Retail

Amazon has launched a process to appoint a real estate firm to find the company a chain of distribution centres to acquire, in a further sign the online retailing behemoth is serious about expanding its presence in Australia. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

Swedish furniture giant Ikea is poised to pay $132 million for the freehold of its property in the northwestern Perth suburb of Innaloo as it looks to cement control over its Australian empire. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

Last year’s childcare boom appears to be gathering even more steam, with almost $20 million worth of childcare centres sold at the first Burgess Rawson investment auctions of 2017.

It’s been a good month for supermarket upstart Aldi, which has followed news of a huge expansion across Western Australia and South Australia with the news that it has been rated Australia’s most popular supermarket.

Demand for Australian retail assets continues unabated, with a Sydney investor paying $13.2 million to secure a Big W-anchored shopping centre at Cessnock in regional New South Wales.

Melbourne furniture king Franco Cozzo has backflipped on a plan to sell his renowned Footscray retail store.

A bite-sized property that might just be the smallest on the commercial market is already proving a hit with potential investors.

The closure of Melbourne jewellery institution Kozminsky last week after 166 years is expected to spark hot competition for its Bourke St premises.

A prime piece of Sydney’s waterfront and a position on one of the city’s most iconic landmarks is up for grabs, with a restaurant leased to Kingsley’s Woolloomooloo on the market. The waterside restaurant at Lot 8, …