Retailing has long played a major role in the spatial restructuring of Australian cities and set in motion a contest between the CBD and suburbs. The emergence of online retailing over the last decade, followed by the COVID-19 pandemic, has added new complexity, elevating the contest between CBD and suburban-based retail spaces.
With the pandemic now firmly in the rear-view mirror, this panel discussion seeks to unpack the devil in the retail sector by examining the challenges, innovations, transformations and opportunities for retailing and what this means for Australian cities.
Panel
Michelle Reynolds, CEO of the City of Perth
Paula Rogers, CEO of the Committee for Perth
Kim Macdonald, Planning and Property Editor, The West Australian newspaper
Damian Stone, Principal, YResearch
Dr Louise Grimmer, Associate Head Research Performance, the University of Tasmania
Chaired by
Associate Professor Paul Maginn, Interim Director, Public Policy Institute, University of Western Australia