The Westfield Group (ASX:WDC) will open the first stage of the $1.2 billion Westfield Sydney development in late October, 2010.
More than 100 fashion and food specialty stores will open for trade by Christmas, at what will be a world class retail and commercial precinct.
Stores to open in Stage One in October include Gucci, Hugo Boss, Stuart Weitzman, new-to-market brands GAP, Mulberry, and DKNY Jeans, together with a host of Australian retailers including Cue, Sportsgirl, Wanted Shoes and designers including Zimmerman and Carla Zampatti. Westfield Sydney will also launch 100 Squared, a fashion incubator concept allowing clusters of young designers to have a pop-up retail space on level one.
Openings in 2011 will see the unveiling of further high street and designer stores including Prada, Miu Miu and the recently announced Zara, opening its first store in Australia. The full food offering includes fine dining restaurants on level six and a high-end restaurant-style food precinct. Due for completion in 2012 is an outdoor bar.
Westfield Sydney will represent the next generation in Australian retail, delivering an unrivalled shopping experience in the heart of Sydney’s CBD. The development is in Sydney’s best retail site at Pitt St Mall, Castlereagh and Market streets, and connects to the highest grossing department stores in Australia – David Jones and Myer.
On completion in 2012 the new development will comprise more than 250 fashion, food and lifestyle stores across 40,000 square metres (sqm) and seven levels. This will be complemented by Sydney Central Plaza’s 80 stores over 53,000sqm.
We can’t wait to go shopping and are looking forward to the first Zara store opening!
