Dress Smart
 Dress Smart as viewed from Galway Street, Onehunga. | |
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| Location | Onehunga, Auckland; Hornby, Christchurch |
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| Address | 151 Arthur Street, Onehunga, Auckland 1061, New Zealand; 409 Main South Road, Hornby, Christchurch |
| Opening date | 1995 |
| Developer | Argyle Estates[1] |
| Owner | ING/Prime Retail Management [2] |
| No. of stores and services | 100+ (Auckland); 45+ (Christchurch) |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | dress-smart |
Dress Smart is a franchise of shopping centres in New Zealand that specialises in outlet stores.
Auckland
[edit]Dress Smart Onehunga opened in 1995 as New Zealand's first factory outlet shopping centre. Onehunga was chosen for its central location and direct access from the city and the airport.[3] Initially, Dress Smart started with 20 outlet stores on the former premises of the 3 Guys supermarket and other surrounding retail spaces.[4] Following its opening, additional shops began operating in temporary premises on the southern side of Paynes Lane. This led to a significant expansion of the mall, completed in 2005, increasing the total number of retailers to 110.[5]
Dress Smart was previously owned by Prime Retail but sold to Australia's Lend Lease Corporation in 2010. LendLease are the current owner of Dress Smart NZ.[6]
Christchurch
[edit]Dress Smart Christchurch is located in Hornby, Christchurch.
Former Branches
[edit]There are a number of former branches across the country:
- Tawa, Wellington (opened 1999), now Outlet City
- Te Rapa, Hamilton (opened 2006), now The Base (shopping centre)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Argyle Estates Archived July 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine About Us. (Accessed 16 July 2013.)
- ^ Australia's Lend Lease Corp given approval to buy Dress Smart outlet chain New Zealand Herald. 2 June 2010. (Accessed 16 July 2013.)
- ^ About US (Auckland) Dress Smart. (Accessed 16 July 2013.)
- ^ Onehunga shop bonanza New Zealand Herald. 9 June 1999. (Accessed 16 July 2013.)
- ^ Dress-Smart Expansions Near Completion scoop.co.nz. 18 October 2005. (Accessed 16 July 2013.)
- ^ Anne Gibson (2 June 2010). "Australia's Lend Lease Corp given approval to buy Dress Smart outlet chain Dress Smart". NZ Herald. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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