A shopping complex just outside Adelaide CBD is launching a Spring/Summer season event covering fashion, beauty and lifestyle.
This follows a raft of new fashion brands and retailers signing leases at the Burnside Village shopping centre over the last year, including Paspaley, LSKD, Viktoria & Woods, July, Ralph Lauren, Simone Pérèle, Universal Store, OPSM, Sunglass Hut and Uniqlo.
Some of these represent a first-time entry into the South Australian market, including Paspaley, LSKD and July.
Burnside will run a four-day run of events, including curated runway shows, styling classes and other events.
“We are thrilled to present our Spring Summer Runway events, a true celebration of style and the vibrant energy of the new season,” Burnside Village centre general manager Jodie Kannane said.
"This immersive experience allows our community to engage with the trends, meet the experts, and celebrate the best of what Burnside Village has to offer.”
The fashion boom at Burnside comes amid a rise in retail vacancies in Adelaide CBD. According to CBRE, the CBD’s vacancy rate rose to 9.3 per cent in the first half of 2025. The firm noted that while overall vacancy across Adelaide has generally declined, the increase was driven primarily by a rise in vacancy at one of the CBD centres.
This was offset by reductions in survey strip and arcade locations. Rundle Mall, the key shopping strip in Adelaide, had a vacancy rate fall to 3.8 per cent from 4.3 per cent recorded during the second half of 2024.
“Adelaide Arcade maintained strong occupancy levels in H1 2025, with vacancy dropping to 1.9 per cent, a notable improvement from 3.8 per cent in H2 2024,” the CBRE report read. “New retailers opening their doors at the arcade include Aryoo Eyewear and not-for-profit organisation OmMade Meet the Maker.”
Within the CBD centres, which includes Rundle Place and Myer Centre, the overall H1 2025 vacancy increased to 15.3 per cent from 11.3 per cent in the second half of 2024.
“Overall retail sales activity in the Adelaide retail market has continued to increase with South Australia’s population growth rates being well above historic levels and the jobs market also being relatively strong compared with historic averages,” the CBRE report added.
“South Australia’s population in 2024 increased by 1.1 per cent year-on-year, remaining above the long-term average of 0.8 per cent yoy growth and the unemployment rate as of June 2025 stood at 4.4 per cent, remaining significantly stronger than the long-term average of 6.3 per cent.”