General Retail Consultancy

Sometimes what you need is not a transaction — it is a clear read on where your portfolio stands. Elite Retail Leasing provides retail consultancy across location strategy, occupancy costs, centre performance and leasing decisions.

ADVISORY

Advice grounded in how the market actually works

Retail leasing decisions are usually made with incomplete information. You know what your own sites cost. You rarely know what comparable tenants are paying in the same centre, how that centre is actually trading, or what a landlord will realistically concede in the current market.

That is the gap we fill. With more than twelve years inside Australia’s retail leasing sector — including managing the leasing and performance uplift of complex retail assets — we bring the landlord-side perspective to tenant-side decisions.

Engagements range from a single question about one site through to an ongoing advisory relationship across a national portfolio.

Where consultancy helps most

Portfolio review

A structured review of every site: passing rent versus market, occupancy cost ratio, expiry and option dates, make good exposure and performance. The output is a clear list of what to renew or renegotiate, relocate or exit.

Occupancy cost benchmarking

Rent is only one line. We look at total occupancy cost — base rent, outgoings, promotional levies, turnover rent — as a percentage of turnover, and compare it against what is achievable in comparable centres.

Location and centre strategy

Which centre types suit your format, which trade areas are worth entering, and which centres are trending in the wrong direction. Centre performance changes, and leases are long.

Deal review

An offer in front of you and no benchmark to judge it against. We review the proposed terms, identify what is out of market, and tell you what is worth pushing on.

Expiry and option planning

Options and expiries create leverage — but only if they are managed early. We map the calendar across your portfolio so decisions are made 12 to 18 months out.

How we work

  • Direct and practical — a clear recommendation, not a report that needs interpreting
  • Tenant-side only, with no landlord agency conflict
  • Scaled to the business, from single-store operators to networks of 50+ sites
  • Across food, fashion and service-based retail
Retail leasing team working in an open-plan office

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I engage you for one site rather than a whole portfolio?

Yes. A large part of our consultancy work is a single question — is this deal reasonable, should we exercise this option, is this centre still right for us. There is no minimum portfolio size.

Do you work outside Victoria?

Yes. We are based in Melbourne and act for tenants across Australia. Retail leasing conditions differ meaningfully between states and between centre owners, and that difference is often the point of the advice.

What size retailers do you work with?

Everything from single-store operators to national brands with more than 50 locations, across food, fashion and service-based retail. The approach scales; the strategy is built around the specific business.

Related Retail Leasing Services

Talk to a Melbourne Retail Leasing Consultant

Tell us about your site, your lease or your growth plans. We will tell you where you stand — directly, and without obligation.