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Both Coles and Myer grew throughout Australia through growth and acquisitions, and both independently listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. In August 1985, the Myer Emporium Ltd and GJ Coles & Coy Ltd merged, [9] becoming the largest ever Australian Corporation. [10] The official name change to "Coles Myer Limited" followed in January 1986.
Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd, doing business as Coles, is an Australian supermarket, retail and consumer services chain, headquartered in Melbourne as part of Coles Group. Founded in 1914 in the suburb of Collingwood by Sir George Coles , the company currently operates 846 [ 2 ] supermarkets throughout Australia, including several now ...
In 2000, Coles Myer, which had opened its head office on land immediately adjacent in 1986, had plans for a major retail and entertainment development of the precinct but never proceeded with them. [10] Finally, developers Stockland agreed in 2004 to purchase the site from Coles Myer (subject to planning approval) for $30m [11] and proceeded ...
The head office of Coles (one of Australia's biggest companies & second largest supermarket) is located in Hawthorn East, adjacent to Toorak Rd. The Coles Myer group which was acquired by Western Australia conglomerate Wesfarmers in 2007 (site opened in 1987) [8] was the original purpose for the site, which was the former Toorak Drive-In Theatre.
It is the 5th largest shopping centre in Western Australia, [citation needed] with several major retailers and approximately 300 specialty retailers. The present centre was constructed in stages between 1988 with Coles and Kmart Australia, and in 1994 with Event Cinemas and Myer. In 2008 a new area on level 2 was constructed for Rebel Sports.
Uptown is a six-floor shopping complex located on the Queen Street Mall in the central business district of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] The centre was named The Myer Centre from its opening in 1988 to 2023 as it was the site of Queensland's largest Myer department store.
In 1985 the Myer Emporium (and Target, its discount department store) merged with GJ Coles & Coy forming Coles Myer, then Australia's largest retailer. [13] Myer remained a distinct entity within the new corporate structure until it was sold in 2006.
Southland has a floor area of 129,180m², making it one of the biggest shopping centres in Australia by size. [1] There are approximately 400 retailers in Southland, including Myer, David Jones and Harris Scarfe. According to the Melbourne 2030 Metropolitan Strategy, Southland is recognised as one of 26 Principal Activity Centres. The centre is ...