Centro Taigum is a national shopping centre

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...

 located in Taigum

Taigum, Queensland

Taigum is a northern suburb of Brisbane in Queensland in Australia. It is about 13 kilometres north of the Brisbane central business district|CBD. It is predominantly a residential area...

, a suburb of Brisbane

Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

 in the state of Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

, Australia

Australia

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. Owned by Centro Properties Group

Centro Properties Group

Centro Properties Group, commonly known as 'Centro', is an Australian company which provides retail property ownership and management services. It is a listed company with securities traded on the Australian Securities Exchange. The multinational company owns and operates shopping centres in...

, the centre is located on Beams Road, providing access via Gympie

Gympie Road, Brisbane

Gympie Road is a major road in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The road forms part of the main road route from the Brisbane Central Business District to the northern suburbs, Sunshine Coast and east coast of Queensland....

 and Sandgate Road

Sandgate Road

Sandgate Road is a major road in Brisbane, Queensland. It provides part of the road connection between Redcliffe and the Brisbane CBD. It is designated state route 26 throughout its entire length....

s. It is anchored by Woolworths, 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....

, Homeart and Best & Less, and incorporates 65 stores on the premises.

History

Centro Taigum was first opened to the public in 1982 as the "Taigum Central Shopping Centre". In 2001, Centro Properties Group undertook a major redevelopment of the centre, spending $70 million to incorporate the Big W and Best & Less stores, as well as increasing the number of specialty stores on the site. The new centre was opened to the public on 29 October 2001. The renaming from Taigum Central to Centro Taigum occurred two years later, in July 2003. Centro Taigum was one of the first of Centro's centres to be renamed as part of a rebranding

Rebranding

Rebranding is the creation of a new name, term, symbol, design, or a combination of them for an established brand with the intention of developing a differentiated position in the mind of stakeholders and competitors....

exercise.
After being the runner-up for the sub-regionalnational category in the 2003 Queensland Shopping Centre Awards, Centro Taigum went on to win the category in 2004.