The extensive new retail offering at The Grove is set to attract shoppers from its opening on Thursday, 27 August 2009.

The Grove is a R42 million joint venture between Intaprop, HL Hall and Sons, AKA Capital and Mokgatlo Investments which is planned to offer particularly vast retail options for the Nelspruit consumer.

Intaprop, a private property development and investment enterprise, has a successful track record in corporate property development, and their long list of high-profile developments of scale include the 47,000sqm Vaal Mall in Vanderbijlpark, the 30,000sqm Willowbridge Centre in Cape Town, in addition to corporate head offices for the likes of Kagiso, Microsoft, Tiger Brands and Standard Bank.

Intaprop undertakes retail, commercial and industrial real estate development as well as land assembly and processing. It also establishes and rationalizes real estate portfolios and provides its expertise to joint ventures.

This extensive experience and significant skills base underpins The Grove, which has been meticulously planned and designed to ensure a centre that meets shoppers and retailer’s needs, both practically and aesthetically. 

“Many national and international retail giants have selected The Grove, which is a landmark development in the area, as their debut to the Lowveld region,” says Hugo Stroud, Director of Intaprop.

The Grove is located in the already successful Riverside Park node which houses the Mpumalanga Government Offices and Legislature, Riverside Mall and Emnotweni Hotel and Casino. It is adjacent to the R40 highway which runs between Nelspruit and White River, and already provides a superb retail offering with its shops including Toys R Us, Coricraft, Mike’s Kitchen, Wimpy, FNB, Builder’s Warehouse and Meltz.

Creating the ideal tenant mix for The Grove has been a priority for the developers and, as a result, it benefits from an extremely high ratio of large, well-loved national retailers. Overall, some 87% of gross lettable space at The Grove is taken up by these leading retailers – demonstrating support for the centre’s superb location and recognizing its appeal to Nelspruit shoppers.

Phase two welcomes the likes of Dis-Chem, House & Home, McDonalds, Nandos, KFC, Hi-Fi Corporation, Furniture City, NWJ Quality Jewellery, Vodacom, MTN, Nashua Mobile, Standard Bank’s new regional office, and a sensational new Spar and another 40 plus smaller stores offering a selection of goods and services to delight any shopper and to differentiate The Grove’s retail offering as unique and desirable.

“The new phase is significant for Nelspruit consumers, as it provides a widened range of shopping options from leading, trusted retailers offering the best products and variety available in the market. This will also serve to retain shopping spend in the area, and contributes to the local economy,” says Stroud.

Served by ample free parking which enhances its superb location and convenient access, this robust retail centre provides a diversity of options, brands and ranges which all add up to ‘life made easy!’.

As part of its ongoing marketing, The Grove has an exciting line-up of events and promotions to appeal to shoppers and celebrate the launch of the second phase. The celebrations will span the entire opening weekend from Thursday, 27 to Sunday, 30 August 2009.