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Westfield Plenty Valley
Westfield Plenty Valley is a shopping centre in the suburb of South Morang, Victoria, Australia. Until its expansion in 2008, it was known as Plenty Valley Town Centre and hosted one major store ( Coles Supermarket), 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, Target and Kmart. 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 department store was proposed but was abandoned by a company restructure. South Morang Railway Station 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 redevelop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Morang, Victoria
South Morang ( mor-ANG) is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 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 census. Originally known as ''Morang South'', South Morang grew from a country area on the outskirts of Melbourne in the late 1990s/early 2000s to a suburban area with new estates being developed. History Before the arrival of European explorers and farmers, the area now called South Morang was inhabited by the Wurundjeri balug and Wurundjeri Willam clans. South Morang was originally known as 'Morang South' until Morang itself was renamed by the locals to Yan Yean South in 1893 - as it is the suburb lying directly below Yan Yean. ‘Morang’ is an ancient aboriginal word meaning ‘sky’ or ‘cloud’. In 1824, William Hovell and Hamilton Hume were the first Europeans to set foot in what is now the City of Whittlesea when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Strictly speaking, a supermarket is larger and has a wider selection than earlier grocery stores, but is smaller and more limited in the range of merchandise than a hypermarket or Big-box store, big-box market. In everyday American English usage, however, "grocery store" is often casually used as a synonym for "supermarket". The supermarket retail format first appeared around 1930 in the United States as the culmination of almost two decades of retail innovations, and began to spread to other countries after extensive worldwide publicity in 1956. The supermarket typically has places for fresh meat, fresh produce, Dairy product, dairy, Delicatessen, deli items, baked goods, and similar foodstuffs. Shelf space is also reserved for canned and packaged goods and for various non-food items such as kitchenwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopping Malls Established In 2000
Shopping is an activity in which a customer browses the available goods or services presented by one or more retailers with the potential intent to purchase a suitable selection of them. A typology of shopper types has been developed by scholars which identifies one group of shoppers as recreational shoppers, that is, those who enjoy shopping and view it as a leisure activity.Jones, C. and Spang, R., "Sans Culottes, Sans Café, Sans Tabac: Shifting Realms of Luxury and Necessity in Eighteenth-Century France," Chapter 2 in ''Consumers and Luxury: Consumer Culture in Europe, 1650-1850'' Berg, M. and Clifford, H., Manchester University Press, 1999; Berg, M., "New Commodities, Luxuries and Their Consumers in Nineteenth-Century England," Chapter 3 in ''Consumers and Luxury: Consumer Culture in Europe, 1650-1850'' Berg, M. and Clifford, H., Manchester University Press, 1999 Online shopping has become a major disruptor in the retail industry as consumers can now search for product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greensborough Plaza
Greensborough Plaza is a major regional shopping centre in Greensborough, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately 20 kilometres from the CBD. Known to some locals as “Greensy”, the centre has an extensive range of majors and mini-majors including Coles, Aldi, Kmart, Target, Chemist Warehouse, JB Hi-Fi, The Reject Shop, Rebel Sport, Anytime Fitness and over 170 specialty stores. The centre also has a dining and entertainment precinct that includes a Hoyts cinema complex. History and development Early days First opening in 1978, the centre was known simply as Greensborough Shopping Centre. Around 1990, the centre was known as Valley Central, and the current Greensborough Plaza name was introduced in 1995. Former major tenants in the centre over the years have included: Waltons department store, Stan Cash, RM Williams, McEwans, Venture, Jewel Food Barn, Franklins No Frills, Dick Smith and World 4 Kids. Redevelopments The shopping centre has undergone t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Epping
Pacific Epping is a shopping centre in Epping, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It opened in 1996. It is located on the corner of High Street and Cooper Street, away from Epping railway station, Melbourne, and approximately north of the Melbourne CBD. Until September 2013, the shopping centre was known as Epping Plaza. The centre is still sometimes referred to as Epping Plaza, including the Epping Plaza Hotel and the bus stops which are called Epping Plaza SC. History Originally soft-opening in 1995 with only Target and Coles, and April 1996 with everything else, Epping Plaza Shopping Centre was officially opened on 29 October 1996 by The Hon. Rob Maclellan, Robert Maclellan, M.L.A. In November 1997, the dining and entertainment complex opened to the public, with a 10 auditorium Reading Cinemas complex (previously known as Epping 10 Cinema until Reading Cinemas' acquired Anderson Multiplex in 2004), Epping Plaza Hotel and indoor restaurants. However, TGI Fridays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priceline Pharmacy (Australia)
Priceline is an Australian health and beauty retailer. The Priceline brand has two store types; a traditional Priceline and Priceline Pharmacy."About Priceline" . ''priceline.com.au''. Priceline. 2009. It is owned by , (API) which was acquired by in 2022. History Priceline was established in 1982; the first store opened atHighpoint Shopping Cent ...
