Westfield Chermside

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Westfield Chermside

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location = Chermside, Brisbane Australia
coordinates = coord|27|23|00|S|153|02|00|E|display=inline,title
opening_date = 1957 (Purchased by The Westfield Group in 1996)
developer = The Westfield Group
manager = The Westfield Group
owner = The Westfield Group
number_of_stores = 369 [ [http://westfield.com/chermside/ourstores/index.html Westfield ] ] .
number_of_anchors = 11 Myer, David Jones, Kmart, Target, Big W, BCC Megaplex, Harris Scarfe, Coles, Woolworths, JB Hi-Fi, Rebel Sport
floor_area = 122,000 m²
floors = 2 (Level 2 Bowling Alley, Cinemas, Replay, Gym and Rebel Sport)
website = [http://www.westfield.com/chermside/ westfield.com/chermside]
parking = Approx 6200

Westfield Chermside is the largest regional shopping centre in Queensland, located in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs and is operated by The Westfield Group. The centre includes Myer, David Jones and Harris Scarfe department stores, Kmart, Target and Big W discount department stores, Coles and Woolworths supermarkets, a Borders book store, a JB HiFi electrical store and 369 speciality stores, cafes, restaurants and other services, which are all on the first floor. This makes the first floor the largest single level in an Australian regional shopping centre. The second floor is only partial to the shopping centre and includes a Rebel Sport, a bowling alley, video game arcade and a 16-screen Birch Carroll & Coyle cinema complex. The centre contains the Chermside bus station, a major hub for buses north of Brisbane.

History

Chermside Drive-In Shopping Centre (Now Westfield Chermside) opened on 30 May 1957. It initially contained a department store, a supermarket and 22 speciality stores. In 1965, the centre was air-conditioned and a restaurant was constructed. A Myer store was opened in June 1977. Several renovations were completed in 1985, 1986 and 1987 adding another 29 stores and an underground car park to the centre. A business mall was constructed in February 1992.

Westfield Group purchased the property in December 1996. In 1999, work began on a major redevelopment of the centre which was to nearly double its floor space. Stage one opened on August 9, which contained a Coles and a new bus interchange. In 2000, the second stage of the redevelopment opened, containing a Kmart, Bi-Lo (which existed until March 2008), Target and a 900 seat food court. A new Birch Carroll & Coyle cinema complex also opened, and many people chose that, rather than the one at then-Westfield Toombul. In 2005, construction began on another expansion, which officially opened on October 19, 2006 and contained 2,300 more car parks, and over 100 new specialty stores, most of which are clothing and shoe stores. In August 2007, the two level David Jones store was officially opened and is located in the same expansion. The following year saw the opening of another department store on the site of the former Bi-Lo supermarket, however smaller, which is the first Harris Scarfe store in Brisbane. [

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Despite all its major successes during its Westfield ownership, Westfield Chermside has been blamed for the downturn in trade in surrounding shopping centres, especially Centro Toombul. The ex-Westfield centre's trade has been affected during the 21st century, resulting with the closure of the Birch Carroll & Coyle cinemas, the imminent closure of David Jones, and several others.

Facilities

Westfield chermside is Queensland's largest shopping center. It covers 2.4KM in length. Right beside kid space. It has many restaurants throughout the shopping center some include:-Mc'Donalds-Red Rooster-Irish's Pub's-Chermside Tavern -Coffee Shops

It is a enjoyable shopping center with some kid's facilities like jumping castle's, Arcade shop, Bowling and movies....

ee also

*Westfield Group
*Chermside

References

External links

* [http://www.westfield.com/chermside Westfield Chermside home page]
* [http://westfield.com/chermside/centreupgrade/DevelopmentHistoryofChermside.html History of Westfield Chermside]