Harris Scarfe facts for kids
Harris Scarfe is an Australian department store. It sells items including clothing, pots and pans, cutlery. The store went bankrupt in 2001, but has since bounced back.
In 2004, Harris Scarfe bought the Allens group of seven department and five homewares stores. They continued to trade under the Allens name in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, until 2008 when they got merged with Harris Scarfe.
Stores
Harris Scarfe has stores located in most Australian states. In New South Wales and the ACT they used to trade as Allens. They were acquired by Harris Scarfe in 2004, but continued to trade under the Allens name. In late 2008, the name of these stores was being changed from Allens to Harris Scarfe.
The main store for the company is located in Rundle Mall, Adelaide. The store is five stories tall. The main store for Tasmania is in Hobart and it is three stories tall.
| State | Number of stores | Main store |
|---|---|---|
| ACT | 3 | Tuggeranong |
| NSW | 12 | Goulburn |
| QLD | 2 | |
| SA | 7 | Rundle Mall, Adelaide |
| TAS | 6 | Hobart |
| Victoria | 13 | Cranbourne Park |
Items stocked
Harris Scarfe sells items in two main groups, In Style (which includes all clothing) and At Home (all other goods, such as homewares & linen). The Adelaide store sells more goods than the other stores. Many of the Allens stores sell less goods than other stores.
Images for kids
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Harris, Scarfe advert October 1881
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A Harris Scarfe store on Collins Street in Hobart's CBD, formerly FitzGerald's Department Store, pictured in 2005. This store closed in 2020.
