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DFO Moorabbin 
Location Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia Opening date 1992[1] Owner Austexx Group No. of stores and services 135+[2] Total retail floor area 24,715[2] Parking 1,373[2] No. of floors 1 Website www.dfo.com.au/moorabbin DFO Moorabbin (also known as Direct Factory Outlets Moorabbin), is a regional discount shopping centre located in Cheltenham, Victoria[2][3] approximately 16 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, directly adjacent to Moorabbin Airport.
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History
Originally Fairways Leisure Market, the centre was opened in 1992, on land adjacent to Moorabbin Airport.[4]
In 1997, the centre was purchased by the Austexx Group and was the groups first of eleven Direct Factory Outlets shopping centres in Australia.[5] Since opening, the centre has been expanded. Kingston Central Plaza also adjacent to DFO is a smaller shopping precinct, which opened in 2008, and has 10 stores including: The Good Guys, Aldi Supermarket and Sam's Warehouse.[6]
The centre comprises up to 135 stores mainly devoted to fashion,[2] and contains two food courts.
DFO Moorabbin's main local rival is the super-regional shopping centre, Westfield Southland, which is located approximately 5 kilometres north-east from the centre, in Cheltenham.
Transport
The shopping centre is serviced by Bus routes, as well as the nearby Cheltenham railway station, a 30-40 minute walk from the centre.[3]
See also
- Cheltenham, Victoria
- Direct Factory Outlets
- Moorabbin Airport
- Westfield Southland
References
- ^ http://www.moorabbinairport.com.au/History.asp
- ^ a b c d e DFO Moorabbin - CFSGAM Portfolio
- ^ a b DFO Moorabbin location
- ^ http://www.moorabbinairport.com.au/History.asp
- ^ Pallisco, Marc (9 February 2010). "Ownership of 1.5 Billion DFO Retail Chain to Change". realestatesource.com.au. http://www.realestatesource.com.au/ownership-of-15-billion-dfo-retail-chain-to-change.html. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ http://www.moorabbinairport.com.au/PropDevelopments.asp?cat=8
External links
Categories:- Shopping centres in Melbourne
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