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Forest Lake Shopping Centre - Woolworths
The following is an article as published in PERE Value Creation & Asset Management, April 2026.
Australian supermarket-anchored neighborhood shopping centers offer defensive cashflows, with operational levers for value creation.
In Australia, convenience retail shopping centers have gained institutional traction as investors hunt for resilient income streams, notes Chris Forbes, Director of Asset Management with QIC Real Estate in an interview with PERE. With constrained new supply and strong operating fundamentals underpinning asset performance, this retail subsector is increasingly viewed as a value-add strategy where skilled active management can drive both income stability and incremental upside.
