South Island large-format appliance and furniture retailer Smiths City is opening a Hawke's Bay branch in Hastings.
In February the NZX-listed retailer takes up the final slot in the sub-divided former Mitre 10 Mega building in St Aubyn St.
Colliers International agent Danny Blair said Colliers worked closely with Hastings District Council's economic development team to woo Smiths City by "providing good evidence" as to why it should make Hastings home.
He said Smiths City's arrival cemented Hastings as a strategic location for big boxed retailers - it is occupying 2230 sq m of the 5,700 sq m building.
Smiths City's immediate neighbours in the same complex are PK Furniture and Warehouse Stationary, with nearby Freedom Furniture and Harvey Norman enabling comparative shopping.