Thousands enjoy opening of final stage of The Glen redevelopment
Thousands of shoppers have poured into The Glen for the redeveloped Glen Waverley complex’s grand reveal, with 50 new fashion stores and a new outdoor dining precinct. Here’s what you’ll find.
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Thousands of people poured into The Glen shopping centre amid much fanfare todayto celebrate the official opening of the final stage of its $430 million redevelopment.
Two years in the making, the transformation and expansion boosted the centre to 78,000sq m with more than 250 fashion, fresh food, beauty, lifestyle and dining retailers.
Thousands of people celebrated the launch of the final stage of The Glen’s redevelopment.
About 1150 jobs were created during construction and about 1200 ongoing jobs will be created in retail, hospitality and services to the local economy.
The open-air dining precinct features more than 10 restaurants, including many food brands open in a shopping centre or outside Melbourne’s inner city for the first time, including Chef Jerry Mai’s Bia Hoi, Tina’s Noodles, of Dainty Sichuan fame and Noosa brand Betty’s Burgers & Concrete Co.
The new mix of retailers includes international brands Innisfree, Swarovski, Superdry and FILA, which stand alongside Australian big-name retailers David Jones, Decjuba, Seed, Cotton On Mega and Kikki.K.
Work continues atop The Glen, with more than 500 new apartments under construction as part of Golden Age Group’s Sky Garden project.
While dozens of new stores opened today, many more retailers and restaurants will progressively open in the coming months.
Official festivities kicked off from 9am as the new format David Jones store opened, a live marching band and performers entertained the crowd, Tik Tok stars did a meet and greet with fans, while many retailers launched their stores with special deals and packs.
The new indoor-outdoor dining precinct, a two-storey new-format David Jones and 50 new fashion and lifestyle stores opened today.
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Vicinity Centres chief executive Grant Kelley said the group set out to transform The Glen into “a leading destination … now and into the future”.
“Our major redevelopment and investment in The Glen reflects the confidence we have in Melbourne’s southeast growth corridor and the Melbourne market more generally, and in creating destinations that would continue to meet the changing needs of our community,” he said.
People piled into David Jones upon the opening of its revamped store at The Glen.
Mr Kelley said almost a quarter of the centre was dedicated to dining and fresh food with more than 50 options available, which was based on growing demand for quality food options for consumers in their local communities.
“We know one of the drawcards of this highly-anticipated expansion is the new indoor-outdoor dining experience which has been designed for foodies and locals alike who love to socialise and eat out with friends and family,” Mr Kelley added.
Celebrations will continue throughout opening weekend.