Westfield Marion

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Westfield Marion
 Westfield Marion viewed from Bedford Park.
Westfield Marion viewed from Bedford Park.
Mall facts and statistics
Location Oaklands Park, South Australia, Australia
Opening date 1968
Management John O'Loughlin
Owner Australian Prime Property Funds & The Westfield Group
No. of stores and services 321
Total retail floor area 130,624 m² (lettable)
Parking 5,509
No. of floors 3
Website westfield.com/marion/

Westfield Marion is the largest shopping complex in Adelaide, South Australia. Although it is known as "Westfield Marion", the centre, its management and all tenant addresses are located in Oaklands Park. [1]

The centre contains two supermarkets (Coles and Woolworths), several department and discount stores (Myer, David Jones, Kmart, BIG W, Target & Harris Scarfe), a 26-cinema Greater Union 'Megaplex' complex (including four large 'Senstadium' screens and a Gold Class area), a bowling alley, Bunnings Warehouse and over 300 specialty stores.

The centre also houses offices for Westfield Management and also for doctors, lawyers and government agencies. Marion is located on a large allotment of land with frontages to Sturt, Diagonal and Morphett Rds. Over 30,000 people shop at Marion each day. It is located within the City of Marion and is the the major shopping destination for the surrounding region. Some 350,000 people live in the vicinity of Westfield Marion.

Westfield Marion was built in 1968, and has seen three extensions in 1982, 1989 and 1997. The last extension saw the centre expand to a floorspace of roughly 119,000 m².

In Westfield's first quarter results of the 2007 financial year it was announced that Westfield Marion would undergo a 4th expansion. Little details have been released but it is believed the expansion will cost up to $300 million. Some suggest that they would be adding an additional floor.

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[edit] Transport

The Marion Interchange is a bus interchange with connections to city-centre, Flinders University, Hallett Cove, Golden Grove, Blackwood, Aberfoyle Park, and Port Adelaide. It is also in proximity to the Oaklands railway station on the Noarlunga Line, which is being redeveloped by the South Australian government into a transport interchange. [2]

[edit] Stores

Westfield Marion contains appproximately 421 stores. It's main stores are:

  • Myer
  • David Jones
  • Kmart
  • Big W
  • Target
  • Harris Scarfe
  • Coles
  • Woolworths
  • Greater Union Cinemas
  • Bunnings Warehouse
  • Super Cheap Auto

[edit] References

  1. ^ Westfield Marion Corporate Information, accessed 2006-08-12
  2. ^ Marion-Oaklands Transport Interchange, Government of SA, accessed 2006-08-12

[edit] External links