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Started by verbatim9, March 06, 2019, 12:46:55 PM

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Gazza

Is that a water slide coming out the side of the building?

verbatim9

Quote from: Gazza on May 13, 2020, 09:55:34 AM
Is that a water slide coming out the side of the building?
It's a water feature. A design feature that is making a come back.

verbatim9

A glimpse of what the new Coles Local mght look like here in Brisbane at the corner of Adelaide and Albert Streets? With a new Coles Local opening at Rose Bay tomorrow.

Squeeze your own juice, an ice cream bar and a focus on local produce - this is just some of what Nine News found inside the new Coles Supermarket in Sydney. @vickyjardim #9News https://t.co/S5aUx86PJz

https://twitter.com/9NewsSyd/status/1262666765596856320

achiruel

I'm a little surprised they would introduce a squeeze your own juice bar during the COVID-19 pandemic  ???

verbatim9

Like any convenience store or supermarket there is lots of hand sanitiser to use. Plus the machines would be cleaned down regularly I would suspect?

verbatim9

News.com.au---> Woolworths to offer checkout-free service using app to scan, buy products

QuoteWoolworths to offer checkout-free service using app to scan, buy products
Supermarket giant Woolworths will increasingly offer checkout-free self-service in stores, where you scan and pay through an app.

Natalie Brown@natalieisbrown 22 commentsnews.com.auMAY 20, 20209:34AM

Woolworths' COVID-19 cleaning practices include disinfecting a range of frequently touched surfaces on a rolling basis so that each area is cleaned multiple times a day.
An increased offering of checkout-free self-service when paying for your groceries could be a consideration for the future of Australian supermarket giant Woolworths post-coronavirus.

An exclusive report by the Australian Financial Reviewrevealed along with checkout-free buying, digital assistants and widespread online shopping have all been put on fast forward as consumers' appetite for digital options increased "by years" because of the pandemic.

Managing director of the store's WooliesX digital innovation division, Amanda Bardwell, told the publication the company had seen lasting changes in consumers' willingness to embrace digital channels.

Ms Bardwell said social distancing concerns had spurred more customers to take part in its trials in some stores of contactless shopping, where items are scanned with a mobile app and paid for without interacting with a checkout.

With the app, customers are able to scan products with their smartphone as they walk through the store and pay in the app before tapping off at a kiosk in the self-serve area or dedicated Scan&Go lane.

App users must be Woolworths Rewards members and need to upload an accepted credit or debit card within the app.

A Woolworths spokesman told news.com.au that Scan&Go, similar to what happens at Amazon Go stores in the US, is in place in 15 of Woolworths' 1000 Australian stores, and is used in conjunction with existing payment methods like self-serve and face-to-face check-outs.

The first Scan&Go trial began in Sydney's Double Bay store in September 2018.

He said while rolling out the feature in more stores than those in NSW and Victoria would be based on how trialling goes, there wasn't a firm timeline, and it wouldn't replace any existing features because customers still value physically paying with cash or card and interacting face-to-face with staff.

The app allows customers in stores trialling the feature to scan products with their smartphone while walking through the store and pay in the app before tapping off at a kiosk in the self-serve area.

"We've certainly seen an increasing number of customers wanting a contactless experience where possible in our stores, and that extends to everything from tap and go with their loyalty, credit and debit cards, to the Scan&Go trials," Ms Bardwell told AFR.

"In the stores where we are currently trialling Scan&Go, there's certainly been an increase in the number of customers who've taken it up over the last couple of months, and we think that's a really interesting trend for us to watch, which will in fact accelerate."

WooliesX chief digital technology officer Nick Eshkenazi said the app was part of the WooliesX plan to deliver a "more connected" experience for customers inside stores and at home, where they could start planning and shopping remotely before turning up in store, or shop easily without entering a store.

"We know customers are walking through the store, doing their shop with their mobile device in their hand and with an app open on it so they can search products and compare prices," he said.