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Chemist Warehouse
Chemist Warehouse Group (owned by Sigma Healthcare Ltd) is an Australian company operating a chain of retail chemists both locally and internationally. The company is one of Australia's largest retailers with over 500 stores in Australia, and employs over 20,000 staff. The company brands itself as offering discounted prices for pharmaceutical goods. The company also manages a website and a "click and collect" 24 hour dispense either pick-up and delivery service for medications. History The Gance brothers, Jack and Sam, purchased their first chemist in 1972 in the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir. Fresh out of university with a pharmacy degree, Mario Verrocchi, became a trainee under Sam Gance in 1980. The brothers expanded to three locations before leaving the Amcal chain in 1997 and establishing their own brand, My Chemist. In 2000, Jack Gance and Verrocchi founded Chemist Warehouse, opening the first store in Melbourne. Chemist Warehouse made its first international expansion i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Best & Less
Best & Less is an Australian retailer of clothing and household linens. As of October 2022, Best & Less has 182 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 the department store "Snows" which was in the process of closing down. Prior to trading as Best & Less, the store was known as "Shenows". Best & Less officially opened their first store in Parramatta on 27 May 1965. Best & Less was known for its frugal in-store appearance, with minimal fixtures, and its advertising tagline was "You don't pay for any fancy overheads". The ads often featured Joy Muir, then president of the Australian Housewives' Association, delivering the line to cameras. In 1998, Best & Less was acquired by the South African investment company Pepkor. Steinhoff Asia Pacific (later renamed Greenlit Brands) obtained Best & Less when it acquired Pepkor in 2014. In December 2019, Allegro Funds acquired Best & Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reject Shop
The Reject Shop 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 375 store locations across Australia. Founded in 1979, The Reject Shop employs over 5,000 staff. The group replaced a number of Chickenfeed stores in Tasmania, and took up the space that was left when Retail Adventures closed down. History The first store was opened in South Yarra, Melbourne by founders Ron Hall and John Shuster in 1981. This shop sold seconds and discontinued lines, hence The Reject Shop name. In 1994, the chain became majority owned by Macquarie Bank. It was floated on the Australian Securities Exchange in June 2004. The float was successful, with the company tripling in size two years after going public. Former Chief Executive Barry Saunders, recruited to the company in 2000 by Macquarie Bank, retired in 2007. He was replaced in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JB Hi-Fi
JB Hi-Fi Limited is an Australian consumer electronics retail company. It is publicly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Its headquarters are located in Southbank, Melbourne, Victoria. As of June 2024, the company operates 330 stores across Australia and New Zealand including 205 JB Hi-Fi and JB Hi-Fi Home stores in Australia, and 19 JB Hi-Fi stores in New Zealand, in addition to 106 The Good Guys stores in Australia. History 1974–2009 JB Hi-Fi was established in the Melbourne suburb of Keilor East by John Barbuto in 1974, selling music and specialist hi-fi equipment. Barbuto sold the business in 1983 to Richard Bouris, David Rodd and Peter Caserta, who expanded JB Hi-Fi into a chain of ten stores in Melbourne and Sydney turning over $150 million by 2000, when they sold the majority of their holding to private equity. It was subsequently floated on the ASX in October 2003. In July 2004, JB Hi-Fi bought 70% of the Clive Anthonys chain in Queensland. On 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebel (company)
Rebel (formerly Rebel Sport), stylised as rebɘl, is an Australian sport equipment and related apparel chain. It is a subsidiary of Super Retail Group. The company has 159 stores across Australia and over 6,000 employees. History Original ownership (1985-2001) Rebel Sport was established in 1985 with its first store in Bankstown. It was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1993. Harvey Norman (2001-2007) it was purchased by Harvey Norman in July 2001. Archer Capital (2007-2011) In 2007, Archer Capital acquired Rebel Sport and consolidated its sports retail businesses into it. Super Retail Group (since 2011) In 2011, Amart Sports was acquired by Super Retail Group. Operations Current store formats Rebel Formerly Rebel Sport. In 2012, Rebel Sport dropped the word "sport" from its name and adopted a new logo and black and yellow branding. Defunct store formats Amart Sports Amart was a big format sports store headquartered in Queenslan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
