Westfield Chermside
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| Location | Chermside, Brisbane Australia |
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| Coordinates | 27°23′00″S 153°02′00″E / 27.38333°S 153.03333°ECoordinates: 27°23′00″S 153°02′00″E / 27.38333°S 153.03333°E |
| Opening date | 1957 (Purchased by the Westfield Group in 1996) |
| Developer | Scentre Group |
| Management | Scentre Group |
| Owner | Scentre Group |
| No. of stores and services | 400 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 11 Myer, David Jones, Kmart, Target, Big W, Event Cinemas, Muffin Break, Coles, Woolworths, JB Hi-Fi, KFC, Escape Travel, |
| Total retail floor area | 150,733m² |
| No. of floors | 2 (Level 2 Cinemas, Replay, Gym and Rebel Sport) |
| Parking | 6,500 spaces |
| Website | westfield.com.au/chermside |
Westfield Chermside is a large shopping centre in Queensland, located in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, it is the 5th largest in Australia, behind Highpoint Shopping Centre, Westfield Sydney, Westfield Carindale and Chadstone Shopping Centre and is operated by Scentre Group. Entertainment facilities include an Event Cinemas 16-screen cinema complex. The centre contains the Chermside bus station, a major hub for buses north of Brisbane.
Westfield Chermside's trade area population is 439,600; one of the largest markets for shopping centres in Queensland and Australia; its 15.5 million customer visits per annum makes it Australia's 7th busiest Westfield shopping centre. The centre is located on the corner of Gympie Road and Hamilton Road.
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Also including 369 speciality stores, cafes, restaurants and other services, which are all on the first floor. The second floor is only partial to the shopping centre and includes an Event Cinemas but will be expanded as part of the Westfield Chermside Redevelopment.
Chermside Drive-In Shopping Centre (Now Westfield Chermside) was opened on 31 May 1957 by the then Premier of Queensland Vince Gair. Police were needed to keep an estimated 15,000 shoppers who had queued to secure bargains. It was marketed as the first suburban-style, post-war shopping precinct in the southern hemisphere. The shopping centre was air-conditioned and had a modern design. It initially contained an Allan & Stark department store, a Brisbane Cash & Carry supermarket, 24 speciality stores, parking for 650 cars and covered 28 acres. Porters were available to carry purchased items to shopper's cars.
Allan & Stark became Myer in 1959 when the latter company purchased the former. In 1965, the centre was air-conditioned and a restaurant was constructed. The original building that housed Myer was razed and a larger three level replacement building 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.
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