Westfield Plenty Valley is a shopping centre in the suburb of
South Morang, Victoria
South Morang is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km north-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Whittlesea local government area. South Morang recorded a population of 24,989 at the 2021 ...
,
Australia
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. Until its expansion in 2008, it was known as Plenty Valley Town Centre and hosted one major store (
Coles Supermarket
Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd, trading as Coles, is an Australian supermarket, retail and consumer services chain, headquartered in Melbourne as part of the Coles Group.
Founded in 1914 in Collingwood by George Coles, Coles operates ...
), and approximately 22 specialty stores.
Westfield began a re-development program for the centre in 2007, expanding the area to , at a cost of approx A$200 million. Westfield Plenty Valley has approx 183 stores, and is anchored by five major stores: Coles,
Woolworths,
Aldi
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,
Target
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Physical items
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** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports
** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ...
and
Kmart
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The company was inc ...
. There are also 2,650 car spaces and a 600-seat food court. The centre opened on 22 May 2008.
History
Development
A new
Myer
Myer (stylised MYER, sometimes known as Myers) is an Australia, Australian mid-range to upscale department store chain. It trades in all Australian states and one of Australia's two self-governing territories. Myer retails a broad range of ...
department store
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was proposed but was abandoned by a company restructure.
South Morang Railway Station
South Morang railway station is located on the Mernda line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of South Morang, and opened on 22 April 2012. is adjacent to Westfield Plenty Valley and opened in April 2012.
On February 7, 2017, construction started on a
Gold Class V/max Cinema complex and a line-up of new restaurants including
Pancake Parlour and
Grill'd as part of an $80 million redevelopment. The new complex had opened on March 2018.
Tenants
Westfield Plenty Valley has 5 major anchor tenants including:
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Coles -
supermarket
A supermarket is a self-service Retail#Types of outlets, shop offering a wide variety of food, Drink, beverages and Household goods, household products, organized into sections. This kind of store is larger and has a wider selection than earli ...
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Woolworths - supermarket
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Target
Target may refer to:
Physical items
* Shooting target, used in marksmanship training and various shooting sports
** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports
** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ...
-
discount department store
A discount store or discounter offers a retail format in which products are sold at prices that are in principle lower than an actual or supposed "full retail price". Discounters rely on bulk purchasing and efficient distribution to keep down cost ...
*
Kmart
Kmart Corporation ( , doing business as Kmart and stylized as kmart) is an American retail company that owns a chain of big box department stores. The company is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States.
The company was inc ...
- discount department store
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Aldi
Aldi (stylised as ALDI) is the common company brand name of two German multinational family-owned discount supermarket chains operating over 10,000 stores in 20 countries. The chain was founded by brothers Karl and Theo Albrecht in 1946, when t ...
- supermarket
Other retailers in the centre include:
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Village Cinemas
Village Cinemas is an Australian-based multinational movie theater, film exhibition brand that mainly shows blockbuster (entertainment), blockbuster, mainstream, children's film, children and family films and some arthouse, foreign language fil ...
-
movie theatres
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Rebel
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* Rebel (surname)
* Patriot (American Revolution), during the American Revolution
* American Southerners, as a form of self-identification; ...
- sporting equipment and apparel
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JB Hi-Fi
JB Hi-Fi Limited is an Australian consumer electronics and home appliances retail company. It is publicly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Its headquarters are located in Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria.
The company has 316 stores ...
- consumer goods
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The Reject Shop
The Reject Shop Limited () is an Australian discount variety store chain selling a range of goods such as food, snacks, gift cards and party, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, storage, kitchenware, homewares and seasonal items in 356 sto ...
- discount variety store
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Best & Less
Best & Less is an Australian retailer of clothing and household linens. As of 2020, Best&Less has 246 stores as well as an online platform.
History
Best & Less was founded by Berel Ginges in January 1965, by occupying part of the ground floor of ...
- apparel
*
Chemist Warehouse
Chemist Warehouse Group (trading as Chemist Warehouse, Chemist Warehouse New Zealand, My Chemist, My Beauty Spot) is an Australian company operating a chain of retail pharmacies both locally and internationally. The company is Australia's largest ...
- discount pharmacy
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Priceline Pharmacy - discount pharmacy
Further reading
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Scentre Group
Scentre Group Limited is a shopping centre company with retail destinations operating under the Westfield brand in Australia and New Zealand. The corporation undertakes ownership, development, design, construction, funds/asset management, proper ...
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Westfield Group
Westfield Group was an Australian shopping centre company that existed from 1960 to 2014, when it split into two independent companies: Scentre Group, which owns and operates the Australian and New Zealand Westfield shopping centre portfolio; ...
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Pacific Epping
Pacific Epping is a shopping centre in Epping, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It opened in May 1996. It is located on the corner of High Street and Cooper Street, away from Epping railway station, Melbourne, and approximately no ...
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Greensborough Plaza
Greensborough Plaza is a major regional shopping centre located in the north-eastern suburb of Greensborough in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately 20 kms from the CBD.
There is an extensive range of majors and mini-majors including ...
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Mill Park
Mill Park is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 18 km north-east of Melbourne's Melbourne city centre, central business district, located within the City of Whittlesea Local government areas of Victoria, loca ...
References
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{{Shopping centres in Victoria
Shopping centres in Melbourne
Shopping malls established in 2000
2000 establishments in Australia
Plenty Valley
Buildings and structures in the City of Whittlesea