Smiths City battles consent delays

Christchurch-based national retail chain Smiths City Group is six months behind repairs to its flagship Colombo St store because of consenting delays.

Group managing director Rick Hellings told shareholders at the company's annual meeting in Christchurch yesterday that repairs the retailer had hoped to complete by Christmas, to restore the site to up to 90 per cent of its pre-quake floorspace, would now only be finished half way through next year ... READ MORE

Released by Christchurch Press - August 2013