Night 'n Day Tay Street is part of the Night 'n Day Foodstores network, a New Zealand-owned convenience store franchise founded in 1990 by Denise and Andrew Lane. The brand's very first stores opened in Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill, so this city has been part of the Night 'n Day story from the beginning. The company describes its approach as round-the-clock convenience built on a philosophy of quality service and presentation, with the standard summed up in one word: excellence.
As the network grew past 50 stores across the North and South Islands, Night 'n Day introduced a mix of formats - some stores trading 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and others offering extended hours from 6am to 11pm to suit smaller communities. The Tay Street store in Glengarry, Invercargill serves as a neighbourhood convenience stop for locals needing everyday food, drink and grocery essentials.
The business remains under the direction of its founding family, who have been retailing since 1978, and is a member of the Franchise Association of New Zealand.
Tucked into Glengarry on Tay Street, Night 'n Day Tay Street is Invercargill's local outpost of one of New Zealand's best-known convenience store franchises. The Night 'n Day name has a special connection to this city - when the brand launched in 1990, Invercargill was one of only three places, alongside Christchurch and Dunedin, where the very first stores opened their doors.
Night 'n Day Foodstores Ltd was founded by Denise and Andrew Lane, who had already been retailing since 1978 before starting the company. More than three decades on, the couple remain company directors and are still fully committed to the franchise they built. What began as a handful of South Island stores has grown into a network of more than 50 Night 'n Day stores stretching across both the North and South Islands.
The company's stated philosophy is simple: top quality service paired with top notch presentation, with every aspect of the business measured against a single standard - excellence. That ethos is what customers walking into the Tay Street store are meant to experience, whether they're popping in for a quick top-up shop or grabbing something on the way through Glengarry.
One of the things that set Night 'n Day apart when it launched was round-the-clock convenience - stores designed to be there whenever customers needed them. As the network expanded into smaller communities, the company adapted its model, introducing extended trading hours from 6am to 11pm alongside its traditional 24/7 stores, so that the same signature convenience could reach a wider range of towns and neighbourhoods without losing what made it work in the first place.
That flexibility is part of why Night 'n Day has been able to grow from three South Island cities into a genuinely nationwide network while still operating as a franchise, with local owner-operators running stores like Tay Street day to day under the wider brand's standards.
Night 'n Day is known among regulars for its recurring promotions, including a weekly Tuesday deal that the brand actively promotes to customers. Locals visiting the Tay Street store are encouraged to check current promotions before they shop, as offers are refreshed regularly across the network.
As a member of the Franchise Association of New Zealand, Night 'n Day operates within an established franchising framework, and the company also maintains an active social media presence where it shares updates on stores, promotions and franchise news. For Invercargill locals, the Tay Street store offers that same nationally recognised Night 'n Day experience with a distinctly local, southern connection to the brand's very first days.