Northland Shopping Centre
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Northland Shopping Centre is a major shopping centre in East Preston
, approximately 11 km north of the Melbourne
Central Business District
in Victoria
. Its motto is Style Up. It is the largest predominantly single-level shopping centre in Melbourne.
It has more than 330 stores all spread on one floor but cinemas, Playtime and Pancake Parlour is on the top level.
. The original shopping centre consisted of 3 malls radiating north, east and west from a centre stage area. It housed 73 tenants and 6 professional suites. Some of the original retailers included Myer, Coles New World Supermarket, Buckley and Nunn Department Store
, McEwans, Woolworths Variety Store and Coles Variety Store. A feature of the shopping centre was the Northland Market located at the south-west end of the shopping centre.
In July 1983, the Myer Emporium sold the shopping centre to the Gandel Group of Companies. It is currently owned 50:50 by Gandel Group and CFS Retail Property Trust.
) and North Court added. The Super K-Mart was the first to be included in a regional centre in Australia.
and East Court were added.
cinema complex, the new Myer
facade and the first multi-level car park at Northland.
from 550 seats to 750 seats. The extension of Hoyts
8 to Hoyts
14 with the feature 'Superscreen' standing 20 metres wide and 10 metres high. It added a number of leading retailers including Rebel Sport, HMV
, Playtime
, Nature's World and The ABC Shop, to name a few.
The rear car park near Kmart and the fresh food precinct was redeveloped adding another level to the existing two level car park. The Murray Road car park was redeveloped which now has 400 spaces, the opening of 1st Choice Liquor was also included. The relocation of the Kmart Automotive also took place, relocating it from behind the Kmart Department Store to near the entertainment plaza. Safeway and Coles both received a refurbishment.
Well known stores such as Lonsdale, Octane, Bossini, Forever New, Temt, T Bar and Ice Design were included in this opening.
Over 30 new stores opened on 24 November with the new Target and Best & Less.
Also JB HIFI will open next to the new Toys R Us.
When the new mall is complete, Northland will consist of over 330 stores.
.
387 million. It is surrounded by over 4,235 car parking spaces and has a major public transport interchange for the northern suburbs of Melbourne
.
It contains a diverse mix of major international brands and local stores. Major tenants include Myer
, Kmart Australia
, Target Australia, Coles Supermarket
, Woolworths Supermarket
, Toys R Us, Homeart, Lincraft
, Best and Less
, Pancake Parlour
, Nandos, and a Hoyts
Cinema Complex featuring 14 theatres (of which 3 are Cinemaxx with stadium seating). There are many clothing stores within the centre, including Country Road
, Esprit
, Just Jeans
, Colorado
, and Sportsgirl
.
Other stores include Homeart, Dick Smith Electronics
, Tandy
, Vodafone
, Optus
, Telstra Shop
, Supre
, Roger David, Collins Booksellers, ABC Shop
, Hairhouse Warehouse, Shaver Shop, The Reject Shop
, Priceline
, HMV
, EB Games, Strathfield, Flight Centre
and House. The centre is also home to the Beach House Health and Fitness Centre located near the cinemas.
The centre has branches of Australia Post
, Westpac
, Commonwealth Bank
, ANZ Bank, Credit Union Australia and RACV. There is a bingo club accessible from outside the centre.
Northland is also notable for only having one floor throughout most of the centre. Myer
is four floors and Lincraft
and Hoyts
are on contained lower and upper floors respectively. All of Northland's specialty stores and chains are located on the ground floor.
Route running from Mordialloc to Altona
. The Darebin Creek Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail
runs north south on its east side.
Preston, Victoria
Preston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin. At the 2006 Census, Preston had a population of 27,892.-Settlement:...
, approximately 11 km north of the Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
Central Business District
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
in Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
. Its motto is Style Up. It is the largest predominantly single-level shopping centre in Melbourne.
It has more than 330 stores all spread on one floor but cinemas, Playtime and Pancake Parlour is on the top level.
History
Opening in 1966, Northland Shopping Centre was one of the first self-contained shopping centres in Melbourne. The shopping centre was built and owned by the Myer EmporiumMyer
Myer is Australia's largest department store chain, retailing a broad range of merchandise including women's, men's and children's clothing, footwear and accessories; cosmetics and fragrance; homewares; electrical; furniture and bedding; toys; books and stationery; food and confectionery; and...
