Smith & Caughey's is a mid-sized department store chain (though of just two shops in one city, Auckland) in New Zealand, and is considered to be a top-range store.[1]
One of the older companies of the country, it was established in 1880 by Marianne Smith as a drapery store,[2][3] and is the oldest Auckland department store.[4] Currently, it is mostly fashion-oriented,[2] with sections of jewelry and homewares.
They have stores in Auckland (Queen Street, City Centre and Broadway, Newmarket), with the Newmarket store being in a mid-1880s heritage building constructed by the company.[5] The Queen Street store, also in an old heritage building, was once famous for its 'Chefs Bar' established by Otto Groen.[6]