The Palms Shopping Centre

The Palms Shopping Centre is a shopping mall located in the suburb of Shirley, Christchurch, situated 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the city's CBD. The anchor by Countdown, Farmers, Reading Cinema, Chemist Warehouse and The Oasis

The Palms Shopping Centre

Location	Shirley Christchurch New Zealand
Coordinates	43°30′24.14″S 172°39′47.49″E
Address	Cnr Marshland Road & New Brighton Road, Shirley, Christchurch
Opening date	1997
Owner	DiMauro Group
No. of stores and services	95[1]
No. of anchor tenants	5 (Countdown, Farmers, Reading Cinema, Chemist Warehouse, The Oasis
Total retail floor area	35,343 m² (380,429 ft²)
No. of floors	2
Parking	1450 (810 lighted lot, 640 multi-storey car park)
Website	thepalms.co.nz

Description

The Palms Shopping Centre in Shirley, arena area featuring Reading Cinemas and a range of restaurants and bars

The mall consists of 82 retailers, including Countdown, Farmers and the first Reading Cinemas multiplex in Christchurch. In 2003, a $50 million NZD upgrade was completed, nearly doubling the size to 35,343 m² (380,429 ft²) .^[2] The entry plaza of the mall won an NZILA Silver award for landscape design in 2004.^[3]

Australian based AMP Capital had owned The Palms since 2007, when it bought the mall from Christchurch businessmen and Hallenstein Glassons directors Tim Glasson and Warren Bell. The mall was originally developed in the 1990s by Christchurch brothers Max and Glen Percasky, who own the Homebase shopping centre north of The Palms.

DiMauro Group, an Australian investor purchased The Palms for $88.8 million in 2022.^[4]