page_title: Ballantynes
section_title: Christchurch
hierarchical_section_title: Ballantynes / Stores / Christchurch
caption_attribution_description: English: The Christchurch International Airport duty free gift shop of New Zealand department store Ballantynes in 2013.
context_page_description: J Ballantyne and Company Ltd, trading as Ballantynes is a Christchurch, New Zealand-based department store operator. Established in 1854, it is New Zealand's first department store. Ballantynes is also a member of the Intercontinental Group of Department Stores where by membership is limited to one member per country. As well as their flagship store in Christchurch Central City, the Cantabrian company operates stores in Timaru and at Christchurch International Airport. The company also operates Contemporary Lounge, a more youth-oriented fashion store, next to the Christchurch store.
context_section_description: The Christchurch store is a mid-sized department store on the corner of Colombo and Cashel Streets.
  Current departments include cosmetics, men's fashion, men's underwear, travel goods and luggage, accessories, pantry, stationery and homewares. The wider homeware department encompasses china and collectables, spa collections, appliances, kitchenware, glassware, bedding, and interiors. The latter include large concessions for Citta and French Country.
  Fashion Atrium, ladies' fashion, lingerie, and ladies' footwear are located on the first floor. The lower ground floor includes children's wear, Solace Hair and Beauty (formerly The Salon at Ballantynes), a Beauty and Events Room, Customer Service, The Registry, toilets and a parents' room.
  An all-new cosmetics hall was completed by the time the store reopened in November 2012. The hall is the largest and most extensive beauty department in the South Island.
caption: Ballantynes Christchurch International Airport
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