In July 1982, three other commercial landlords whose own trade would be affected by the new shopping centre made a challenge to the Land & Environment Court.

[4] The Super Kmart hypermarket combined a discount department store (Kmart) and supermarket (Coles) Since its opening in 1987, the centre has been blamed for a downturn in trade in nearby Maroubra Junction as it was the main retail centre for the area since the opening of Stockland Mall Maroubra in 1981.

[5] In 2002, the centre was redeveloped and third level was added and featured a new Woolworths supermarket, Big W opened and the total amount of retailers rose to 290 with parking for 3,260 cars and the upgrade of Hoyts.

[7][8][9] The opening of the store had marked the return of Myer-Grace Bros to southeastern Sydney since the closure of GoodBuys Clearance in Maroubra in 2002.

This swap is similar to Bankstown Central and Westfield Burwood but in an opposite direction (David Jones replacing Myer).

The entire shopping centre was closed off after a survey found the collapse may have caused structural damage in other areas of the building.