Westfield Penrith

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shopping_mall_name = Westfield Penrith

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number_of_stores = 334 [ [http://www.westfield.com/penrith/ourstores Westfield ] ]
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website = [http://www.westfield.com/penrith/ westfield.com/penrith]
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Westfield Penrith, also known as Penrith Plaza, is a shopping complex located in the Penrith, New South Wales central business district. It has been owned to some level by the GPT Group since June 1971.

In 2005, The Westfield Group requested clearance from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to purchase a 50% stake in Penrith Plaza from the GPT Group. The ACCC did not oppose this purchase. cite web | url = http://www.accc.gov.au/content/trimFile.phtml?trimFileName=D05+42223.pdf&trimFileTitle=D05+42223.pdf&trimFileFromVersionId=696380 | format = pdf | publisher = ACCC | title = Public Competition Assessment 8 July 2005 - "The Westfield Group proposed acquisition of 50 per cent of Woden and Penrith Plazas and 25 per cent of Sunshine Plaza from General Property Trust"
date = 8 July,2005 | accessdate = 2007-03-23 ] Westfield purchased the half share in the property and the centres' name became Westfield Penrith.

The centre is located adjacent to Penrith railway station interchange (incorporating a major regional bus terminal), and has approximately 3500 car park spaces.

tores

The complex includes the following outlets:

* [hanaloo] clothes and accesories
*Myer department store
* Target discount department store
* Big W discount department store
* Woolworths supermarket
* Franklins supermarket
* Rebel Sport
* JB Hi-Fi
* Best & Less
* Hoyts cinema complex
* Gloss cosmetics
* Sandy Bay Surf Shop
* Forever New Clothes
* Sportsgirl Clothes
* SES Clothes
* Just Jeans Clothes
* Jeans West Clothes
* Dotti Clothes
* Temt Clothes
* Bloch Clothes
* Several food courts

In total there are over 300 retail tenants. The three department stores lease over 35,000 m² of a total of 89,700 m² lettable area. [ [http://www.gpt.com.au/gpt/main.nsf/all/penrith?opendocument&lvl2=Retail "Westfield Penrith", GPT Group, 30 June 2006.] Retrieved 5 February 2007] .

History

Originally built in the 1970s, the centre underwent extensive redevelopment during the early 1990s. Built in 3 stages, the centre was demolished and rebuilt leaving the first two levels of Myer the only remaining part of the original complex.

In June 2005 the Westfield Group acquired the centre and changed its name from Penrith Plaza to Westfield Penrith.

The most recent expansion was completed in November 2005 where the centre extended east over Riley Street.

Further reading

* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/Business/GPT-severs-ties-with-Lend-Lease/2005/06/02/1117568319322.html GPT severs ties with Lend Lease]

References

External links

* [http://www.westfield.com/penrith/ Westfield Penrith]