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Story: Department stores and shopping malls

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. The rise of department stores

  3. The heyday of department stores

  4. Decline and survival

  5. The rise of shopping malls

  6. New Zealand’s main malls

  7. Mall and department store culture

  8. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - The rise of department stores

Drapery to department store

Drapery to department store

Mary Taylor’s Wellington store

Mary Taylor’s Wellington store

Advertising to Māori

Advertising to Māori

Farmers’ catalogue

Farmers’ catalogue

From page 2 - The heyday of department stores

Window display, 1915

Window display, 1915

Fabric department

Fabric department

Department-store barbers

Department-store barbers (1st of 4)

Tearoom waitresses

Tearoom waitresses (2nd of 4)

Fashion parade

Fashion parade (3rd of 4)

Farmers free tram

Farmers free tram (4th of 4)

Children’s playground

Children’s playground

Kirkcaldie & Stains sale

Kirkcaldie & Stains sale

From page 3 - Decline and survival

Dressing on a budget

Dressing on a budget

War-time queue for rationed goods

War-time queue for rationed goods

Department store closure

Department store closure

Department store survivor

Department store survivor

The Warehouse

The Warehouse

From page 4 - The rise of shopping malls

Hillary Court

Hillary Court

Cuba Mall, 1971

Cuba Mall, 1971 (1st of 2)

Cuba Mall, 2009

Cuba Mall, 2009 (2nd of 2)

LynnMall

LynnMall

From page 5 - New Zealand’s main malls

Riding Sammy the seal

Riding Sammy the seal

Mall opening

Mall opening

Manukau City mall

Manukau City mall

Botany Town Centre

Botany Town Centre

From page 6 - Mall and department store culture

Leisure shopping

Leisure shopping

Hi-5 at the mall

Hi-5 at the mall

Outward-facing mall

Outward-facing mall

Artificial world of the mall

Artificial world of the mall

Meeting at the mall

Meeting at the mall

How to cite this page:

Helen Laurenson, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/department-stores-and-shopping-malls/media (accessed 28 March 2023)

Story by Helen Laurenson, published 11 Mar 2010

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