The much-awaited completion date of Newmarket’s $790 million living centre, Westfield Newmarket has been set as Thursday 21 November. The final opening of the centre will deliver additional premium fashion, beauty, lifestyle, food and dining experiences to Newmarket and will be heralded by Auckland’s first David Jones store.

David Jones’ world class store will include a full offering of fashion, beauty, childrenswear and homeware across two floors, alongside signature instore services such as David Jones Concierge, a Personal Shopping Service and by-appointment Beauty Services and Treatments.

Alongside David Jones is newly announced MECCA, Maje, Sandro, Country Road, Witchery, Trenery, Veronika Maine and menswear label Politix to name a few.

The return of Countdown Supermarket to Newmarket has been met with much excitement and alongside this, Level 3 will see a gourmet fresh food market from of some of New Zealand’s favourite hospitality providers; Tai Ping, Bird on a Wire, Master Bao, Canto Canto, Classic Bakehouse, Gong Cha, St Pierre’s Sushi, Bowl and Arrow, Red Rabbit Coffee Co. and more.

Also part of this opening is Specsavers, Shaver Shop, Cinderella Beauty, The Beauty and Brow Parlour, Laser Clinics New Zealand, and Phone Zone.

Scentre Group Director Leasing and Retail Solutions and Development NZ, John Papagiannis said “In just three weeks’ time, the redevelopment of our $790 million world-class living centre will be complete. We’ve consistently said that what we’re aiming to deliver at Westfield Newmarket will set a new benchmark in retail; a true experience destination for locals and visitors alike.

Mark Knoff-Thomas, CEO of the Newmarket Business Association commented “This is very exciting for Newmarket. Our consumers will be spoilt for choice by the stunning offering inside Westfield’s centre, as well as outside on Broadway, our side streets and laneways. We are very much looking forward to completion of the development. Full credit to Scentre Group for the exceptional execution of the project. It has been very impressive to watch.”

Opening tomorrow is LEGO’s first certified New Zealand store and in the coming months, H&M will open on 12 December, and Event Cinema featuring Gold Class and Vmax, as well as COS and several luxury brands to follow in 2020.