Dick Smith - early days In 1968, as a young electronics technician with a love for anything with wires, Dick Smith took a leap of faith with a $610 investment to found the Dick Smith brand we know and love today.   In the beginning, Dick focused his energy towards installing and servicing car radios. The following year, his business’ success meant he not only needed a bigger shop, but more shops!   He moved the business to bigger premises. First Atkinson Street, St Leonards, and later Carlotta Street, Artarmon, with a flagship store nearby on the Pacific Highway, Gore Hill.   Alongside the car radio business, Dick opened ‘Dick Smith Wholesale’. It was built to be a playground for electronics hobbyists like Dick himself, and sold a huge array of electronics components to professionals and weekend hobbyists alike. It was hugely successful.   Things were moving fast for Dick, and his brand’s meteoric rise wasn’t about to slow down any time soon.   Dick Smith - 80s expansion in Australia & New Zealand   By 1980, the company had grown to 20 stores and Dick had sold 60% of the company's working share to Woolworths Limited. No less than two years later, he sold the balance to Woolworths who took full ownership of the company, having paid a total of A$25million. Dick Smith continued to add to its network of small ‘main street’ stores in suburbs and regional cities across Australia. Soon you wouldn’t have to travel far to find the iconic yellow-and-black retailer selling all the latest and greatest tech essentials.   Within a few decades, there were hundreds of Dick Smith stores across Australia and New Zealand, including numerous David Jones Electronics powered by Dick Smith stores, Dick Smith Powerhouse super-stores and a Move concept store.   Dick Smith acquired by Kogan   As of May 2016, Kogan acquired the Dick Smith brand name and began taking over operations across Australia and New Zealand.   As Kogan CEO Ruslan Kogan stated on the day of the announcement, “Dick Smith is one of the most iconic retail brands in Australia.”   “I remember as a kid always visiting Dick Smith to look for parts to upgrade my computer. There is a strong history of passion in the Dick Smith community for how technology can improve our lives, and we look forward to helping make it more affordable and accessible for all.”   “We will invest in building and nurturing the Dick Smith community, and honour the great legacy of this Australian business.”   Today, Dick Smith remains a household name synonymous with great value and consumers can purchase the best products at incredible prices from Dick Smith throughout Australia and New Zealand.

  Contact Details   Address: 587 Great South Road, Manukau, Auckland   Phone: 09 5718809   Trading Hours: Monday – Friday: 9:30am – 5:30pm         Founded in 1993 and 100% New Zealand owned, PB Tech is NZ's largest computing and I.T. retailer with stores + service centres throughout the country and a hardworking team of over 600 staff.   In addition to our retail and service locations, PB Tech also has dedicated Business, Education, Wholesale, Government, Health and Service divisions operating from our 7,000+ square metre head office and distribution centre in Manukau, Auckland   Over the last 25+ years, we've worked hard to build a trusted reputation as a leading supplier of technology products and services for home, business and the public sector, and count many of New Zealand's largest companies, government departments and educational institutes as our customers.   Much of PB’s success is the result of an unwavering commitment to helping our customers save money by offering New Zealand’s lowest prices on a huge range of computing and technology hardware. Our obsession with being NZ’s best value shopping destination for all things tech is complimented by our unmatched selection of in-stock and ready-to-ship products, convenient shopping locations in-store and online, and passionate and knowledgeable staff.  

  New Zealand's favourite place to get classic, retro & current gaming consoles, accessories, games and more! Take a trip down Memory Lane. 

  The Pawnshop – Christchurch’s Trusted Pawn & Secondhand Store   With three locations across Christchurch, The Pawnshop has been serving the community since 1989. Over the years, we’ve built a strong reputation and a loyal customer base, growing into a thriving business with 20 dedicated staff.   Our stores are packed with a huge variety of items—if you can think of it, we’ve probably had it! And if we don’t have what you’re looking for, chances are it just sold.   Thousands of customers visit us every month. We value our reputation and invite you to experience The Pawnshop difference.

  We are an online store specialising in DVDs, TV Series, CDs, Cassettes, and Audiobooks.  We try hard to accurately describe the condition of each item we list, and show 3 photos of every item. If we do get it wrong please do contact us for a refund (including shipping if any) as we are more interested in building trust with our customers than a one off sale. Please add us to your favorites! All our sales are 100% Guaranteed Money Back (including shipping if any) as we are "In Trade". Buy with confidence. We send goods at the first opportunity after payment has been received.