Harveys To Build Biggest Ever Retail Centre
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Harvey Norman is teaming with furniture retailing giant Ikea to build and anchor the largest homemaker store in the Southern Hemisphere – and 81,000 square metre development in Springvale, south-east Melbourne.

The $300 million development on the corner of Princes Highway and Westall Road will mark the first joint-venture between Harveys and Ikea – two of Australia’s most dominant retail presences.

Construction is planned for commencement in mid-2008, and should take two-and-a-half years to complete, Harveys says.

Up to 820 fulltime jobs will be created, which is expected to attract another 12 retailers at least to the site.

It has taken almost three-and-a-half years to receive planning approval for the centre.