Kennedy Centre, Belfast

Kennedy centre
Location	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Coordinates	54.5809°N 5.9788°W
Address	564 - 568 Falls Road, Belfast, BT11 9AE
Opening date	1981 - Curleys ; 1991 - Kennedy Centre
Developer	HJS developments
Management	John Jones
Owner	Hugh Kennedy and Family
Architect	HPA
No. of stores and services	48
No. of anchor tenants	1
Total retail floor area	300,000 sq ft (28,000 m2)
No. of floors	3
Parking	800
Website	kennedycentre.co.uk

Kennedy Centre is a retail and leisure development in a largely built-up residential area in west Belfast. Having agreed upon a new anchor tenant, the Kennedy Centre was redeveloped again in 2009. At approximately 97,000 sq ft (9,000 m²), its anchor tenant is Sainsbury's supermarket, the largest supermarket in Northern Ireland, which replaced the previous anchor, Curleys Supermarket. There is also a Sainsbury's petrol station located within the grounds of the complex.

Retail Stores

Within the Kennedy Centre, there is currently 48 stores.[1] Some of these stores include Iceland, Costa Coffee, Greggs and 26 West Bar & Grill. Other stores include Boots UK, Peacock, O'Neills, DV8, JD Sports, Home Bargains, CEX & Poundland. Post-remodelling, the Kennedy Centre now hosts a foodcourt in the upstairs area opposite the Omniplex cinema. The foodcourt consists of Burger King, Subway, Banjaxed Fried Chicken and Nokos Pizza. Funky Monkeys children's soft play area and cafe is also present on the first floor. Recently a new Family Entertainment Centre has been opened facing the Foodcourt on the first floor. The Andersonstown Jobs and Benefits office is also located within the complex.

Cinema

On the first floor of the Kennedy Centre, there is a state of the art, 8 screen digital cinema operated by Omniplex.

Sainsbury's

In 2009, Sainsbury's became the new anchor tenant, replacing Curleys Supermarket that had been present since 1981. This led to a remodelling of the supermarket area of the shopping centre, leading to a Sainsbury's store that is approximately 97,000 sq ft (9,000 m²), and is its largest supermarket in Northern Ireland.[2] There is also a Sainsbury's petrol filling station on the site at the Kennedy Centre. In October 2017 Sainsbury's opened their largest Argos concession in Northern Ireland within their West Belfast store.

History

The site was formerly a Lucozade factory, which Hugh Kennedy bought, developed and opened his supermarket, Curleys, in 1981 on the site. It was later redeveloped in 1991 by Kennedy as Kennedy Centre.

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References

"Store Directory - Kennedy Centre".
"Largest Sainsburys Store In Northern Ireland Open For Business". Supermarket.co.uk. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2018-05-13.

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[1] "Store Directory - Kennedy Centre".

[2] "Largest Sainsburys Store In Northern Ireland Open For Business". Supermarket.co.uk. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2018-05-13.