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H & J Smith
H & J Smith Holdings Ltd, branded as H & J Smith (known colloquially as H&J's or Smith's) was a company which operated in the lower South Island of New Zealand. The company was founded in 1900 and closed in 2023. It operated a network of franchises. The company previously operated department stores around the South Island with the flagship store in Invercargill.
1900 - H & J Smith was established by brother and sister John Smith and Helen Hay Smith in 1900 as a drapery store in Invercargill. The original H & J Smith store was located at 125 Dee Street in Invercargill, this store was expanded in size in 1905.
1905 – H & J Smith opened their second store in the Southland town of Gore, with the original store being in the Criterion Hotel building on the Main Street of Gore.
1910 – H & J Smith Invercargill was relocated to 48 Tay Street. The second Invercargill store was expanded in size in 1917.
1911 – H & J Smith opened a branch store in the Southland town of Riverton located at the corner of Napier and Palmerston Street. The Riverton store closed in 1919.
1913 – H & J Smith Gore store was relocated to the corner of Main Street and Irk Street. Extensions were made to the Gore store in 1931. In the early years the upstairs portion of the store housed the Women's club and a dental surgery. H & J Smith Gore operated at this location for 107 years until 2020.
1922 - H & J Smith purchased the Price & Bulleid building located at 66 Tay Street with the Invercargill store relocated to this location. When the new store opened the ground floor covered half an acre and the number of employees had grown to 131. This store was extended in size over the following decades with the store eventually spanning from Tay to Esk street. H & J Smith Invercargill remained in this location until 2023 when H & J Smith exited the department store division of the business.
1940 – A clock tower was erected at the corner of Tay and Kelvin streets of the Invercargill store. The original clock tower had multiple analogue clocks facing Kelvin Street, Tay Street and the street corner.
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H & J Smith
H & J Smith Holdings Ltd, branded as H & J Smith (known colloquially as H&J's or Smith's) was a company which operated in the lower South Island of New Zealand. The company was founded in 1900 and closed in 2023. It operated a network of franchises. The company previously operated department stores around the South Island with the flagship store in Invercargill.
1900 - H & J Smith was established by brother and sister John Smith and Helen Hay Smith in 1900 as a drapery store in Invercargill. The original H & J Smith store was located at 125 Dee Street in Invercargill, this store was expanded in size in 1905.
1905 – H & J Smith opened their second store in the Southland town of Gore, with the original store being in the Criterion Hotel building on the Main Street of Gore.
1910 – H & J Smith Invercargill was relocated to 48 Tay Street. The second Invercargill store was expanded in size in 1917.
1911 – H & J Smith opened a branch store in the Southland town of Riverton located at the corner of Napier and Palmerston Street. The Riverton store closed in 1919.
1913 – H & J Smith Gore store was relocated to the corner of Main Street and Irk Street. Extensions were made to the Gore store in 1931. In the early years the upstairs portion of the store housed the Women's club and a dental surgery. H & J Smith Gore operated at this location for 107 years until 2020.
1922 - H & J Smith purchased the Price & Bulleid building located at 66 Tay Street with the Invercargill store relocated to this location. When the new store opened the ground floor covered half an acre and the number of employees had grown to 131. This store was extended in size over the following decades with the store eventually spanning from Tay to Esk street. H & J Smith Invercargill remained in this location until 2023 when H & J Smith exited the department store division of the business.
1940 – A clock tower was erected at the corner of Tay and Kelvin streets of the Invercargill store. The original clock tower had multiple analogue clocks facing Kelvin Street, Tay Street and the street corner.
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