Westfield Riccarton
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Westfield Riccarton, also known by its former name Riccarton Mall, is a large retail complex located in the Christchurch, New Zealand, suburb of Riccarton. First opened on 3 November 1965, it is Christchurch's oldest shopping mall.[1] The complex is currently anchored by Farmers, Kmart, H&M, Pak'nSave, Rebel Sport, Chemist Warehouse Group, JB Hi-Fi and Hoyts.[2]
History
Early history
Construction of Riccarton Mall began in February 1965. It was officially opened by John McAlpine, MP for Selwyn and Minister of Transport, on 2 November 1965 and opened to shoppers the following day. The initial mall covered Script error: No such module "convert". and cost £525,000 to construct ($22.6 million in December 2021 dollars).[3][4] It contained 20 retailers including three anchor tenants: The Farmers' supermarket and department store (owned by the New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association of Canterbury), a Four Square-New World supermarket, and a McKenzie's department store.[3]
A Script error: No such module "convert". extension to the mall opened in November 1970 along with a fourth anchor tenant: Calder Mackay & Co. department store, which at the time had just been acquired by the Farmers Trading Company of Auckland.[5] A new Script error: No such module "convert". New World supermarket opened in July 1974, followed two months later by a Script error: No such module "convert". extension housing four stores, bringing the mall to Script error: No such module "convert"..[6]
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Riccarton Mall was extensively remodeled in 1992 with most stores relocating to new premises within the mall; Farmers Trading Company (now simply Farmers) is one of the few stores to remain in its original location. The remodel introduced a food court into the mall and a new rooftop car park.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Westfield era
In 2003 the Westfield Group began a NZD$90 million redevelopment of the shopping centre which was completed in 2005. A strong focus of the redevelopment was a leisure component, with the introduction of the six-screen Hoyts Cinema multiplex, which features the second-largest projection screen in New Zealand. In addition to the cinema, a restaurant and café area was constructed at the Rotherham Street end of the mall.
On 28 May 2009, the mall opened phase one of a new $75m expansion.[8]
The latest redevelopment included 40 new retailers and a new café court. An additional cinema screen was added to the existing Hoyts Multiplex. The first stage of development, a new four-level car park building with space for 400 cars, was completed in January 2009. The expansion increased the size of the mall to approximately 54,000 square metres.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Annual sales for the full year 2018 were $535.6 million.[9]
See also
References
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External links
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