Castletown Shoppingworld
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Castletown Shoppingworld is a shopping centre
in Townsville, Australia
. The third-largest centre in the district, Castletown has three major tenants along with 105 specialty stores, and is owned by Mcconaghy Properties. Once stage two of the centre opens, It will open an extra 30 stores and two mini majors.
department store (replacing the existing store) and was opened as Australia's largest Target
. The expansion also included an extra 40 specialty stores and a 450-seat food court. The expansion opened on 13 June 2007.
The last expansion that the shopping centre undertook was in 1997 with the addition of an expanded Woolworths Supermarket
and an Action Supermarket
. Basement parking was also included.
Construction commenced in mid 2009 on stage two of the expansion. New elevators, escalators and travelators, as well as major refurbishments of the toilets will be undertaken in the expansion. It is also anticipated that Woolworths will be upgraded. The development is due for completion in 2010, and will take the total number of specialty shops over 135 with the addition of two new mini major stores and Big W.
, Big W
, Woolworths
, The Reject Shop
, Best and Less
and Dick Smith Electronics
stores. There are also Angus and Robertson, Salt 66, Supre
, Sanity
, City Beach
, Jay Jays, Priceline
and EB Games shops. Food outlets include Coffee Club
, McDonalds, Subway
, Red Rooster
, Healthy Habits
, Witchery
, Just Jeans
, Fashion Fair, Betts
, Price Attack and New Zealand Natural
.
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
in Townsville, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The third-largest centre in the district, Castletown has three major tenants along with 105 specialty stores, and is owned by Mcconaghy Properties. Once stage two of the centre opens, It will open an extra 30 stores and two mini majors.
Expansion
Castletown recently completed an expansion project that included a new 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...
department store (replacing the existing store) and was opened as Australia's largest Target
Target (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...
. The expansion also included an extra 40 specialty stores and a 450-seat food court. The expansion opened on 13 June 2007.
The last expansion that the shopping centre undertook was in 1997 with the addition of an expanded Woolworths Supermarket
Woolworths (supermarkets)
Woolworths is the largest supermarket chain in Australia, owned by Woolworths Limited.-History:Woolworths Limited was founded in 1924, with the first store opening up in Sydney's Imperial Arcade.-2008 rebranding:...
and an Action Supermarket
Action Supermarkets
Action is a defunct Australian supermarket chain. Based in Perth, Western Australia, Action had 80 supermarkets across Western Australia, Queensland and New South Wales, and was one of the largest supermarket chains in Australia...
. Basement parking was also included.
Construction commenced in mid 2009 on stage two of the expansion. New elevators, escalators and travelators, as well as major refurbishments of the toilets will be undertaken in the expansion. It is also anticipated that Woolworths will be upgraded. The development is due for completion in 2010, and will take the total number of specialty shops over 135 with the addition of two new mini major stores and Big W.
Major tenants
The centre contains a 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...
, Big W
Big W
Big W is one of the largest chain of discount department stores in Australia, with over 150 stores. It is a division of Woolworths Limited, the second largest retailer in Australia. Its main competitors are Kmart and Target, both owned by Wesfarmers....
, Woolworths
Woolworths (supermarkets)
Woolworths is the largest supermarket chain in Australia, owned by Woolworths Limited.-History:Woolworths Limited was founded in 1924, with the first store opening up in Sydney's Imperial Arcade.-2008 rebranding:...
, The Reject Shop
The Reject Shop
The Reject Shop is an Australian discount variety store chain. Founded in 1981 as a "seconds" store in South Yarra, Victoria, the company currently operates over 190 stores in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia, Queensland, Tasmania and Australian Capital Territory...
, Best and Less
Best and Less
Best & 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...
and Dick Smith Electronics
Dick Smith Electronics
Dick Smith is an international electronics retailer, founded in 1968 by Richard "Dick" Smith. Today, it is a subsidiary of Woolworths Limited, incorporating Tandy, and the remaining Dick Smith Powerhouse Stores...
stores. There are also Angus and Robertson, Salt 66, Supre
Supré
Supré is a teens apparel clothing chain in Australia and New Zealand.- History :Supré is focused on supplying clothing and is family-owned and operated by Hans and Helen van der Meulen, and their three daughters. The Supré chain originated from its first store in the light industrial area of...
, Sanity
Sanity (music store)
Sanity is an Australian chain of music and entertainment stores, owned by Ray Itaoui, CEO. Sanity has over 155 outlets in Australia. The brand specialises in the sale of CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray video games and related merchandise and accessories.-History:...
, City Beach
City Beach
City Beach can refer to:*City Beach, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia*City Beach , a solo album by Jill Cunniff, the frontwoman of Luscious Jackson...
, Jay Jays, Priceline
Priceline (Australia)
Priceline is a health and beauty retailer with stores in every state and territory in Australia. The Priceline brand has two store types; a traditional Priceline and Priceline Pharmacy. As of March 2010 there were over 330 Priceline branded stores throughout Australia...
and EB Games shops. Food outlets include Coffee Club
Coffee Club
Uniting for Consensus is a movement, nicknamed the Coffee Club, that developed in the 1990s in opposition to the possible expansion of the United Nations Security Council...
, McDonalds, Subway
Subway (restaurant)
Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. . Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 35,519 restaurants in 98 countries and territories as of October 25th, 2011...
, Red Rooster
Red Rooster
Red Rooster is an Australian fast food restaurant chain. Red Rooster specialises in selling roasted chicken and other related products.- History :...
, Healthy Habits
Healthy Habits
Healthy Habits is an Australian chain of franchised fast food outlets marketed as offering healthy fast food.Offerings include custom sandwiches, roasts and salads....
, Witchery
Witchery
Witchery is a Swedish thrash/speed metal band, formed by former members of Satanic Slaughter in 1997. The current lineup consists of vocalist Emperor Magus Caligula , ex-Devian), guitarists Patrik Jensen and Rickard "Richard Corpse" Rimfält, bassist Sharlee D'Angelo, and drummer Martin Axenrot...
, Just Jeans
Just Jeans
Just Jeans is an Australian apparel chain store, owned and operated by the Just Group. The Just Group owns and operates Portmans, Jaquie E, Jay Jays, Just Jeans, Peter Alexander, Smiggle and Dotti store brands, and currently has over 950 stores throughout Australia and New Zealand.-Profile:Just...
, Fashion Fair, Betts
Betts
Betts is an English surname, and may refer to* Blair Betts , Canadian ice hockey player* Clive Betts , British politician* Daisy Betts, Australian actress* Denis Betts , English rugby league player...
, Price Attack and New Zealand Natural
New Zealand Natural
New Zealand Natural is a chain of franchise ice cream and juice shops in shopping centres in Australia, New Zealand and other countries. The Ice cream is also available at supermarkets throughout New Zealand and Australia.-Company history:...
.