Westfield Tea Tree Plaza

infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = Westfield Tea Tree Plaza

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owner= The Westfield Group
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number_of_stores = 237 [ [http://www.westfield.com/teatreeplaza/ourstores/ Westfield ] ]
number_of_anchors = 5
floor_area = 95,332m2 [ [http://westfield.com/corporate/retailer/au/teatreeplaza.html Westfield Group - Westfield Tea Tree Plaza ] ]
parking = 4500
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website = [http://www.westfield.com/teatreeplaza/ westfield.com/teatreeplaza]
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Westfield Tea Tree Plaza is a large South Australian shopping centre located in Modbury, north of Adelaide. It is linked to the city by Adelaide's unique O-Bahn system, which terminates at the Tea Tree Plaza Interchange, and as such is a major hub for Adelaide's northern suburbs. [Landry, Charles: [http://www.adelaidereview.com.au/archives/2004_08/issuesandopinion_story3.shtml A road well travelled] , "The Adelaide Review", August 2004.] There is a smaller shopping centre building called Tea Tree Plus slightly to the north of the main centre. Tea Tree Plaza is the second biggest shopping centre in Adelaide

History

The centre was built by The Westfield Group as part of an extensive subdivision of the area, which at the time was the largest remainingunderdeveloped, nonindustrial land in the Adelaide metropolitan area. The centre opened in September 1970. [Transportation Research Board: [http://gulliver.trb.org/publications/tcrp/tcrp90v1_cs/Adelaide.pdf Adelaide, Australia O-Bahn Guided Busway (PDF)] , United States National Academy of Sciences.]

On 27 June 2005, a gang of jewel thieves broke into the centre through the roof and stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewellery, including gold bracelets and watches, from one of the centre's jewellery stores. [ABC News: [http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200506/s1401456.htm Jewel thieves pillage Adelaide store] , Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 27 June 2006.]

tores

Westfield Tea Tree Plaza is currently home to 235 stores. Its main retailers are:
* Myer
* Kmart
* Big W
* Target
* Woolworths
* Coles
* Harris Scarfe (relocated from Tea Tree Plus to where Bi-Lo used to be)
* Hoyts Cinemasand when Tea Tree Plus is joined the following will also be included in the complex:
* Toys'R'Us
* Radio Rentalsand finally, when the redevelopment is finished, the total amount of stores will equate to about 376 retailers.Tea Tree Plaza is the second biggest shopping centre in Adelaide, behind 401 store Westfield Marion and in front of 220 store Elizabeth Shopping Centre and 203 store Centro Colonnades.

Tea Tree Plaza today

Tea Tree Plaza is owned by The Westfield Group and AMP Limited, who each own 50% of the centre.

The centre features a four-floor Myer department store, a Kmart, Target, Big W, Coles, Harris Scarfe, Woolworths, a Hoyts cinema plus over 250 speciality stores. The centre spans one main level, and one minor level below it which only features Myer, Woolworths, a food court, and a limited number of stores.

A major AUD$190 million expansion of the centre is underway, to incorporate the Tea Tree Plus and add about 95 new stores and a four-storey car park. [Novak, Lauren: [http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,20605029-2682,00.html Shopping centres in $190m upgrade] , "The Advertiser", 19 October 2006.]

References

External links

* [http://westfield.com/teatreeplaza Tea Tree Plaza web site]