"We have added features where you can find a specific product in a particular aisle while you're in a store, and lead them to where it is. So we believe that will continue to evolve and continue to see a wider adoption of that capability and solution where the mobile app becomes the virtual assistant to your shop at all times."

Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci said in April that despite enormous challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, the retailer had brought forward digital and e-commerce investments by up to two years and condensed over a year of effort into just eight weeks "to come out of this as a stronger business than we went in".

"What the crisis has done is really forced us to pull forward a whole series of investments into this year – investments we were planning to make in the next 24 months," Mr Banducci told IT News.

"Literally the creativity and productivity we got in the e-commerce space in the last eight weeks is well over a year's worth of effort, and that's because we all leaned in, and it was all driven by a noble cause, primarily looking after vulnerable Australians and New Zealanders, which is pretty amazing and energising."

The supermarket chain was forced to temporarily suspend its online services at the height of Australia's coronavirus outbreak to all customers except vulnerable members of the community, but resumed regular operation on April 22.

Mr Banducci said that the retailer had emerged from the pandemic with "a much larger online customer database".

Scan items using the Scan&Go app, you can track your balance as you go


Pay in-app using your saved payment method


Skip the queue and head to the dedicated Scan&Go checkout. Scan your QR code and follow the prompts.

verbatim9

Couriermail.com.au---> Push for Sunday trading, midnight hours to help kickstart Queensland retail jobs

Quote
Queenslanders would be able to shop until midnight and Sunday trading would be extended across the state under an ambitious plan for the retail industry to recover the hundreds of millions of dollars lost during the pandemic.

RETAILERS are demanding a dramatic overhaul of trading hours in Queensland amid concerns one in five bricks and mortar stores could be forced to close in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

The embattled sector is campaigning for Queenslanders to be able to shop until midnight and for Sunday trading to be extended across the state as part of a shake-up of "confusing and outdated" trading laws to help retailers get back on their feet.

The retail report by major investment bank UBS found online sales will nearly double in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in a fundamental shift which could result in 20 per cent of all specialty retail outlets shutting for good.

The report was delivered as new Australian Bureau of Statistics data released on Wednesday showed retail spending fell a record 17.9 per cent in April as strict social and travel restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus hit demand.

It was far worse than what most economists had been expecting and followed a record 8.5 per cent jump in March driven by panic buying and hoarding which left supermarket shelves stripped of essential items.

National Retail Association chief executive Dominique Lamb said Queensland needed to reduce payroll taxes and increase training for regional businesses, and implement consistent trading hours across the state.

"Queensland has a confusing and outdated set of trading laws that need a greater level of consistency across the state," she said.

"A more streamlined set of trading hours post-COVID would help retailers maximise sales by catering to the modern-day shopping habits of consumers."

Large retailers like supermarkets and department stores, which are also big employers, are still prevented from opening on Sundays in certain regional centres.

Ms Lamb said flexible trading hours for the likes of Coles, Woolworths, Aldi, Target and Kmart, which are banned from opening on Sundays in towns such as Kingaroy, Roma, Mt Isa, Bowen, Longreach and Cloncurry, should be adopted.

QUT professor and retail expert Gary Mortimer said all retailers should have the option to adjust their trading hours to suit their community's consumer behaviour, with Brisbane considering a 'night economy' that would allow businesses to open later in the evenings or earlier in the mornings or across weekends.

He said this measure would allow people to shop at different times and avoid crowds while stimulating job growth.

"That might be flexibility to supermarkets to trade to midnight or pharmacies being able expand their suite of health services," he said.

"Certainly in Melbourne and parts of Sydney there is extended trade – and it's not to suggest every supermarket trade til midnight but inner city supermarkets like New Farm, Toowong are very busy, the airport and Skygate already trades 24 hours a day.

"When we look at Mt Isa, which has a high proportion of shift workers – those businesses should be able to cater for those customers.

