The D.I.C. was a New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 department store chain, founded in Dunedin

Dunedin

Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...

 by Bendix Hallenstein

Bendix Hallenstein

Bendix Hallenstein was a merchant, statesman, and manufacturer from Dunedin, New Zealand. He was born in Brunswick, Germany. A clothing retailer, Hallensteins, still bears his name. He also founded the D.I.C...

 in 1884.

It was bought out by one of its chief rivals, Arthur Barnett

Arthur Barnett (department store)

Arthur Barnett is a Dunedin, New Zealand-based department store operator. Established in 1903 by Arthur Barnett the store first began as a drapery for men and boys, progressing over the years to become one of Dunedin's most successful department stores.The 1924 Arthur Barnett building designed by...

, in the 1980s. The site of the company's former headquarters and flagship store is now occupied by the Dunedin Public Art Gallery

Dunedin Public Art Gallery

The Dunedin Public Art Gallery holds the main public art collection of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. Located in The Octagon in the heart of the city, it is close to the city's public library, municipal chambers, and other facilities such as the Regent Theatre.-History:The gallery was founded by...

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Prior to its takeover by Arthur Barnett, the D.I.C had stores in the following locations. Unless stated, they were rebranded as Arthur Barnett/D.I.C. eventually closing in 1991:

• Dunedin, corner of The Octagon
  The Octagon, Dunedin
  The Octagon is the city centre of Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand.-Features:The Octagon is an eight sided plaza bisected by the city's main street, which is called George Street to the northeast and Princes Street to the southwest...
  
   and Princes Street
  Princes Street, Dunedin
  Princes Street is a major street in Dunedin, the second largest city in the South Island of New Zealand. It runs south-southwest for two kilometres from The Octagon in the city centre to the Oval sports ground, close to the city's Southern Cemetery...
  
   (original store - closed in 1991)
• Invercargill (rebranded Arthur Barnett, then Farmers Trading Company)
• Christchurch, Cashel Street (opened in 1885, burned down in 1908 and rebuilt, merged with Beath's department store in 1978 in shifted into their premises, rebranded Arthur Barnett/D.I.C, then again as Arthur Barnett, and closed in 2005)
• Wellington, Lambton Quay (building now owned by Kirkcaldie & Stains, the store houses several K&S departments)
• Palmerston North (former Milne & Choyce store)
• Wanganui
• Hamilton
• Napier
• Lower Hutt
• Rotorua
• Pakuranga
• Takapuna
• Central Auckland (formerly George Court & Sons)