Centro Croydon

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Centro Croydon

Location	Croydon, Victoria, Australia
Opening date	1982
Owner	Centro Properties Group
No. of stores and services	36
No. of anchor tenants	2
Total retail floor area	7,727 m² (lettable)
Parking	800+ Spaces
No. of floors	1
Website	Centro Croydon homepage

Centro Croydon is a small fully enclosed neighborhood convenience shopping centre located approximately 27 kilometres east of Melbourne's CBD, it primarily a food based shopping centre, with a retail mix designed to meet the every day needs of the local community. The centre is located near rail services and the main trade area of Croydon. The demographic profile of the area includes a high percentage of established family units and retirees. The centre contains two supermarkets (Coles and Aldi Food Store) and approximately 36 specialty stores. The mall also contains a Diners Life food court and Fresh Life sections.

[edit] History

Centro Croydon was opened in 1982 under the name Croydon Marketplace Shopping Centre by the marketplace group which also owned many other shopping centres which have markets incorporated in them. In the late 90's Croydon Marketplace Shopping Centre was acquired other and had was expanded to include an extension of the centre and an undercover carpark which also acts as an undercover marketplance on Sundays & Mondays to the northern end in the late 90's. It was acquired by Centro in 2001, and underwent a further AU$50 million expansion in 2004, which has seen a larger and newer Coles Supermarket, and the addition of an Aldi Food Store.

[edit] Directory Listing

Anchor Retailers

* Coles Supermarket
* Aldi Food Stores

Specialty Retailers

* Croydon Fish Shop
* Vigrona's Fruit & Veg
* Bruce Meats
* The Full Pantry 
* Supa Bargins
* Shoe Gallery 
* Homeart
* Who Framed Hong? Picture Framing Specialist
* St. Denis Fashion 
* Nail Central
* Cobler's Den
* Tobacco Station
* CD Bell Fashion
* Crossroads
* Miller's Fashion Club
* Wendy's Supa Sundae
* Newsagent/Tattersalls
* Guardian Pharmacy 
* Miles of Flowers
* Cafe de Sub
* Micheal's Pateseries 
* Bakers Delight
* Deli Circle
* Marketplace Pets
* Oriental House
* Chicken Barn
* $2+ Store
* My Mates Pizza
* Curves Fitness for Women
* Blue Ring Octopus 
* Hair in a Hurry

Services

* ANZ & Commonwealth Bank ATMs
* Clothing Alteration Service (St. Denis Fashion)
* Dry-Cleaning Service (Guardian Pharmacy & Tobacco Station)
* 24 hr Photo Developing (Guardian Pharmacy & Coles Supermarket)
* And various other legal and day to day life services