pulation and is the largest employer in the city.
Peel St is the major retail and shopping area of Tamworth and is located in the Tamworth Central Business District. Three blocks of Peel St were refurbished over different stages during the 1990s. There are a few hundred shops in the main street, as well as restaurants, street caf�s and banks. These include a large Target (formally Grace Bros.).
Shopping Centres: There are many shopping centres located in Tamworth, with the majority being located in the Tamworth Central Business District (CBD), but many are also located in various neighbourhood suburbs. Shopping centres include:
� Tamworth City Plaza is located in the CBD, with 42 shops including Coles and Kmart.
� Centrepoint Shopping Centre is a A$35 million shopping centre that began construction in early 2007 and was completed by Christmas 2008 behind the Tamworth Town Hall, in the CBD between the old city library and behind the speciality shops in the main street Peel St. The Centre contains a Franklins supermarket, as well as The Forum 6 Cinema Complex that contains five cinemas and a performing arts centre/theatre known as the Capitol Theatre that also doubles as a cinema, six restaurants, a food court and 40 speciality shops. In 2012 It was announced that Aldi and JB Hi-Fi would be located within the centre, replacing Franklins.
� The Atrium, formerly known as the Tamworth Arcade, is located in the CBD with entrances from Peel St and Kable Avenue. The centre was upgraded in early 2008.
� Tamworth Shopping World is located in West Tamworth along Bridge St, with over 50 speciality shops, including a food court and anchored by Woolworths and Big W.
� Northgate Shopping Centre is situated in North Tamworth; Coles is located inside the centre, as well as 10 speciality shops. The centre has been recently redeveloped
