Westfield Carousel
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| Location | Cannington, Western Australia |
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| Coordinates | 32°11′24″S 115°33′42″E / 32.19°S 115.5617°ECoordinates: 32°11′24″S 115°33′42″E / 32.19°S 115.5617°E |
| Address | Cnr Albany Highway & Cecil Avenue |
| Opening date | 1972 |
| Management | Scentre Group |
| Owner | Scentre Group |
| No. of stores and services | 293 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 9 |
| Total retail floor area | 82,464 m² |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Parking | 4,300 |
| Public transit access | Yes |
| Website | www.westfield.com.au/carousel |
Westfield Carousel is an Australian shopping centre in the Perth suburb of Cannington. It is located approximately 12 kilometres from Perth on the Albany Highway and approximately 600 metres from Cannington station.
Carousel Shopping Centre was built in 1972 and originally contained 58 shops, a hotel, two takeaway food shops, a Woolworths supermarket, Boans (later acquired by Myer), Aherns (later acquired by David Jones) and Walsh's. In 1973, a freestanding Target store opened. In 1979, an extension included connection of the existing centre to the Target, Coles and new speciality stores.
The original centre incorporated the site of Boans Waverley, the first suburban Boans branch, which opened in 1959. It also later incorporated the Waverley Hotel, which stood on the corner of Albany Highway and Cecil Road (now Avenue). It was purchased by the Westfield Group in 1996.
In the late 1980s Boans was taken over by Myer. This development was the third Myer in Western Australia. In addition the Aherns store was also replaced with Myer in the 1980s. Unlike most Myer stores, The Carousel Store was split into two separate buildings one for fashion (the former Boans near Albany Hwy) and for homewares/furniture in the former Aherns. Reconfiguration of tenancies also occurred in 1987. Walshes was replaced by Treasureway in this era.
In 1990 Hoyts 8 Cinema was opened as a freestanding building near Carousel Road. This was one of the first suburban cinemas in Perth.
In 1998, a huge $200 million redevelopment and expansion began in order to double the size of the complex, which made it Western Australia's Biggest Shopping Centre. This development included a Kmart Australia, Coles Supermarket, Rebel Sport, Lincraft, Harris Scarfe, Red Dot Stores, relocated Woolworths, consolidated Myer store, new Hoyts Cinema and the Al Fresco dining area with four dining retailers, a new food court and over 100 new retailers. Some mini-major stores were added to the older parts of the complex, such as Red Dot Stores and Best & Less. The complete centre underwent refurbishment throughout 1999. This was the biggest development in the Westfield Carousel thus far.
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