based in London, provided the LFRA Study Tour members with an in-depth analysis into the
Telling and selling large format retail Primary Create is a collective of creative experts working together to inform, inspire, motivate and persuade. For over two decades this boutique agency has brought ideas to life through: Brand strategy and design Campaign direction and development Content creation and
Since entering the Australian Fitness market in 2018, Planet Fitness been focused on the “other 80%”. The other 80% of the population that currently doesn’t have a gym membership today. The reality remains that the barriers to entry are still too high. Barriers like, inaccessibility, unaffordability,
Peter Cortis-Jones, Managing Partner – Property Management A large part of Peter’s 25-year real estate career has been centred around adding value to existing and new assets under management in the Large Format Retail space. Peter has experience in building a business from the ground up and