Armadale Shopping City
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Armadale Shopping City is the major shopping centre in Armadale, Western Australia
. It is located between Jull Street and Church Avenue and feature over 100 specialty stores as well as four majors and one mini-major.
Plans to redevelop the food court into a mini-major are currently being processed by the City of Armadale
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A $40 million expansion was planned for the shopping centre in 1997http://www.landcorp.com.au/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ARA/PUBLICATIONS/03%20CITY%20CENTRE.PDF\1. However it did not eventuate as it involved chopping down the historic Old Jarrah Tree
in the car park on Church Ave, and consequently it drew outrage from local residents. A conservation order was placed on the jarrah tree, preventing the re-development . A minor refurbishment was completed in 1999, opening up the first Best and Less store in WA and adding a number of specialty stores. The current expansion has been designed so that the jarrah tree is preserved.
Armadale, Western Australia
Armadale is a suburb within the City of Armadale, located on the south-eastern edge of Perth's metropolitan area. The major junction of the South Western and Albany Highways, which connect Perth with the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia respectively, is located within the...
. It is located between Jull Street and Church Avenue and feature over 100 specialty stores as well as four majors and one mini-major.
Location
Armadale Shopping City is located on Jull Street. The car park entrances are located at Church Avenue, Fourth Road and Whitehead Street.Redevelopment
In November 2005 an $80 million expansion of the shopping centre commenced, and compeleted in December 2007. The first stage(completed in December 2006) involved the creation of two new malls, a number of new specialty stores, relocation of existing specialty stores, double storey carpark and rooftop car parking over these malls and the Target store. The second stage involved the opening of the Target store in August. The third stage, completed in December 2007 will open up a new food court and alfresco dining area.Plans to redevelop the food court into a mini-major are currently being processed by the City of Armadale
City of Armadale
The City of Armadale is a Local Government Area in the south-eastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about southeast of Perth's central business district...
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Anchor tenants
- TargetTarget (Australia)Target Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian department store chain owned by Wesfarmers . It operates 172 Target stores and 119 Target Country stores making 291 combined stores with its head office located in North Geelong, Victoria. It sells clothing, cosmetics, toys, homewares, electrical and...
- KmartKmart AustraliaKmart Australia Limited is a discount department store chain owned by Wesfarmers. It operates 172 stores in Australia and 15 in New Zealand, with its head office located in Mulgrave, Victoria. Wesfarmers uses the Kmart name under licence from Sears Holdings Corporation.-History:Kmart Australia...
- ColesColes SupermarketsColes Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741...
- Progressive Supa IGAIGA (Australian supermarket group)Independent Grocers of Australia, or IGA, is a chain of independent supermarkets in Australia. It is the local variant of the international Independent Grocers Association...
- Best and LessBest and LessBest & Less Pty Ltd is an Australian retailer of clothing and household linens.-History:Best & Less was founded by Berel Ginges, and opened its first store in Mascot, New South Wales on 27 May 1965.In April 1998, Best & Less was acquired by Pepkor...
(mini major)
Transport
Armadale Shopping City is located in very close proximity to the Armadale Train Station. The train station and the Jull Street entrannce are a very short walk away from each other (i.e. some 100 metres away) and the bus interchange is a 3 minute walk from the shopping centre (http://www.armadaleshoppingcity.com.au/Public/GeneralInformation/PublicTransport.asp). Bus services stop at the Fourth Road end of the centre.History
Armadale Shopping City is located on the old Armadale Primary School site and was opened in 1984.A $40 million expansion was planned for the shopping centre in 1997http://www.landcorp.com.au/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ARA/PUBLICATIONS/03%20CITY%20CENTRE.PDF\1. However it did not eventuate as it involved chopping down the historic Old Jarrah Tree
Old Jarrah Tree
The Old Jarrah tree is an exceptionally large and old Eucalyptus marginata tree near inside the carpark the entrance at the corner Third Road and Church Avenue in Armadale, Western Australia. It is estimated to be between 400 and 800 years old...
in the car park on Church Ave, and consequently it drew outrage from local residents. A conservation order was placed on the jarrah tree, preventing the re-development . A minor refurbishment was completed in 1999, opening up the first Best and Less store in WA and adding a number of specialty stores. The current expansion has been designed so that the jarrah tree is preserved.