Celebrating a Decade – Kolonnade Retail Park 10th birthday
22 September 2016
Celebrating a Decade – Kolonnade Retail Park 10th birthday
Once upon a time…
10 years ago Sasol Pension Fund announced their new shopping development in Sefako Makgatho (then Zambesi Drive). The continued demand for space in the Kolonnade Business Node and surrounding areas, prompted the fund to acquire six agricultural holdings and obtain business rights for 30 000m2. Anchored by the massive 12 295m2 PnP Hypermarket introducing the new Evolution concept, which offered from a bakery, butchery, deli and liquor to groceries, clothing, furniture and a pharmacy with a clinic, all under one roof; Kolonnade RETAIL PARK opened opposite Kolonnade Shopping Centre on 29 November 2006.
We enjoyed positive support from day one and a mere five years later in 2011, expanded with the Phase 2-development anchored by The Virgin Active Health Club. Known for our community involvement and continuously sharing our platform with the community, the SACSC awarded us three times for Community Relations & Involvement. Ten years later Kolonnade RETAIL PARK, little sister of Kolonnade Shopping Centre is an established and popular shopping destination north of the Magalies Mountain.
However, this milestone wouldn’t have been possible without the loyal support from YOU our customer. We would like you to share in the celebrations during the 10-week countdown to our official 10th birthday on Tuesday 29 November 2016!
10 – Week countdown
All tenants at Kolonnade RETAIL PARK were requested to be creative with the number 10 and the very FIRST KRP Shopping Guide was compiled. 10 000 copies are scheduled to be distributed in selected residential areas north of the Magalies Mountain as well as in the Moot area from 27 September – 29 November 2016. This colourful pocket-size guide includes a variety of offers and tips from tenants as well as an alphabetical telephone directory with all the relevant telephone numbers. Each tenant will have a few copies of this Shopping Guide to hand out to customers while stocks last.
Spot the busker & Pop-a-balloon
…but wait there’s more… during the 10 week countdown period customers will also have the opportunity to pop-a-balloon on Tuesdays. Every Tuesday there will be a busker onsite @ 10am with 10 balloons. The first 10 customers either dressed as a clown or carrying his / her own balloon, who approach the busker will get one chance to pop-a-balloon. 10 tenants each sponsored 1 x R2500 voucher for the 10-week promotion and one lucky customer stands a chance each week to win a voucher sponsored by one of the 10 tenants, namely Baby Boom, Cash Crusaders, Coricraft, Dial-a-Bed, Execuspecs, HiFi Corporation, Matrix Warehouse Computers, MRP Home, Trend Designs and West Pack Lifestyle. These 10 vouchers will be placed inside one of the 10 weekly balloons randomly throughout the 10-week promotion.
But don’t despair, some of the other balloons will also have prizes which range from discount vouchers sponsored by Romans Pizza, Sheet Street & Sportsmans Warehouse to buy one / get one promotions from our brand new Cupocafe Coffee Shop opening in Sportsmans Court on 1 October to Lindt-hampers sponsored by PnP Hyper. Rest assured you won’t go away empty handed, even if only with a delicious chocolate bar to brighten up your day!
The T’s & C’s at the end of this e-newsletter apply for the period 27 September – 29 November 2016.
Winners in Get It Magazine!!
And still the jubilations and celebrations continue… photos of the 10 customers who win the 10 x R 2 500-vouchers will, be published in the February 2017 – issue of the local Get It Magazine together with products available at the 10 relevant stores each sponsoring these R 2 500-vouchers.
KRP Cares & Shares
Quite aware of our social responsibility and eager to make a difference, Kolonnade RETAIL PARK has been supporting the National Focus on the Elderly the past 8 years by hosting a fully sponsored Pensioners Pamper Morning in October each year. Combining the on-going Tags & Caps for Wheelchairs Project, where bread tags and bottle caps are collected by us, our tenants and the community in support of Sweethearts Foundation, 10 brand new wheelchairs will be handed over to Uncle Ben’s Den at this annual event. For more info on this worthy project and how you could get involved visit: http://sweetheartsfoundation.org/.
Local celebrity birthday wishes
Although a small little convenience centre, our big heart for the community makes us popular and well-loved, even amongst those who stand in the spotlight! Visit our Facebook-page during the 10 – week count down and share in our joy with local celebs wishing us a Happy Birthday!
We look forward to the next 10 years with YOU and conclude with the words of Mahatma Gandhi: “A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption of our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider of our business. He is part of it. We are not doing him a favour by serving him. He is doing us a favour by giving us the opportunity to do so.”