Dick Smith (retailer)

This article is about the electronics retailer. For the food retailer, see Dick Smith Foods. For the company's founder, see Dick Smith (entrepreneur). For other uses, see Dick Smith.

Dick Smith Electronics Holdings Limited
Company typePublic
ASX: DSH
IndustryRetail
Founded1968
FounderDick Smith
Defunct3 May 2016
FateOnline assets and branding acquired by Kogan.com
HeadquartersChullora,
Australia
Areas served
Australia and New Zealand
ProductsConsumer electronics
BrandsDick Smith
Dick Smith Powerhouse
Electronics powered by Dick Smith
Move
Number of employees
3,300 (2015)
Websitewww.dicksmith.com.au (Australia)
www.dicksmith.co.nz(New Zealand)

Dick Smith Electronics Holdings Limited was an Australian chain of retail stores that sold consumer electronics goods, hobbyist electronic components, and electronic project kits.[1][2] The chain expanded successfully into New Zealand and unsuccessfully into several other countries. The company was founded in Sydney in 1968 by Dick Smith and owned by him and his wife until they sold 60% to Woolworths in 1980, and the remaining 40% two years later.

In 2012, Dick Smith had 263 stores around Australia. It also had 62 stores around New Zealand,[3] including 20 in Auckland.[4]

The company closed all of its stores in 2016, four years after its acquisition by Anchorage Capital Partners, though the Dick Smith brand name continues as an online brand operated by Kogan.com.

  1. ^ "Dick Smith". dicksmith.com.au. Dick Smith Holdings. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Dick Smith". dicksmith.co.nz. Dick Smith Holdings. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016.
  3. ^ Hutching, Matthew (31 March 2016). "NZ Dick Smith stores start closing in April". Newshub. MediaWorks New Zealand.
  4. ^ "Store Locator - Dick Smith NZ Mobile". dicksmith.co.nz. Dick Smith NZ.