"While all retailers should have the ability to respond flexibly, there would be some retailers that would say there is no need for a café at midnight or there may be no need to have a fashion store at 10pm at night, but certainly categories like hardware, food and groceries, pharmacy, optometry...beauty services like getting your haircut and nails done, cosmetic services like injectables."

Ms Lamb said retailers would also like to see the government focus on the unemployment level to help the industry so people who lost their jobs find new work and start spending on discretionary items.

"Projects that stimulate the economy such as new infrastructure projects would also help boost spending across the economy," she said.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland economist Jack Baxter said issues for retailers stemming from low consumer confidence is likely to be deeply rooted for months to come.

Samantha Ogilvie, who owns two boutiques in Brisbane's James St precinct, said the Job Keeper payments were helping to keep businesses afloat, however whether it ends gradually or on a set cut-off date, will be hard for retailers regardless.

She said it was important hospitality was reopened sooner as it was a key industry that worked hand in hand with retail.

"I think it's going to take a very long time for it to be back to normal – it won't be in the next six months," she said.

verbatim9

News.com.au---Full list of Target stores that will close or be converted to Kmarts revealed

QuoteWHICH STORES ARE CLOSING?

So far, Target has confirmed 53 stores across all states and territories except the Northern Territory will close. They include:

QLD:

• Atherton, early 2021

• Beaudesert, early-mid 2021

• Biloela, early 2021

• Clifton Beach, early-mid 2021

• Emerald, early-mid 2021

• Kippa-Ring, early 2021

• Longreach, early-mid 2021

• Moranbah, early-mid 2021

• Murgon, early-mid 2021

WHICH STORES WILL BECOME KMARTS?

Again, most states and territories are affected except the ACT and Tasmania.

QLD:

• Ayr, early-mid 2021

• Beerwah, early-mid 2021

• Bowen, early 2021

• Charters Towers, early 2021

• Chinchilla, early 2021

• Dalby, early 2021

• Gatton, early 2021

• Goondiwindi, early 2021

• Gympie, early 2021

• Ingham, early 2021

• Mareeba, early 2021

• Noosa Junction, early 2021

• Port Douglas, early 2021

• Roma, early 2021

• Sarina, early 2021

• Stanthorpe, early 2021

• Warwick, early 2021

• Yeppoon, early 2021

verbatim9

^^Quite a substantial amount of stores will be converted into Kmarts in QLD!

Places like Port Douglas, Goondiwindi, Stanthorpe, and Chinchilla


achiruel

I'm a little surprised Springwood isn't on the list. There's a Target at Garden City, another at Browns Plains and soon to be one at the Logan Hyperdome (unless the new store opening has been scrapped?). I can't see the Springwood store lasting long-term considering every time I've been there (pre-COVID) there's been lucky to be 20 customers in the whole store and with the proximity of other stores.

Gazza


achiruel

They're going to be small-format Kmarts. Not sure if there's a specific name for them.

verbatim9

Looks like the major refurbishment is set to begin at the Valley Metro. Most tenants are gone and others about to go except for 7-eleven at this stage.

verbatim9

The pharmacy and cafe next to Foodworks have already moved to the rear of the centre near the new medical clinic, which was completed late last year.

verbatim9

Sunnybank on Brisbane's southside was hit hard and early by the Coronavirus pandemic. Now, the suburb is slowly trying to recover, with hopes the million dollar Market Square development will boost the local economy. https://t.co/VZ3A1cGXPF @BrittanyCLane #7NEWS https://t.co/7i08XYnTv9

https://twitter.com/7NewsBrisbane/status/1265562114766393346

verbatim9

Quote from: verbatim9 on February 06, 2020, 02:53:37 AM
Property Observer---> Savills marketing Inner West Brisbane development site offered with Coles pre-lease

QuoteA prime Taringa development site in Brisbane's Inner West has been offered to the market 100% preleased to Coles.

