Smith & Caughey's

Smith & Caughey Ltd, trading as Smith & Caughey's, is a mid-sized department store chain (consisting of just two premises) in Auckland, New Zealand. It is considered to be a top-range retail chain.[1]

The Queen Street and Wellesley Street West facades of the Queen Street store in the Auckland CBD
The smaller Smith & Caughey's on Broadway in Newmarket
Smith & Caughey Ltd
Private
IndustryRetail
Founded1880
HeadquartersAuckland, New Zealand
Productsapparel, cosmetics, accessories, homewares, furniture, general merchandise
Websitesmithandcaughey.co.nz

One of the older companies of the country, it was established in 1880 by Marianne Smith as a drapery store,[2][3] and is the oldest Auckland department store.[4] Currently, it is mostly fashion-oriented,[3] with sections of jewellery and homewares.

Stores

The company has two stores in Auckland; on Queen Street, City Centre, and Broadway, Newmarket. The flagship Queen Street premises is a heritage building. The Newmarket premises is a mid-1880s heritage building constructed by the company.[5]

Departments at both stores include Cosmetics, Men's & Women's Fragrance, Wellbeing, Men's Grooming, Men's Clothing, Men's Underwear & Accessories, Jewellery, Handbags, Hosiery, Women's Accessories, and Women's Fashion & Lingerie. Additional departments at the Queen Street store only, are Fine Foods & Wines, Men's & Women's Shoes, Luggage, Tableware, Kitchenware, Bed & Bathware, and Childrenswear & Toys.[6]

The current official ambassador for Smith & Caughey's is New Zealand actress Antonia Prebble.

  • The Queen Street store frontage on Queen Street, Auckland
  • The Queen Street store's Wellesley Street West facade and secondary entrance
  • The Smith & Caughey's building, on the corner of Elliott Street and Wellesley Street West
  • One of the many large-format cosmetics counters at Smith & Caughey's Queen Street, for Dior
  • Smith & Caughey's on Broadway entrance, Newmarket, Auckland

See also

References
  1. Perry, Keith (17 December 2006). "Christmas shopping kicks in a week late". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  2. "Story: Smith, Marianne". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  3. Lewis, Penny (13 July 2005). "Smith & Caughey's enchanting celebration". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  4. "Retail therapy: New life for old store". The New Zealand Herald. 7 September 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  5. Newmarket - Heritage Walk Archived June 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (from the website of the Newmarket business association)
  6. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Smith-Caugheys/274383141539?sk=info
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