GIC launches retail mall in Melbourne CBD

THE retail mall in Melbourne's central business district (CBD) that GIC Real Estate co-invested with Colonial First State Retail Property Trust Group (CFX), was launched yesterday.

Spreading across 48,000 square metres, Emporium Melbourne will host more than 200 stores - consisting of both international and Australian fashion brands as well as a 1,100-seat food court.

The mall will also link with the Myer Melbourne department store and to David Jones (a high-end Australian department store chain) via pedestrian bridges and tunnels.