The purchasor will obtain the development approvals and construct the development.

Savills National Retail Investments Jon and Peter Tyson are marketing the 5,306 sqm site.

Situated at 216-224 Moggill Road, the site is for sale via an expressions of interest campaign closing October 31.

The Coles lease is for a period of 12 years plus options and includes the construction of a Liquorland.

Located 5.5 km from the Brisbane CBD, the GLA of the property will be 2,840 sqm (proposed).

The freestanding supermarket will be the most convenient in the area, according to the marketing material, with access to over 17.2 million cars annually.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4HsP-oaL10


DA is now in for the new Coles Local and Liquorland at Taringa---- Your Neighbourhood

verbatim9

Woolworths Metro has confirmed a tenancy in a new Kangaroo Point Development---- CourierMail

^^This will be the first supermarket for the area. Its well needed due to the density of the area.

verbatim9

Estimate One----> Woolworths Metro Fish Lane

^^It will do well especially with further pedestrian and cycling improvements around the area and buses going underground.

No doubt the Woolies Metro will.also sell the original BLT

verbatim9

Brisbane Times---- Amazon fulfillment centre gets fast tracked

QuoteGlobal retail giant Amazon will build a new multimillion-dollar hub on industrial land east of Brisbane, to be operational by the end of 2020.

verbatim9

Looks like it will be built at the Goodman's Port Industry Park in Lytton,
.
Good choice being near the airport and major arterials. I was punting on a parcel of land within the Airport precinct.

verbatim9

Quote from: verbatim9 on June 11, 2020, 15:43:42 PM
Looks like it will be built at the Goodman's Port Industry Park in Lytton,
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Good choice being near the airport and major arterials. I was punting on a parcel of land within the Airport precinct.
Unfortunately not serviced well by Public Transport :(

verbatim9

The Valley Metro Website is updated with Woolworths opening soon.

The internal revamp has really stepped up. A two way plywood scaffolding pedestrian tunnel has been created from the Brunswick St entry of the Metro to the station entrance. The walkway from McWhirters is still open.

verbatim9

Indooroopilly SC Facebook--- New revamped Food Court now open

The new filtered water and washing station is a great idea

red dragin

Quote from: verbatim9 on June 18, 2020, 15:56:22 PM
The Valley Metro Website is updated with Woolworths opening soon.

The internal revamp has really stepped up. A two way plywood scaffolding pedestrian tunnel has been created from the Brunswick St entry of the Metro to the station entrance. The walkway from McWhirters is still open.

Walked through those 'tunnels' yesterday, I'd hate to be claustrophobic.

verbatim9

Coincidentally did the same as well today. Yes a maize of makeshift tunnels.

verbatim9

Quote from: red dragin on July 03, 2020, 20:11:17 PM
Quote from: verbatim9 on June 18, 2020, 15:56:22 PM
The Valley Metro Website is updated with Woolworths opening soon.

The internal revamp has really stepped up. A two way plywood scaffolding pedestrian tunnel has been created from the Brunswick St entry of the Metro to the station entrance. The walkway from McWhirters is still open.

Walked through those 'tunnels' yesterday, I'd hate to be claustrophobic.
Quote from: verbatim9 on July 03, 2020, 21:02:18 PM
Coincidentally did the same as well today. Yes a maize of makeshift tunnels.
Valley Metro Today


verbatim9

Push for Qld convenience stores to trial alcohol sales  https://t.co/Az2C3y5pFk #retail #Queensland #Brisbane #Cairns #Toowoomba #GoldCoastNews #7ElevenAus #ALDIAustralia #igaAustralia #OZretailers #nightowlconvenience @couriermail

https://twitter.com/verbatim18/status/1280862298437939207

verbatim9

Couriermail.com.au----Coles and Kmart confirmed for new Yamanto Central development

QuoteColes and Kmart confirmed for new Yamanto Central development
Global giant Kmart has been confirmed as one of two prominent retail tenants at a new $70 million shopping destination west of Brisbane, as the list of other key tenants among the 50 planned stores is revealed.

