Melbourne

For retailers, January is a great time to assess where things are at after the crazy Christmas and New Year sales period and do some planning for the year ahead.

Our quarterly Occupier's Guide breaks down each Melbourne real estate submarket to provide you the latest transaction, vacancy and rent data, as well as trends and predictions that can save your company time and money when making real estate decisions.

Our quarterly Occupier's Guide breaks down each Sydney real estate submarket to provide you the latest transaction, vacancy and rent data, as well as trends and predictions that can save your company time and money when making real estate decisions.

While some companies prepare for the return to office, others are opting to incorporate remote work into their long-term workplace strategies. For these occupiers, it will be important to reevaluate your space utilization and — if it proves cost-effective — shed what you no longer need.

Companies are looking to create more dispersed footprints, adding satellite offices so suburban employees don’t have to commute downtown on transit, says CEO Jim Underhill. Suburban properties that will most benefit from this strategy will be those in walkable areas, he adds.

The current global pandemic has severely tested the resiliency aspect of supply chains, with delays and disruptions pervasive. As all of these phenomena collide, COVID-19 could be the catalyst for a complete rethink of supply chains as we know them.