. The original shopping centre consisted of 3 malls radiating north, east and west from a centre stage area. It housed 73 tenants and 6 professional suites. Some of the original retailers included Myer, Coles New World Supermarket, Buckley and Nunn Department Store
Buckley & Nunn
The Melbourne department store of Buckley & Nunn first opened its doors in 1851 as a drapery store and, in its heyday, competed creditably with David Jones and Myer . It occupied a succession of buildings in Bourke Street until being taken over by David Jones in 1982.Popular as a retailer of...
, McEwans, Woolworths Variety Store and Coles Variety Store. A feature of the shopping centre was the Northland Market located at the south-west end of the shopping centre.
In July 1983, the Myer Emporium sold the shopping centre to the Gandel Group of Companies. It is currently owned 50:50 by Gandel Group and CFS Retail Property Trust.
1st Redevelopment
Consisting principally of an extension to the North Mall, was completed in December 1984, increasing the number of tenants to 99, with 6 professional suites. Super K-Mart (HypermarketHypermarket
In commerce, a hypermarket is a superstore combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide range of products under one roof, including full groceries lines and general merchandise...
) and North Court added. The Super K-Mart was the first to be included in a regional centre in Australia.
2nd Redevelopment
Completed in October 1985, this extension was principally the extension of the pre-existing East Mall. It increased the number of tenants to 128. Fosseys, FranklinsFranklins
Franklins is a discount supermarket chain selling packaged groceries and perishables throughout New South Wales, Australia. It owns the No Frills brand of generic products, promoted by their mascot, "Red Sock". It is known as "Australia's Original Discount Grocer"...
and East Court were added.
3rd Redevelopment
Completed in February 1986, increased the number of tenants by 13 to 141. This was principally the extension of the West Mall and included the addition of the West Court and retailers including McEwans and Toyworld.4th Redevelopment
Completed in December 1987, this was one of the biggest extensions increasing the number of tenants to 170 tenants and the number of professional suites to 7. It includes the addition of a new Food Court and the construction of the HoytsHoyts
The Hoyts Group is an Australian company consisting of Hoyts Exhibition, Hoyts Distribution and Val Morgan.Hoyts Exhibition manages 450 screens across 40 Australian and 10 New Zealand cinema complexes; making it Australia's second largest cinema chain. Val Morgan, the cinema advertising arm of the...
cinema complex, the new Myer
Myer
Myer is Australia's largest department store chain, retailing a broad range of merchandise including women's, men's and children's clothing, footwear and accessories; cosmetics and fragrance; homewares; electrical; furniture and bedding; toys; books and stationery; food and confectionery; and...
facade and the first multi-level car park at Northland.
6th Redevelopment
Addition of 13 retailers including Toys R Us and 14 specialties. Glazing of the mall was also included.7th Redevelopment
The development of a fully integrated lifestyle, leisure and entertainment precinct adding more than 9,000 square metres to the centre. The development included a complete refurbishment and extension of the food court with increased seating capacitySeating capacity
Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
from 550 seats to 750 seats. The extension of Hoyts
Hoyts
The Hoyts Group is an Australian company consisting of Hoyts Exhibition, Hoyts Distribution and Val Morgan.Hoyts Exhibition manages 450 screens across 40 Australian and 10 New Zealand cinema complexes; making it Australia's second largest cinema chain. Val Morgan, the cinema advertising arm of the...
8 to Hoyts
Hoyts
The Hoyts Group is an Australian company consisting of Hoyts Exhibition, Hoyts Distribution and Val Morgan.Hoyts Exhibition manages 450 screens across 40 Australian and 10 New Zealand cinema complexes; making it Australia's second largest cinema chain. Val Morgan, the cinema advertising arm of the...
14 with the feature 'Superscreen' standing 20 metres wide and 10 metres high. It added a number of leading retailers including Rebel Sport, HMV
HMV
His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
, Playtime
Playtime
Play Time is French director Jacques Tati's fourth major film, and generally considered to be his most daring film. It was shot in 1964 through 1967 and released in 1967. In Play Time, Tati again plays Monsieur Hulot, a character who had appeared in some of his earlier films, including Mon Oncle...
