H & J Smith
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| Private | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1900 |
| Headquarters | Southland, New Zealand |
| Products | apparel, cosmetics, accessories, homewares, furniture, general merchandise |
| Website | hjsmith.co.nz |
H & J Smith Ltd, branded as H & J Smith and known colloqually as H&J's is a company which operates in the lower South Island of New Zealand. The company primarily operates Department Stores, but also some specialty stores and franchises (some within the main department stores). The Department Stores are located in Invercargill, Dunedin, Gore, Queenstown, Te Anau and Balclutha. There were also department stores in Nelson and Blenheim but these stores closed in March 2006. H & J Smith has been operating since 1900.
The Invercargill Department Store is the flagship store, with by far the most floor space (the store taking up the width of a city block) and largest offering. Since 2003 this has been subject to major renovations including the addition of twin escalators, where in the past there was only one escalator going in the up direction. There is also a new cosmetic department which includes H & J's own brand The Make Up as well as an extensive Fine Fragrance area.
Other departments include Ladies' Fashion, Men's Fashion, Lingerie, Accessories (including jewellery and watches), footloose (sic), Icebreaker, Paper Plus, Waxx surf shop, uproar streetware, and lifestyle by H & J Smith on the Ground Floor. The First Floor includes Furniture, KidsWorld (including Fashion, Nursery and Toys), Soft Furnishings, Home Linens, Giftware (including Kitchenware tableware and Home Decor), Function Room, Gift Registry, Mother's Room, Main Office and toilets. H & J's also sells School Uniforms and Luggage. An Appliance Department existed up until 2011, the original location was on the second floor but the department moved to the building next door in 2006 after Mitre 10 moved to its current Mega Store location. The appliance department was branded as H & J's Appliance Centre and for a time was a Betta Electrical franchise. The building had and entrance between H&J Smiths store and the appliance department. In 2013 the neighbouring building was deemed an earthquake risk and subsequently demolished.
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