Shopping & Dining
The Aspley Hypermarket, originally built by South African company Pick 'n Pay in 1984 (owned by Yu Feng and currently managed by Retail First), has a large presence in the suburb of Aspley. This shopping centre services the residents of Aspley, as well as surrounding suburbs of Carseldine, Zillmere, Chermside West, Taigum, Bridgeman Downs and Albany Creek. In 2012, the large-scale retail outlet in the centre closed permanently and a Kmart department store and Coles superstore, the largest supermarket in Queensland, opened on the site on December 1, 2012.
Aspley also includes an abundance of car dealers and sidewalk shops along Gympie Rd and the Aspley Homemaker Centre on Zillmere Rd.
Aspley also included one of the first McDonald's restaurants in Queensland until 2009, when the restaurant was demolished to make way for a more modern one and the McDonald's state headquarters of Queensland, located just behind the restaurant.
In December 2008, a shopping complex was opened on Robinson Rd, called Aspley Village Shopping Centre, which replaced the old one that was closed down and demolished on the site in 2007. This new shopping centre, now open consists of a Coles Supermarket and approximately 25 specialty shops including a Patton's Big Gun, Outback Jacks, Newsagency, MyStyle, i.l.y;, Leaf Boutique, Bossy Hair, Malof Group Chemist, Bargain King, Brazills Coffee, Atune Hearing and convenience shopping with alfresco dining. The existing medical centre will also be expanding which will incorporate a gymnasium that has now been opened. There is also undercover parking for approx 470 cars.
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