Southcoast Mall is a shopping centre located in Shelly Beach on the South Coast of

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. It is the second largest shopping centre on the South Coast after

Shelly Centre Shelly Centre is a South African shopping centre located in Shelly Beach, KwaZulu-Natal. It serves the Lower South Coast (from Hibberdene to Port Edward) and has 70 stores. History On 23 August 1985, Shelly Centre was opened by residents o ...

and mainly serves the Lower South Coast region.

History

Southcoast Mall was a joint development by Hyprop Investments Limited and Redefine Income Fund Limited/Redefine Properties at a cost of approximately R195m and opened in November 2005. In 2011, Hyprop Investment and Redefine Properties had decided to sell Southcoast Mall and to focus on core assets mainly in

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where they are based. Hyprop Investment sold its 50% stake in the shopping centre however Redefine Properties later decided to retain its ownership of the shopping centre. In 2014, the Southcoast Mall undergone a substantial reconfiguration which would occur in three phases, which will run successively one after the other. Phase 1 of the development saw the construction of new premises to house Galaxy Bingo, a premier gaming facility which is currently near the middle entrance to the centre, the relocation of Ramsgate Stationers, to new premises within the centre and the commencement of the new Mr Price Sport and

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stores. After the completion of phase 1, the two adjacent entrances were revamped during phases 2 and as well as the food court and toilet facilities. In 2018, Southcoast Mall was voted as the “Best Of South Coast” in the shopping centre category at the South Coast Herald Readers’ Choice Awards. This was the first time the mall had won the accolade.

Location

Southcoast Mall is located on the outskirts of Shelly Beach, on the corner of Izotsha Road heading north-west from Shelly Beach to

Izotsha Izotsha is a small rural settlement on the South Coast of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, just inland from Shelly Beach and approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south-west of Port Shepstone. The name ‘Izotsha’ translates to 'it w ...

and the R61 freeway (future N2 Wild Coast Toll Road) heading south from

Port Shepstone Port Shepstone is a large town situated on the mouth of the Mzimkhulu River, the largest river on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast of South Africa. It is located halfway between Hibberdene and Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, Margate and is positioned 120&nbs ...

to Port Edward. It also has direct access to the R61 at exit 39.

Tenants

Southcoast Mall has over 75 stores with anchor tenants of the mall including: * Builders Express *

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* Dis-Chem *

* House & Home * Game Southcoast Mall is centered on a large internal central walkway, with anchor tenants at either end and line shops running along the length of the mall.

References

{{reflist Shopping centres in South Africa Economy of KwaZulu-Natal Ugu District Municipality