Shopping and Services

Perron pays $690m for shopping centre stakes

17 May 2012

Veteran Perth property investor Stan Perron will take a 50 per cent stake in three big Centro Retail shopping centres, including The Galleria in Morley, for $690.4 million.

Mobile shopping service StreetHawk hosts in Ninefold's cloud

16 May 2012

StreetHawk, a new location-based mobile personal shopping service, has chosen to host its business with Australian cloud computing and storage company, Ninefold. According to Ninefold, "At launch, the app needed to support terabytes of real-time retail inventory from 50 retailers and 300+ shop locations to successfully connect traditional bricks and mortars retailers with smartphone shoppers in ...

NATO summit gives Chicago coveted global spotlight

16 May 2012

The famous skyline is etched with distinctive buildings. The downtown boasts a vibrant cultural district. And the stunning lakefront and art-filled parks attract thousands of visitors every day.