Dress Smart

Dress Smart
Dress Smart as viewed from Galway Street, Onehunga.
Location Onehunga, Auckland
Coordinates 36°55′17″S 174°47′09″E / 36.921298°S 174.78596°E / -36.921298; 174.78596Coordinates: 36°55′17″S 174°47′09″E / 36.921298°S 174.78596°E / -36.921298; 174.78596
Opening date 1995 (1995)
Developer Argyle Estates[1]
Owner ING/Prime Retail Management [2]
No. of stores and services 110
No. of floors 2
Website www.dress-smart.co.nz

Dress Smart is a franchise of shopping centres in New Zealand that specialises in outlet stores.

History

Dress Smart opened at Onehunga in 1995 with the concept of being New Zealand's first factory outlet shopping centre. Onehunga was chosen as the location for Dress Smart in Auckland as it is centrally located and provides direct access from the city and the airport.[3] Dress Smart initially opened with 20 outlet stores opened on the former premises of the 3 Guys supermarket (and some other surrounding retail premises).[4] Soon after Dress Smart opened, shops were operating in temporary premises on the southern side of the Paynes Lane. Due to this, the mall was expanded significantly in work that was completed in 2005. This brought the total number of retailers to 110.[5]

Other Branch

There is also a Dress Smart in Christchurch, which opened in 1998

Former Branches

There are number of former branches across the country

See also

References

  1. ↑ Argyle Estates Archived July 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. About Us. (Accessed 16 July 2013.)
  2. ↑ Australia's Lend Lease Corp given approval to buy Dress Smart outlet chain New Zealand Herald. 2 June 2010. (Accessed 16 July 2013.)
  3. ↑ About US (Auckland) Dress Smart. (Accessed 16 July 2013.)
  4. 1 2 Onehunga shop bonanza New Zealand Herald. 9 June 1999. (Accessed 16 July 2013.)
  5. ↑ Dress-Smart Expansions Near Completion scoop.co.nz. 18 October 2005. (Accessed 16 July 2013.)
  6. ↑ Outlet Shopping At Dress-Smart Te Rapa Opens scoop.co.nz. 2 March 2006. (Accessed 16 July 2013.)
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