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Dress Smart Auckland
Dress Smart as viewed from Galway Street, Onehunga.
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LocationOnehunga, Auckland; Hornby, Christchurch
Address151 Arthur Street, Onehunga, Auckland 1061, New Zealand; 409 Main South Road, Hornby, Christchurch
Opening date1995; 29 years ago (1995)
DeveloperArgyle Estates[1]
OwnerING/Prime Retail Management [2]
No. of stores and services100+ (Auckland); 45+ (Christchurch)
No. of floors2
Websitedress-smart.co.nz

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

Auckland

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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

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Dress Smart Christchurch is located in Hornby, Christchurch.

Former Branches

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There are a number of former branches across the country:

See also

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References

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  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. ^ 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. ^ 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.