A video of an interview with Richard Ballantyne inside the Ballantynes Department Store on Cashel Street. In the background, staff are preparing the store to reopen for the first time since the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
We join Deb, Vincy and the rest of the Ballantynes crew on a coach trip south from Christchurch to its Timaru store. Its flagship store on City Mall has been shut since the February earthquake, so twice a week a convoy of coaches full of loyal customers does the 350km round trip.
Two weeks after re-opening, the landmark Christchurch department store, Ballantynes has thanked staff, contractors and customers for their hard work and loyalty since the February earthquake forced it to close.
A video about the 2011 Ballantynes sale which was held in the CBS Arena after the store in town was damaged during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A video about a sale at the Ballantynes Department Store in Cashel Street. The video includes an interview with sales manager Liz Milles, shop assistant Suzie Topp, and shoppers Helen Rosengrave and Chloe Judd.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Ballantynes department store, open for business on Colombo Street".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 30 June 2012 entitled, "Bravo Ballantynes!".
Thirty to fourty jobs are to go at the Christchurch department store, Ballantynes, because of earthquake damage to it's central city shop.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 4 August 2011 entitled, "Ballantynes Bus, Bargains, and Bullshit".
Members of the public looking in the Christmas-themed windows of the Ballantynes Department Store on Cashel Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Ballantynes in Cashel Mall".
Synonomous for offering the best quality goods and clothing since its humble beginnings back in 1854, is the iconic department store of Ballantynes. On the new town’s swampy plains, newly arr…
People peer through the cordon fence outside Ballantynes. The photographer comments, "Whilst on the CERA red zone coach tour we passed Ballantynes and felt like caged animals. There was crowds watching us and we were caged inside the CERA coach with our keepers to make sure we were not allowed to escape our confines".
A photograph of Ballantynes on Lichfield Street.
Flowers outside Ballantynes at Re:Start mall.
A photograph of the entrance to Ballantynes on Cashel Street. A sign by the door that states the building is a construction site and a multiple hazards area.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Shoppers moving between Ballantynes and Cashel Mall behind the cordon on Colombo Street".
A graphic promoting a video about the Ballantynes sale.
A photograph of the Ballantynes building in Cashel Mall.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's artwork, 'Deconstruction', being installed on the walkway between Ballantyne's and the former bus exchange building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Whitcoulls site (left) and Ballantynes (right), Cashel Mall".
Detail of the famous Ballantynes window display for Christmas 2011.
Ballantynes on Colombo Street with cracking in the wall above.
Detail of the famous Ballantynes window display for Christmas 2011.
Detail of the famous Ballantynes window display for Christmas 2011.
Detail of the famous Ballantynes window display for Christmas 2011.
Ballantynes on Rt. Illusionist Artwork on side of over ramp
Crowds outside Ballantynes at the opening of the Re:Start mall.
A crowd watches buskers performing outside Ballantynes during the World Buskers Festival.
An aerial photograph of Colombo Street near the Bus Exchange and the Crossing. Ballantynes can be seen on the left.