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Retail therapy
CHRISTCHURCH SHOPPING Need some retail therapy? The city’s bustling shopping scene has got you covered. The new and improved city centre is positively buzzing with shopping options. At the ANZ Centre (junction of Colombo, High and Cashel streets) you’ll find the likes of international retail kingpins Superette, Macpac and Merchant 1948, and covetable bling at Partridge Jewellers. Across the road at the BNZ centre you’ll find jeans and casual fashion hub Death By
Denim, iconic bookstore Scorpio Books, and a selection of fashion, beauty, tech and food businesses. Christchurch has something of a reputation for shopping malls. The city’s largest, Westfield Riccarton, is home to more fashion and accessory stores than you can shake a lipstick at, as well as major national and international retail chains and a supermarket. For more upscale shopping, head to Merivale Mall, the beating heart of the Merivale fashion district. It’s home to an abundance of men’s
and women’s fashion, footwear and accessories boutiques, and the focal point for the cluster of fashion and style boutiques that surround it in Christchurch’s most coutureconscious suburb. There’s no better base camp for your serious window-shopping expedition. Make sure you explore the footwear mecca of Issimo, home to a premium collection of global and locally-sourced footwear and accessories, and gorgeous homeware, designer pieces and more at Corso Merivale.
Meanwhile in Sydenham, urban den of retail cool The Colombo houses a collection of hip streetwear, footwear, womenswear and sportswear boutiques, as well as some stylish homewares, interiors and gifts (be sure to check out the Scandinavian style of Nordic Chill), and gourmet goodies. Seek out edgy urban streetwear here at Stencil, a purveyor of hip apparel and footwear, with both design classics and the latest in contemporary looks on the racks. In Woolston, look up the stunning slice of Victoriana that is The Tannery. One of the city’s premier (and most charming) retail destinations, it’s an elegant restoration of a 19th Century tannery that houses a mix of hip fashion stores, speciality boutiques, artisan foods, a craft brewery, and a premium cinema, and all without a chain store in sight. Here you’ll find red-hot denim at EnCompass, where the fitting prowess of owner/ operator Benji is legendary. Food for Thought is a hub for zero-waste shopping with ethically-sourced