, Nature's World and The ABC Shop, to name a few.
8th Redevelopment
The 8th Redevelopment added an outdoor area to the Entertainment Precinct fronting Murray Road containing cafes and eateries as well as a Fitness Centre.9th Redevelopment
A new fresh food mall including 30 shops and a new Coles opened near the Safeway area. New signs were installed on the Murray Road and rear entrances, reflecting a modern feel.The rear car park near Kmart and the fresh food precinct was redeveloped adding another level to the existing two level car park. The Murray Road car park was redeveloped which now has 400 spaces, the opening of 1st Choice Liquor was also included. The relocation of the Kmart Automotive also took place, relocating it from behind the Kmart Department Store to near the entertainment plaza. Safeway and Coles both received a refurbishment.
10th Redevelopment (commenced-completion late 2009 )
40 stores opened in the new fashion mall on 24 October 2009.Well known stores such as Lonsdale, Octane, Bossini, Forever New, Temt, T Bar and Ice Design were included in this opening.
Over 30 new stores opened on 24 November with the new Target and Best & Less.
Also JB HIFI will open next to the new Toys R Us.
When the new mall is complete, Northland will consist of over 330 stores.
11th Redevelopment (commencing early 2009)
This will see a change to the car-parking system the multilevel carpark will span across the whole front of the center opposite Bunnings WarehouseBunnings Warehouse
Bunnings Warehouse is Australia's largest hardware chain with stores in Australia and New Zealand. The chain is owned by Wesfarmers Limited.-History:-Pre 1900s:...
.
Tenants
Northland Shopping Centre has a total annual turnover of over A$Australian dollar
The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu...
387 million. It is surrounded by over 4,235 car parking spaces and has a major public transport interchange for the northern suburbs of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
.
It contains a diverse mix of major international brands and local stores. Major tenants include Myer
Myer
Myer is Australia's largest department store chain, retailing a broad range of merchandise including women's, men's and children's clothing, footwear and accessories; cosmetics and fragrance; homewares; electrical; furniture and bedding; toys; books and stationery; food and confectionery; and...
, Kmart Australia
Kmart Australia
Kmart 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...
, Target Australia, Coles Supermarket
Coles Supermarkets
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 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741...
, 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:...
, Toys R Us, Homeart, Lincraft
Lincraft
Lincraft is a retail chain in Australia that specialises in the sale of homewares, including crafts, material, and patterns. As of May 2009, it has 44 locations around Australia.Lincraft was founded in 1938 by Leo Ross as a stall shop in Melbourne....
, 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...
, Pancake Parlour
Pancake Parlour
The Pancake Parlour is an Australian family owned pancake restaurant chain with locations almost entirely in Melbourne.The first Pancake Parlour restaurant opened in Adelaide in 1965. The company's headquarters are currently located in Melbourne...
, Nandos, and a Hoyts
Hoyts
The Hoyts Group is an Australian company consisting of Hoyts Exhibition, Hoyts Distribution and Val Morgan.Hoyts Exhibition manages 450 screens across 40 Australian and 10 New Zealand cinema complexes; making it Australia's second largest cinema chain. Val Morgan, the cinema advertising arm of the...
Cinema Complex featuring 14 theatres (of which 3 are Cinemaxx with stadium seating). There are many clothing stores within the centre, including Country Road
Country Road
Country Road is an upscale store located in Australia and New Zealand clothing retailer, with 68 free standing stores and 77 department store concessions. It is traded on the Australian Stock Exchange, with South African company Woolworths Holdings Limited owning 88%...
, Esprit
Esprit Holdings
Esprit Holdings Limited is a publicly owned manufacturer of apparel, footwear, accessories, jewellery and housewares under the Esprit label. The company is headquartered in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and Ratingen , Germany. In the 2007–2008 business year, Esprit Holdings Limited generated a worldwide...
, 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...