Thomas Morgan, Urban Affairs reporter, The Courier-Mail
Subscriber only

July 9, 2020 10:32am

TWO major anchor tenants of a new 50-store 'super-neighbourhood' shopping centre west of Brisbane have been revealed.

The $70 million Yamanto Central development is set to open next year, which developers DMA Partners and owners JMK Retail hope will become a hub for the growing area.

The development is the first stage of the Yamanto Town Centre masterplan, located south of Ipswich.

JMK Retail general manager Vicki Leavy said Coles and Kmart would now be among new tenants that would open in the precinct in early 2021.

"It's everything that you need," Ms Leavy said.
"It's been designed to be shopped quickly or slowly."
Fitness and medical tenants were also likely to be incorporated into the development, in addition to 10 fashion stores.

"It'll be a very significant employer within the area," Ms Leavy said.
Once open, Yamanto Central will be JMK Retail's sixth shopping centre and the first located outside of Toowoomba.

Ms Leavy said she had confidence in suburban shopping centres in the long term, following unprecedented demand for their services through the recent pandemic.

"The local centres are certainly maintaining that level of activity," she said.

She said there was also an "incredible" level of prospective tenants seeking to open new stores in centres, at levels she hadn't seen in 10 to 15 years.



verbatim9

Quote from: verbatim9 on July 09, 2020, 00:25:23 AM
Push for Qld convenience stores to trial alcohol sales  https://t.co/Az2C3y5pFk #retail #Queensland #Brisbane #Cairns #Toowoomba #GoldCoastNews #7ElevenAus #ALDIAustralia #igaAustralia #OZretailers #nightowlconvenience @couriermail

https://twitter.com/verbatim18/status/1280862298437939207
Like many small businesses, our local corner shops have been hit hard by COVID-19. Now, to gain a competitive edge, there's a new push for them to be able to sell a restricted product and it's proving controversial. https://t.co/VZ3A1cpmr5 @TomHartley_7 #7NEWS https://t.co/EQMFeoUaWW

https://twitter.com/7NewsBrisbane/status/1281150015067447296

verbatim9

In Queensland---Rocking the suburbs: How shopping centres have sprung back to life

Quote
Suburban shopping centres have not only survived the lockdowns but were outpacing their 'downtown' counterparts in Australia's cities, according to JLL.

Chermside is among the Westfield centres reporting strong consumer traffic. (Photo: Source: Scentre Group)
The global real estate firm said there had been significant transaction momentum across the neighbourhood and sub-regional sectors around the country and reports had suggested that some local centres had managed to collect 85 per cent of rent in April and May when the lockdowns were are their peak.

The company's joint head of retail investments Jacob Swan said the foot traffic rebound in these centres had been fast and effective as people felt confident to shop and dine out.

"Income was less resilient in regional and CBD centres in April, which were more impacted by forced and voluntary closures and restrictions, but the increase in foot traffic in the second half of May suggests the impact will be somewhat short-lived," Swan said.

"We're seeing pent-up demand from consumers as they now get back out to the shops.

"Discount department stores have performed well through the last few months, with BIG W having reported sales growth of 27.8 per cent in the June quarter.

"Investors are becoming more optimistic about the outlook for retail given the recent rebound in performance from a range of retailers and as economic forecasts continue to be revised up. We expect that to stimulate transaction activity through the remainder of 2020 and into 2021," Swan said.

The comments follow a Property Council survey of the industry which showed improving confidence in the sector.

JLL believes food and beverage retailers managed to adapt quickly by using online deliveries and takeaway.

Supermarkets outperformed during the peak of the pandemic in March, with monthly retail trade growth of over 23 per cent. There was some normalising of grocery spending in April (-17 per cent) but sales were still over 5 per cent higher than April 2019.

