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US retail giant Amazon may have settled on the Melbourne southeast suburb of Dandenong as the location for its maiden fulfilment centre after several management positions based around warehouse, logistics and supply tasks were advertised on national online job classifieds site Seek. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

The founder of Australia’s biggest retail leasing database says there are plenty of dangers ahead for the shopping centre sector but they are not quite what you think. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

More than $1 billion was wiped off top retailers on Monday as online giant Amazon’s multi-billion-dollar move on high-end supermarket Whole Foods Market in the US sparked fears that major grocery sellers could be hit if the tie-up was rolled out locally. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

Real estate groups heavily exposed to Amazon’s entry into Australia have been hit by investor fears that older shopping centres will be decimated by the online giant, but some players will suffer more than their more agile rivals. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

The impact of US-based e-commerce giant Amazon in Australia should not be underestimated, despite some local commentators warning of challenges such as higher local costs and Australia’s land size. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

Amazon’s choice of Australian landlord could depend on which of the industrial developers has access to the best located site, as agents say local developers would be “falling over themselves” to win the eCommerce giant’s ­business. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

US-based online behemoth Amazon could spur the development of industrial buildings worth more than $300 million when it arrives in Australia, with logistics landlord Goodman Group a potential beneficiary, according to Shaw and Partners research. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

Amazon’s imminent arrival on the Australian shopping scene comes amid a drop in retail trade in December, with a high number of store closures and challenging conditions for tenants. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.

Amazon has launched a process to appoint a real estate firm to find the company a chain of distribution centres to acquire, in a further sign the online retailing behemoth is serious about expanding its presence in Australia. This article originally appeared on theaustralian.com.au/property.