An update Westfield Albany
Thursday 5 May 2011: Westfield Albany Update 1.30pm [1330] – WESTFIELD ALBANY IS OPEN
Following Tuesday 3 May tornado that struck the Albany region.
The tornado struck the western end of the Westfield Albany shopping Centre. The Centre was closed only for the morning
of Wednesday 4 May to enable all final life safety checks and engineering inspections to be carried out.
At 12 noon Wednesday 4 May , the eastern end of the centre, which contains some 82 retail stores – including New World,
Kmart and the Foodcourt, opened for trade. Also, all car park areas were opened for customer use.
Event Cinemas is anticipating reopening today, this afternoon Thursday 5 May.
The western end of the mall,’ comprising the balance of the stores remains closed whilst we complete the rectification
works to damaged areas.
The closed stores include Farmer’s, JB HiFI and Baby City – shoppers can expect these to be progressively opened in a
stage manner from tomorrow Friday 6 May, 2011.
Westfield has worked closely with its retailers to re-open Westfield Albany to the public. The centre is a place of
employment and livelihood for many therefore it was important the centre reopened in a safe and efficient manner.
Attribute:
Justin Lynch, Director
Westfield New Zealand
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