Mitre 10 Whangaparāoa is moving into the Coast town centre next year, taking over a 5000-square-metre retail space that will allow New Zealand’s largest home improvement and garden retailer to bring its full product range to the peninsula.
Moving from the current site at Karepiro Drive in Stanmore Bay to premises currently used by The Warehouse will give Mitre 10 Whangaparāoa about 50 per cent more floor space, creating room for a bigger garden centre and a larger indoor retail area, says Cam Caithness, Managing Director of Riviera Hardware Holdings Ltd.
Riviera Hardware Holdings owns and operates Mitre 10 Whangaparāoa along with Mitre 10 Mega Albany, New Lynn and Warkworth, including the Columbus Coffee cafes in each store.
“We expect to open the new store at the Coast town centre for Spring 2021,” Cam says.
The plan is to transfer existing staff to the new store, which will also create new jobs for people in the local community, he says.
“We are incredibly excited to move the Mitre 10 store to Coast as it will enable us to bring a full-range Mitre 10 offering to the Whangaparaoa peninsula.
“Mitre 10 will help Coast become the one-stop retail and lifestyle destination for the community, providing a central point for people from the peninsula to come together.
“It will create job opportunities and remove the need for many people to make the arduous journey to Silverdale for their shopping needs, saving time, reducing fuel costs and ultimately reducing carbon emissions.”
Zane Smith, Head of Property Management of Meka Management, says they are delighted to welcome Mitre 10 to the Coast town centre.
“The owners’ vision is to transform Coast into the go-to place for Whangaparāoa locals to meet, shop, eat and relax – bringing this to life via an extensive redevelopment to the centre and surrounds undertaken over the past 18 months,” Zane says.
“By adding Mitre 10, one of New Zealand’s most recognised retail brands, into the new mix of tenants, we’re cultivating a strong and vibrant town centre that reflects the needs of the local Whangaparāoa community.”
