SPECIAL REPORT: Landlords unwilling to budge on rents have been blamed for exacerbating Perth's retail downturn, but leading leasing agents say the sector's problems are substantially more complicated than the cost of tenancies.
Subdued retail conditions in WA have resulted in more than $2.5 billion of shopping centre expansions to be deferred or have no timetable for development.
The long-anticipated expansion of Galleria Shopping Centre in Morley has been deferred, just days after receiving final planning approval, though its co-owner has committed to a $63 million expansion of Ellenbrook Central.
