The Glen Shopping Centre

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The Glen Shopping Centre
LocationGlen Waverley, Victoria, Australia
CoordinatesCoordinates: 37°52′35″S 145°9′54″E / 37.87639°S 145.16500°E / -37.87639; 145.16500
Opening date1967; 55 years ago (1967)
ManagementVicinity Centres
OwnerVicinity Centres (50%) & Perron Group (50%)
No. of stores and services250
No. of anchor tenants5
Total retail floor area78,776 m²
No. of floors2 of stores and 5 of car parking
Parking3,100
WebsiteTheGlen.com.au

The Glen Shopping Centre is a major regional shopping centre located in Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia. The head offices of MYOB are located in the centre.

History[]

The Glen first opened in 1967 with Woolworths, Lindsay's (which later became Target), and 30 specialty shops and 600 car parking spaces.[1] It was owned by the Shell and BHP Superannuation Funds.[2] In 1991, the centre expanded to 120 stores, including a Best & Less and 2,000 car parking spaces. In addition, a food court, multiple levels of undercover car parking and travelators were added.[1] At this point, Centro Properties took over the management of the centre. In February 1994, Centro acquired a 50% interest in the centre at a cost of A$37 million, with the two superannuation funds retaining 25% each; the Safeway was redeveloped at this time.[3]

A major expansion in 1996 costing A$8 million saw the number of retailers expand to 170, including the opening of the first suburban David Jones store in Melbourne, with an official launch on 22 May 1996.[1][4] In August 1999, a new consortium, Glen Property Trust in which Centro had a 50% interest, bought out the superannuation funds' stake in the centre at a price of A$81.5 million, taking Centro's stake in the centre to 75%. In June 2000, Centro acquired the final 25% share.[5]

Redevelopment[]

In July 2015, the Council approved plans for a $500 million redevelopment of the centre including a new public square area, an expansion of the actual centre with 100 new speciality stores as well as three apartment towers.[6]

On March 15, 2017, plans for the upgrade were unveiled.[7] 100 speciality stores will be added (including local, national and international retailers), bringing the total number of stores at The Glen to over 240. A "next generation" David Jones store (similar to that of Eastland) will also open.[8] The total area of the centre will increase to approximately 78,000 square metres of gross lettable area.[8] The redevelopment is set to be completed by 2020 and will take place in 5 stages.[7][9]

  • Stage 1 officially opened on 19 October 2017 which featured the new fresh food market hall on the ground level. This update boasted a number of new or relocated retailers including a brand new Aldi, a new relocated Woolworths, and a Colonial Fresh fruit market as well as many more cafes and fresh food retailers.[10]
  • Stage 2 opened on 28 March 2018 which featured the new food gallery plus a number of new specialty stores. The new food court overlooks Springvale and High Street Roads and boasts great views of the Dandenong Ranges. It includes a new Schnitz, HuxtaGo by Huxtaburger (closed 2019), Soul Origin, Capricho, Healthy Habits and a number of other food outlets that are new to Glen Waverley. This stage also included a brand new EB Games store, Telstra Store, Shaver Shop and Australia Post.
  • Stage 3 opened on 25 October 2018 which included the "fashion and lifestyle" precinct. This update introduced a number of local and international retailers to the area for the first time, including H&M and Uniqlo as well as 80 additional specialty retailers.
  • Stage 4 opened on 1 August 2019 which included the "premium fashion" mall. This saw the inclusion of a new relocated David Jones store with the latest format as well as an additional 50 retailers,[11] many which are new to the centre including Superdry, Surf Dive ‘n' Ski, Universal Store, Macpac, Seed Heritage, Fila, Kikki K, Platypus Shoes and Decjuba. A new dining precinct also opened up with a focus on bringing an "indoor-outdoor" dining experience to the area. It features more than 10 new restaurants including many growing food brands which are opening in a shopping centre or outside Melbourne’s inner city for the first time [11]
  • Stage 5 opened progressively across late 2019 and early 2020 and featured a number of "mini major" stores including Spotlight Creative, TK Maxx (opened 14 May 2020) and Daiso (opening mid 2020).

Tenants[]

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Minor[]

In popular culture[]

The film clip for the song Lucky Me by Bachelor Girl was partially filmed in the Centre.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Shopping with a touch of elegance". Sunday Age. 14 April 1996. p. 3.
  2. ^ Centro Properties Group (1993). ASX announcement, 16 December 1993. Retrieved from Factiva on 5 January 2009.
  3. ^ Australian Property News, 6 June 1996.
  4. ^ "DJ hits The Glen", Australian Property News, 6 June 1996.
  5. ^ Jobson's Yearbook of Public Companies, 2 July 2005 under Centro (CPL) Limited. Retrieved from Factiva on 5 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Redevelopment of the Glen shopping centre".
  7. ^ a b "Shopping centre to get $490m upgrade". 14 March 2017.
  8. ^ a b "The Glen".
  9. ^ "The Glen".
  10. ^ "The Glen".
  11. ^ a b "The New Glen opens its doors following two-year transformation – Shopping Centre News".

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