Farmers (40-48 Clyde Road)

The year 1963 saw a local branch of Farmers Trading Company open, bringing department store shopping to the bay. Established in 1909 as a mail order business by Robert Laidlaw, Farmers has grown to become one of New Zealand’s best-known retailers. The Browns Bay branch closed in the 2000s and was soon altered to give space for multiple shops. Among other businesses, it currently hosts The Coffee Club, Once Bitten Nail Designs, and the St Mary by the Sea Community Shop.

Continue along Inverness Road.