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"Grand Christmas Prize Competition"

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Reference NumberEph-0015-HF-D-01/01Date[1910]

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DescriptionA poster for a Christmas competition at the Drapery & General Importing Co. N.Z. Ltd.History / BiographyThe Drapery and General Importing Company of N.Z. Ltd was founded by Bendix Hallenstein, in Dunedin, in 1884. The business was expanded by the establishment of the Christchurch branch in 1885, and subsequently by the Wellington branch in 1885. The head offices, principal warehouse and show-rooms in Dunedin were situated in large brick premises with floor space equal to an acre and a half, and having large frontages to High and Rattray Streets. The company conducted business on co-operative lines.
The Dunedin store moved to 10 Princes Street in February 1924 after taking over Herbert Haynes & Co. Ltd's Dunedin Branch and the new store opened on 19 February 1924.
The D.I.C., as it became known, shared a Dunedin and London Head Office with Hallenstein Bros & Co. (later Hallenstein Bros Ltd.) as well as several directors. The London office closed in 1959 because the volume of goods handled had decreased greatly.
D.I.C. New Zealand Ltd.'s Central (Head) Office moved to Auckland in May 1985.
D.I.C. New Zealand Ltd.'s Dunedin store closed on 29 March 1991.
(From 'Retailing Century: the first 100 years of the D.I.C. Ltd.' by Gordon Parry, D.I.C., Dunedin, 1984; and Otago Daily Times, 9 February 1924, p.2)Object Dimensions(h) 475 mm x (w) 340 mm

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NamesD.I.C. Ltd. (Drapery and General Importing Company of N.Z.)D.I.C. New Zealand LimitedSubjectsStores, retailBusiness enterprises

CollectionŌtepoti / Dunedin

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