JLL expects June retail sales figures were expected to be strong after May figures showed a jump of 16 per cent, but challenges remained for leasing and many retailers were reducing store numbers as they migrated business to the internet.


verbatim9



verbatim9

Your Neighborhood---New Coles Local and Vintage Cellars for Macgregor Terrace Bardon


QuoteThe Application Information and References
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Quote
– Date Lodged 23 July 2020
– Council Reference: A005505645
– Address: 63 – 69 Macgregor Terrace, Bardon
– Zone: Neighbourhood Centre
– Neighbourhood Plan: Ithaca District
– Application Report: Sinclair Planning
– Design Drawings: Thomson Adsett
– Landscape Drawings: Urbis
– Interactive Image: Google Aerial and Streetview



verbatim9

This is a great development for Macgregor Tce, Bardon.  The current buildings are deteriorating with limited retail offerings. Having this development go ahead will provide an improved walkable community, as currently there is no supermarket or well priced convenience store that services this neighbourhood. The building is a good design which blends in the with current surrounds. There are also two high frequency bus stops that service this location in both directions.

Cazza

They will need to somehow sort out the traffic issues through this area first. It can be an absolute nightmare to get through there at the best of times. I would assume the pedestrian lights would have to be removed and the new Coles carpark entrance would be signalised (with a link up to the carpark on the southern side).

verbatim9

Quote from: Cazza on July 30, 2020, 10:17:17 AM
They will need to somehow sort out the traffic issues through this area first. It can be an absolute nightmare to get through there at the best of times. I would assume the pedestrian lights would have to be removed and the new Coles carpark entrance would be signalised (with a link up to the carpark on the southern side).
They could well do or just prevent right turns. There is a roundabout a bit further up in both directions

verbatim9

Couriermail-----New automated attendant free 7-eleven exclusive to 288 Edward Street workers.

Quote7-Eleven opens microformat store on the 27th level of a Brisbane office tower
7-Eleven has opened its first cashless and cardless "microformat" store in Brisbane's CBD. There's just one catch: It's not open to the public.

It's the smallest 7-Eleven in Australia and it has the best view but the company's new style microformat store on the 27th level of a Brisbane CBD office tower is also its most exclusive.

At just 8sq m 7-Eleven's hybrid microformat store at 288 Edward Street is not open to the public and can only be accessed by employees of global call centre services company Concentrix.

With no attendant on site it's open 24/7 with Concentrix employees being able to scan their own products using 7-Eleven's mobile checkout app, then process their payment directly from their phone.



Cazza

Quote from: verbatim9 on July 30, 2020, 16:12:16 PM
Quote from: Cazza on July 30, 2020, 10:17:17 AM
They will need to somehow sort out the traffic issues through this area first. It can be an absolute nightmare to get through there at the best of times. I would assume the pedestrian lights would have to be removed and the new Coles carpark entrance would be signalised (with a link up to the carpark on the southern side).
They could well do or just prevent right turns. There is a roundabout a bit further up in both directions

Where's the roundabout to the north or west?

Jonno

Quote from: verbatim9 on July 30, 2020, 16:12:16 PM
Quote from: Cazza on July 30, 2020, 10:17:17 AM
They will need to somehow sort out the traffic issues through this area first. It can be an absolute nightmare to get through there at the best of times. I would assume the pedestrian lights would have to be removed and the new Coles carpark entrance would be signalised (with a link up to the carpark on the southern side).
They could well do or just prevent right turns. There is a roundabout a bit further up in both directions
Noting NZ's recent urban planning policy to remove car parking minimums in commercial centres and along transit lines, the car parking should be minimised if not removed and better walking and cycling infrastructure provided.  These stores do not need cars to survive.

Noting the same policy in NZ sets a minimum of 6 stories In commercial zones in Tier 1 city!!

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