 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.
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]
Dress Smart Christchurch is located in Hornby, Christchurch.
There are a number of former branches across the country:
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