Exciting new retail experience in Christchurch
Shopping in shipping containers
Visitors to Christchurch can now enjoy one of the most unique
shopping experiences in the world thanks to an innovative project
that has turned shipping containers into upmarket retail
outlets.
Described by New Zealand Prime Minister John Key as "funky'',
the new brightly-coloured shipping container shopping mall is
located in the heart of Christchurch's city centre and has been
constructed to provide a new home for some of the retailers
displaced by February's earthquake.
It sits alongside Christchurch's iconic department store
Ballantynes - a favourite with visiting royalty - which has
re-opened its doors after an extensive refurbishment.
"The team behind this project have done a fantastic job in
creating a vibrant, welcoming place in the heart of our city for
people to come and shop,'' says Christchurch & Canterbury
Tourism chief executive Tim Hunter.
"The shipping containers with their glass frontages and
balconies look fabulous and there's lots of lovely courtyard areas
where you can relax and enjoy a coffee. What's been created
here is something that is really quite unique and special and we
are really enjoying showing it off to our visitors and watching
their delighted reactions.''
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