dˈeɪvɪd dʒˈoʊnzᵻz ɹˈaɪvəl ɡɹˈeɪs bɹˈoʊz hæd ˈɔːlsoʊ pɹəpˈoʊzd tə bˈɪld ɐ ʃˈɑːpɪŋ sˈɛntɚ kəntˈeɪnɪŋ ɐ sˈuːpɚmˌɑːɹkɪt ænd ɐnˈʌðɚ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt stˈoːɹ ɐdʒˈeɪsənt tʊ ɪts ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ stˈoːɹ wˌɪtʃ ˈoʊpənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn ˌɔn vɪktˈoːɹiə ˈævənˌuː.
David Jones's rival Grace Bros had also proposed to build a shopping centre containing a supermarket and another department store adjacent to its existing store which opened in 1961 on Victoria Avenue.