Shopping Centre News Australia

What Shopping Centre News Australia does

Shopping Centre News (SCN) is a B2B trade publication and membership media platform serving the Australian and New Zealand shopping centre industry. Published by Octomedia and headquartered at Suite 15.02, Level 15, 31 Market Street in Sydney, SCN has operated since 1990 and positions itself as the foremost editorial authority in the ANZ retail property sector. Its core product is a flagship magazine published five times annually in both print and digital flipbook formats, complemented by an editorial website (scn.com.au) covering development, investment, design, marketing, leasing, legal, technology, and community topics across the shopping centre value chain.

The platform is built on a WordPress-based CMS that hosts a digital flipbook magazine, gated premium content, interactive Guns data tables (Big Guns, Little Guns, Mini Guns, CBD Guns, and NZ Guns), a Business Directory, and a member login system. SCN's proprietary Guns ranking system tiers Australian and New Zealand shopping centres by size and performance and is exclusive to paying members, forming the core data asset of the offering.

SCN generates revenue primarily through tiered annual premium memberships — Single (A$495), Corporate 5-seat (A$1,500), Colleague (A$650), Online-only (A$450), and a 2-year Single package (A$770) — alongside advertising, sponsored Partner Content, and event sponsorships tied to its Big Guns Lunch and coverage of the SCCA Marketing Awards. The customer base spans shopping centre owners and REITs, developers, retail property advisors, and retail tenants and brands across Australia and New Zealand, with a 14-person team supporting the operation.

Name

Shopping Centre News Australia

Legal name

Octomedia

Website

https://shoppingcentrenews.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Shopping Centre News Australia is a B2B trade publication and subscription-based membership platform serving shopping centre owners, developers, REITs, and retail property professionals across Australia and New Zealand with five annual magazine editions and proprietary Guns ranking data.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media and B2B Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

Keywords

• B2B trade publishing
• Retail property media
• Shopping centre industry news
• Commercial real estate benchmarking
• Industry data subscriptions

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Premium Membership Subscriptions: SCN generates revenue primarily through annual premium memberships sold to shopping centre industry professionals. Tiers include Single Premium Membership ($495/year), Corporate (5 members) at $1,500/year, Colleague at $650/year, Online-only at $450/year, and a 2-year Single package at $770. These memberships provide access to the digital magazine, Guns data tables, exclusive articles, and member event discounts.
2. Advertising & Sponsorships: SCN monetises its audience of shopping centre industry professionals through display advertising, sponsored content (Partner Content section), and event sponsorships. The publication carries advertising across its website and magazine editions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Shopping Centre News publishes a flagship B2B trade magazine five times per year (print and digital flipbook) covering the Australian and New Zealand shopping centre industry, and operates proprietary interactive Guns Data Tables that benchmark and rank shopping centres into Big Guns, Little Guns, Mini Guns, CBD Guns, and NZ Guns tiers. Access to the magazine, data tables, exclusive articles, and member event discounts is delivered through tiered annual premium memberships. The publication also runs industry events such as the Big Guns Lunch and an online Business Directory for sector participants.

Product overview

Shopping Centre News (SCN) is a B2B media publication serving the Australian and New Zealand shopping centre industry. The core product is the SCN Magazine, published five times annually, which is distributed both digitally and in print to premium members. SCN's flagship digital offering is its interactive Guns Data Tables—a proprietary ranking system that categorizes shopping centres into tiers (Big Guns, Little Guns, Mini Guns, CBD Guns, and NZ Guns) based on size and performance metrics. These data tables are exclusively accessible to premium members alongside the magazine content. SCN also operates a Business Directory for industry connections and hosts the annual Big Guns Lunch networking event. The publication covers industry news across categories including development, investment, design, community, retail outlook, trends, and legal matters, featuring profiles and cover stories on major shopping centre owners and operators. Membership tiers range from single individual subscriptions to corporate packages supporting up to five team members, with options for online-only or print-inclusive access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SCN Magazine The flagship B2B trade magazine of Shopping Centre News, published five times annually in both print and digital flipbook formats. It covers in-depth articles, expert interviews, CEO Outlook features, cover stories, and comprehensive Guns data reports on the Australian and New Zealand shopping centre industry, targeting shopping centre owners, developers, REITs, advisors, and major retail tenants.
• Guns Data Tables

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Shopping Centers Today (ICSC): ICSC's flagship publication covering global shopping centre industry news, data and trends. Direct peer to SCN because both serve retail real estate professionals with trade-magazine content and proprietary benchmarking data, though ICSC operates globally while SCN is ANZ-focused.
• Inside Retail Australia: Digital-first B2B publication covering the Australian and New Zealand retail industry, including shopping centre, brand and consumer trends. Directly comparable to SCN in geography and audience overlap (retail property decision-makers), with overlapping advertising and subscriber pools.
• Retail World Magazine (Australia): Long-running Australian B2B retail trade magazine covering retailers, brands and shopping centre operators. Direct peer to SCN in the ANZ retail media landscape with overlapping reader and advertiser bases in shopping centre management and retail property.
• Chain Store Age / Retail Leader: US-based B2B publication covering retail real estate, store operations and shopping centre trends. Directly comparable to SCN in product format (trade magazine + data/directory services) and audience (retail property executives), though operating in the North American market.

Broad incumbents

• Real Estate Business (Australia): Australian commercial real estate publication covering office, industrial, retail and residential sectors. Adjacent peer because it covers shopping centre investment and development but spans the broader CRE market rather than specialising in retail property like SCN.

Emerging players

• Retail Dive: Digital-first B2B retail industry news publication covering retail trends, real estate and technology. Comparable to SCN in audience overlap (retail and shopping centre executives) and B2B media business model, but digital-only and with broader retail scope.
• The Urban Developer: Australia-focused digital B2B publication covering property development including retail, commercial and residential projects. Adjacent peer to SCN because it covers shopping centre development pipelines (a key SCN content vertical) but spans broader property development rather than specialising in retail property.

Regional players

• Retail Week (UK): UK-based B2B retail trade publication covering retailers, brands and shopping centre operators across Europe. Comparable to SCN in product format, audience and business model, but serves a different geography (UK/Europe vs. ANZ).

Others

• Property Council of Australia: Australian industry body representing property owners, developers and investors across all asset classes including retail. Comparable to SCN because it publishes industry intelligence, research and benchmarking data on ANZ retail property, but as an industry association rather than commercial media business.
• JLL Australia Retail Research: Global commercial real estate services firm publishing ANZ retail property market research, transaction data and benchmarking reports. Comparable to SCN's Guns data product as a competing source of retail property intelligence, but as part of a broader CRE services platform rather than dedicated retail media business.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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