, Colorado
Colorado Group Limited
Colorado Group Limited is an Australian public company that operates a number of retail clothing chains. Major brands include Colorado Adventurewear, Mathers, Williams the Shoemen, JAG, Diana Ferrari, and Pairs. The company is based in Brisbane, Queensland with an office in Cremorne, Victoria...
, and Sportsgirl
Sportsgirl
Sportsgirl is a women's apparel clothing chain, owned and operated by the Sussan Retail Group in Australia.The first Sportsgirl stores were opened in 1948 in Melbourne, as a younger, more fun alternative to the more conservative sister label Sportscraft...
.
Other stores include Homeart, 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...
, Tandy
Tandy (Australia)
Tandy was an electronics retailer in Australia, owned by Woolworths Limited.-History:Tandy was originally founded in the United States in 1950 as Tandy Leather Company. In 1963, Tandy changed its business to electronics when it acquired control of RadioShack, a forty year old electronics business...
, Vodafone
Vodafone
Vodafone Group Plc is a global telecommunications company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest mobile telecommunications company measured by revenues and the world's second-largest measured by subscribers , with around 341 million proportionate subscribers as of...
, Optus
Optus
SingTel Optus Pty Limited is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications...
, Telstra Shop
Telstra
Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications and media company, building and operating telecommunications networks and marketing voice, mobile, internet access and pay television products and services....
, 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...
, Roger David, Collins Booksellers, ABC Shop
ABC Commercial
ABC Commercial is the commercial arm of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It is responsible for making a profit through the creation, marketing and retailing of ABC products and services worldwide.-History:...
, Hairhouse Warehouse, Shaver Shop, 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...
, 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...
, HMV
HMV
His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
, EB Games, Strathfield, Flight Centre
Flight Centre
Flight Centre Limited is Australia's largest travel agent. It is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of $1.145 billion as at March 2006. It has over 1500 stores in nine different countries with over 8000 staff.-History:...
and House. The centre is also home to the Beach House Health and Fitness Centre located near the cinemas.
The centre has branches of Australia Post
Australia Post
Australia Post is the trading name of the Australian Government-owned Australian Postal Corporation .-History:...
, Westpac
Westpac
Westpac , is a multinational financial services, one of the Australian "big four" banks and the second-largest bank in New Zealand....
, Commonwealth Bank
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is a multinational bank with businesses across New Zealand, Fiji, Asia, USA and the United Kingdom. Commonwealth Bank provides a variety of financial services including retail, business and institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, insurance,...
, ANZ Bank, Credit Union Australia and RACV. There is a bingo club accessible from outside the centre.
Northland is also notable for only having one floor throughout most of the centre. Myer
Myer
Myer is Australia's largest department store chain, retailing a broad range of merchandise including women's, men's and children's clothing, footwear and accessories; cosmetics and fragrance; homewares; electrical; furniture and bedding; toys; books and stationery; food and confectionery; and...
is four floors and Lincraft
Lincraft
Lincraft is a retail chain in Australia that specialises in the sale of homewares, including crafts, material, and patterns. As of May 2009, it has 44 locations around Australia.Lincraft was founded in 1938 by Leo Ross as a stall shop in Melbourne....
and Hoyts
Hoyts
The Hoyts Group is an Australian company consisting of Hoyts Exhibition, Hoyts Distribution and Val Morgan.Hoyts Exhibition manages 450 screens across 40 Australian and 10 New Zealand cinema complexes; making it Australia's second largest cinema chain. Val Morgan, the cinema advertising arm of the...
are on contained lower and upper floors respectively. All of Northland's specialty stores and chains are located on the ground floor.
Public transport
Northland is a major public transport hub for the East Preston region. 10 different bus routes travel through or terminate at Northland. Northland Shopping Centre is now serviced by the new Red Orbital SmartBusSmartBus
SmartBus is a series of bus routes operating in the city of Melbourne, Australia. Undertaken as a part of Metlink, the program seeks to eventually establish a series of key suburban bus routes, and orbital bus routes around Melbourne...
Route running from Mordialloc to Altona
Altona, Victoria
Altona is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. At the 2006 Census, Altona had a population of 9685....
. The Darebin Creek Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail
Darebin Creek Trail
The Darebin Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows Darebin Creek in the inner and outer northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
runs north south on its east side.