New Fiji $45m Denarau retail centre to create 400 jobs
A report in The Fiji Times says that the $45 million Port Denarau Retail and Commercial Centre which opened on Sunday is expected to employ 400 people when it is fully operational.
The Centre’s General Manager Scott Campbell, who is also LJ Hooker’s general manager, said that the centre is being developed by Tabua Investments Limited and managed by LJ Hooker and aims to be the benchmark for tourism retail in Fiji, was a two-storey structure with four large blocks, adding, “The centre is spaced out so as not to impede views to the mountains and not have an adverse effect on the island’s overall aesthetics and environment”.
Mr Campbell said about five shops started trading from Sunday and most of the retail shops were expected to start trading by mid next month.
The official opening will be in September, when all the restaurants will be opened.
He said the centre was expected to house 32 retail shops and 28 commercial spaces and the retail shops include New Zealand Natural Ice Cream, Esquire Coffee, Mama’s Pizza, Waitui Surf and Remarkable Sweet shop.
Services include a Budget Pharmacy, Tappoos Newslink Post office, fully serviced Westpac Bank. Restaurants include Fiji’s first Hard Rock Cafe, Cardo’s, Dish Seafood, Indigo Premium Indian cuisine and an Italian restaurant.
Mr Campbell said the developers identified some years ago the need for a commercial centre to provide an up market retail opportunity set in a tourist environment, adding, “It was essential the centre matched the quality of the surrounding resorts and the reputation of Denarau Island given that the centre will be the showpiece of Denarau in terms of commercial activity”.
Report by The Mole
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