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Bulky goods firms baulk at planning threat

The viability of the bulky goods retailing sector in Victoria was threatened by the state government's Melbourne 2030 planning blueprint, Bulky Goods Retailer Association president Ian Robinson said.

DFO wins against big guns in land court

The Davids of the shopping centre industry had a win against the Goliaths last week in the NSW Land & Environment Court.

. . . as consumers gorge on megastore diet

The homemaker boom is showing no signs of slowing, with a record 400,000square metres of bulky goods retail space to be completed this year.

Centres fight discount threat

The Direct Factory Outlet chain would like people to see its fight with shopping centre giants led by Westfield as a David and Goliath battle: the poor little independent against the "Big Guns" who wield enormous power over customers and tenants.

Developers head for the bush

Australian developers and retailers are going bush, as they hunt around the country's major rural and regional centres looking for new markets to expand their retail empires.

Retailers put on good display

The obsession with home improvement and increased spending on household items has transformed once unsophisticated bulky goods retail centres into one of the fastest growing sectors of the market.

Bulky-goods sector reaching oversupply

Australia's bulky-goods sector could be heading for oversupply after building up momentum in Sydney, Melbourne and south-east Queensland.

Bulky goods firms weigh into policy

The booming $30 billion bulky goods industry will be stifled and the shopping public disenfranchised if new planning laws in NSW limit the growth of the sector, a new lobbying force has warned.

Zone defence appears all over the shop

The argument by shopping centre owners against direct factory outlets is a hard one to comprehend in the context of modern competition policy.

Woolworths wins case against industrial park retailer

Woolworths has won a landmark case against a $2 shop in Sydney's Villawood.

Bulky goods centres taking lead in Australia

Australia’s bulky goods sector is more advanced than in many parts of Europe, a new research report released by FPDSavills reveals.

Saturation long way off despite growing space

The bulky goods property market is showing few signs of saturation despite the substantial amounts of floorspace either under construction or planned across the country.

Bulky goods most active sector

The bulky goods sector is still the most active sector of retail property development as a result of the combined influences of the first home buyers’ grant, low interest rates and a booming home improvement market.