| Kennedy Centre | |
| Location: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Address: | 564 - 568 Falls Road, Belfast, BT11 9AE |
| Coordinates: | 54.5809°N -5.9788°W |
| Opening Date: | 1981 (Curleys) 1991 (Mall) |
| Developer: | HJS developments |
| Manager: | John Jones |
| Owner: | Hugh Kennedy and Family |
| Architect: | HPA |
| Number Of Stores: | 48 |
| Number Of Anchors: | 1 |
| Floor Area: | 300000square feet |
| Floors: | 3 |
| Parking: | 800 |
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 with a new cinema, an expanded supermarket and entertainment complex. At approximately 97000square feet. Its anchor tenant is Sainsbury's supermarket, its largest supermarket in Northern Ireland.
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".
In 2008, supermarket chain Sainsbury's acquired the Curleys supermarket business,[1] this led to a remodelling and rebranding of the supermarket area of the shopping centre, leading to a Sainsbury's store that is approximately 97000square feet, making it the largest Sainsbury's supermarket in Northern Ireland.[2] There is also a Sainsbury's petrol filling station and an Argos concession on the site.
As part of the expansion of the Kennedy Centre, a new O'Neills store, a refurbished cinema now operated by Omniplex Cinemas and entertainment complex would be created.
In 2022, Home Bargains left the main building, moving to a large building next to Kennedy Centre in the same complex, Tim Hortons opened outside the centre the same year. [3] [4]
Within the Kennedy Centre, there are currently 49 stores.[5] Some of these stores include Iceland, Costa Coffee, Greggs and JD Sports. Other stores include Boots, Peacocks, O'Neills and DV8. Post-remodelling, the Kennedy Centre now hosts a foodcourt in the upstairs area, a children's soft play area and cafe known as Funky Monkeys and a family entertainment complex. The Andersonstown Jobs and Benefits office is also located within the complex.
On the first floor of the Kennedy Centre, there is an 8-screen digital cinema operated by Omniplex Cinemas.