Farmers Home Palmerston North is a department store at 148 Rangitikei St in the Palmerston North CBD, rated 4.4 by 213 reviewers. Farmers is one of New Zealand's best-known department store chains, a familiar presence on the country's main shopping streets for generations.
A good department store earns its keep by putting a whole shopping trip under one roof: fashion for the family, beauty counters, homewares and gifts, with floor staff who know their own department well. Regulars tend to shop midweek when it is quieter, and to ask staff directly, since they can often check another size or brand. Bigger purchases are best timed around the seasonal sales, when the discounts are worth waiting for. Clear layout and easy returns are the quiet signs of a store run well.
Set among the central-city shops on Rangitikei St, this store makes a handy anchor for a browse around Palmerston North's CBD.