News & Discussion: CBD Retail

[SRW]

The Gawler Place building development would allow for either Zara or Uniqlo to take up shop. The only other options would be City Cross if that ever sells and gets the upgrade treatment, the Reject Shop building, or if Woolworth site if they ever decide to develop that site.

Can’t say which one, but it’s very likely that Zara will be taking up one of the sites you mentioned.

I can narrow it down... It's not the Woolworths site. So it's either City X because Rebel are moving out or it's the Reject Shop building because they've only recently had two or three entire floors of space up for lease in the upper floors of the building. Tell me I'm wrong.

I'd be surprised if it's the Rundle Central building. I'm not sure the Reject Shop or Jetty Surf together would be enough floor space, and the ANZ only just refurbished. It's also a cute building so I hope it wouldn't be subjected to too much modification.

City Cross is not ideal but far more likely as they'd have fewer constraints for modification with the volume on offer and many vacancies. I imagine Hype DC, the former Telstra Shop and possibly Mecca behind it would allow a ground floor presence leading up to the Rebel space above.

Another option is maybe Rundle Place will rejig tenants to offer Uniqlo or Zara the mall front. I don't think Ted Baker or Susan do well enough to justify the rent.

[Mpol03]

What about where the old Globalize use to be.

[Patrick_27]

What about where the old Globalize use to be.

If you could build a mezzanine in there (which with the ceiling height, would be possible), you might be able to fit Zara upstairs. The problem would be having a big enough entrance.

[Patrick_27]

I'd be surprised if it's the Rundle Central building. I'm not sure the Reject Shop or Jetty Surf together would be enough floor space, and the ANZ only just refurbished. It's also a cute building so I hope it wouldn't be subjected to too much modification.

I was referring more to the upper levels. USC has moved out of the building so there are two floors which are up for rent. They have high ceilings so it would make for a roomy feeling retail spot. So this, combined with the basement and ground level, you'd have a very large footprint to work with. I also think because the building is very well kept, any retail tenant probably wouldn't feel incline to change what's already there, other than brand the building.

[Brucetiki]

The wraps came off the ground floor of Rundle Mall Plaza this morning:

From the rear of the plaza looking south:


From the Rundle Mall entrance looking north:


Looking up to the first floor:


Lower ground floor:


Lower ground floor looking north:

Looks like the building has got some of it's charm back.

[Brucetiki]

How feral is the queue is to get into H&M today?

[HeapsGood]

How feral is the queue is to get into H&M today?

A co-worker said there was about 40 people in a queue at about 12 pm today, waiting to get in.

[Brucetiki]

How feral is the queue is to get into H&M today?

A co-worker said there was about 40 people in a queue at about 12 pm today, waiting to get in.

Thanks. I'll check it out in a couple of weeks - and they can take the security tag off the pair of shorts that were left of the pair I bought in Sydney the other week

[HeapsGood]

How feral is the queue is to get into H&M today?

A co-worker said there was about 40 people in a queue at about 12 pm today, waiting to get in.

Thanks. I'll check it out in a couple of weeks - and they can take the security tag off the pair of shorts that were left of the pair I bought in Sydney the other week

Youtube my friend

[Patrick_27]

That's nothing... When H&M opened in Bourke Street Mall there were constantly queues of up to 100-200 to get into the store for at-least two/three months after it opened.

[Llessur2002]

It's fine now - no queues to get in, all doors are open, cash register queues are short. Fitting room queues are loooong - better just to buy and return later.

[Brucetiki]

It's fine now - no queues to get in, all doors are open, cash register queues are short. Fitting room queues are loooong - better just to buy and return later.

That's pretty standard for H&M CBD stores

[relapse]

Anyone else underwhelmed by Adelaide's H&M store ?

Considering that they had the floor space available to have three floors I am not sure why they made the decision to skimp and only went with two. The menswear section is embarrassingly small and would be a quarter of the size of the menswear section in Melbourne. Seems crazy to skimp and only open a half sized store in Adelaide when the space was available.

Most of the girls at work all commented how small the Adelaide store was in comparison to Melbourne and Sydney and while I understand that it's most probably not viable to have a store of the same size in Adelaide, but our 3000 square metre store looks like a really poor cousin of Melbourne and Sydney's 5000 square counterparts.

[Brucetiki]

Made the pilgrimage to H&M last night.

Our store is much smaller than interstate stores, especially the men's section that's confined to one corner of the first floor. The Adelaide store is much less mirrored than interstate stores too (which might explain the small feel to it). Still, it's great to have them in Adelaide, and I'll be a regular whenever I'm in Rundle Mall.

[Mpol03]

I always leave with something when I’m in the Melbourne store. There wasn’t a thing I’d get at our store currently. But, being fast fashion that can change regularly.