Dress Smart
Dress Smart is a franchise of shopping centres in New Zealand that specialises in outlet stores.
 Dress Smart as viewed from Galway Street, Onehunga. | |
| Location | Onehunga, Auckland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°55′17″S 174°47′09″E |
| Opening date | 1995 |
| Developer | Argyle Estates[1] |
| Owner | ING/Prime Retail Management [2] |
| No. of stores and services | 110 |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | dress-smart |
Auckland
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]
Christchurch
Dress Smart in Christchurch opened in 1998.
Former Branches
There are number of former branches across the country
- Tawa, Wellington (opened 1999),[4] now Outlet City
- Te Rapa, Hamilton (opened 2006),[6] now The Base (shopping centre)
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.)
- Outlet Shopping At Dress-Smart Te Rapa Opens scoop.co.nz. 2 March 2006. (Accessed 16 July 2013.)
