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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| ASX: DSH | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Founder | Dick Smith |
| Defunct | 3 May 2016 |
| Fate | Online assets and branding acquired by Kogan.com |
| Headquarters | Chullora, Australia |
Areas served | Australia and New Zealand |
| Products | Consumer electronics |
| Brands | Dick Smith Dick Smith Powerhouse Electronics powered by Dick Smith Move |
Number of employees | 3,300 (2015) |
| Website | www www |
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.
- ^ "Dick Smith". dicksmith.com.au. Dick Smith Holdings. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Dick Smith". dicksmith.co.nz. Dick Smith Holdings. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016.
- ^ Hutching, Matthew (31 March 2016). "NZ Dick Smith stores start closing in April". Newshub. MediaWorks New Zealand. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Store Locator - Dick Smith NZ Mobile". dicksmith.co.nz. Dick Smith NZ.