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
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
Dress Smart Christchurch is located in Hornby, Christchurch.
Former Branches
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
References
- ^ 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.
