The mall opened in 1986 as the PDC Plaza. The Premier Drapery Company (PDC) was a major department store in Palmerston North, owned by the Manawatu Co-Operative Society. The mall was developed around the PDC department store in response to the trend away from department stores towards shopping malls. Declining turnover coupled with the 1987 stock market crash saw PDC and the Co-Operative Society go into receivership in 1988, and the mall and department store were sold off. The PDC department store was closed and demolished in 1990 to make way for an extension of the mall.[2]
Originally 19,700 m2 (212,000 sq ft), the mall underwent redevelopment from 2008 to 2010 refurbishing the existing space and expanding to 32,000 m2 (340,000 sq ft). Redevelopment was done in three stages. The first stage opened in March 2009 with a new food court, a multi-level carpark and 15 new specialty stores.[3] The second stage opened in September 2009 with an additional 10 specialty stores. The third stage opened March 2010 with the addition of 32 specialty stores, a two-storey 7,200 m2 (78,000 sq ft) Farmers department store and another multi-level carpark.
References
^Gibson, Anne (2009-11-07). "Devaluations of $65.8m lead to loss". New Zealand Herald. APN Holdings NZ. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
^White, Tina (15 September 2017). "Co-ops became an institution, with membership peaking in the 1960s". Stuff. Manawatu Standard.
^"First stage of Plaza upgrade opens". Manawatu Standard. Fairfax New Zealand. 2009-03-05. from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
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plaza, shopping, centre, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, ma. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Plaza Shopping Centre news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Plaza Shopping Centre is a shopping mall in the central area of Palmerston North New Zealand owned by Kiwi Property 1 It is the largest shopping mall in the Manawatu region The Plaza Shopping CentreLocationPalmerston North New ZealandCoordinates40 21 25 S 175 36 47 E 40 35696 S 175 613019 E 40 35696 175 613019 Coordinates 40 21 25 S 175 36 47 E 40 35696 S 175 613019 E 40 35696 175 613019Opening date1986OwnerKiwi PropertyNo of stores and services100 No of anchor tenants4Total retail floor area32 000 m2 340 000 sq ft No of floors1Parking1200 Parking SpacesWebsitehttp www theplaza co nz History Edit The PDC Plaza and Department Store in early 1990 The mall opened in 1986 as the PDC Plaza The Premier Drapery Company PDC was a major department store in Palmerston North owned by the Manawatu Co Operative Society The mall was developed around the PDC department store in response to the trend away from department stores towards shopping malls Declining turnover coupled with the 1987 stock market crash saw PDC and the Co Operative Society go into receivership in 1988 and the mall and department store were sold off The PDC department store was closed and demolished in 1990 to make way for an extension of the mall 2 Originally 19 700 m2 212 000 sq ft the mall underwent redevelopment from 2008 to 2010 refurbishing the existing space and expanding to 32 000 m2 340 000 sq ft Redevelopment was done in three stages The first stage opened in March 2009 with a new food court a multi level carpark and 15 new specialty stores 3 The second stage opened in September 2009 with an additional 10 specialty stores The third stage opened March 2010 with the addition of 32 specialty stores a two storey 7 200 m2 78 000 sq ft Farmers department store and another multi level carpark References Edit Gibson Anne 2009 11 07 Devaluations of 65 8m lead to loss New Zealand Herald APN Holdings NZ Retrieved 19 March 2010 White Tina 15 September 2017 Co ops became an institution with membership peaking in the 1960s Stuff Manawatu Standard First stage of Plaza upgrade opens Manawatu Standard Fairfax New Zealand 2009 03 05 Archived from the original on 2012 10 18 Retrieved 19 March 2010 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Plaza Palmerston North Official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Plaza Shopping Centre amp oldid 1098660630, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
