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'''Moran & Cato''' was the largest chain of grocery stores in [[Australia]] in the late ninenteenth and early twentieth century.<ref name="Heritage Victoria">{{cite web|title=Bluestone Cottages and Former Moran & Cato Store|work=Victorian Heritage Register|url=http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/places/heritage/56318|accessdate=2010-02-21}}</ref> The partnership was established in [[Melbourne]] on 24 July 1881 when [[Frederick John Cato]] joined his cousin Thomas Edwim Moran who ran two grocery stores in [[Fitzroy, Victoria|Fitzroy]] and [[Carlton, Victoria|Carlton]].<ref name=ADB>{{cite web|title=Cato, Frederick John (1858 - 1935)|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070598b.htm|accessdate=2010-02-21}}</ref> Moran died in 1890 at the age of 30 and was succeeded by his widow.<ref name=ADB/> The following years saw expansion into [[Tasmania]] and [[New South Wales]] and incorporation of the company in 1912.<ref name=ADB/> By 1935 the company was employing nearly one thousand people and had about 120 branches in Victoria and Tasmania and 40 in New South Wales.<ref name=ADB/> |
'''Moran & Cato''' was the largest chain of grocery stores in [[Australia]] in the late ninenteenth and early twentieth century.<ref name="Heritage Victoria">{{cite web|title=Bluestone Cottages and Former Moran & Cato Store|work=Victorian Heritage Register|url=http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/places/heritage/56318|accessdate=2010-02-21}}</ref> The partnership was established in [[Melbourne]] on 24 July 1881 when [[Frederick John Cato]] joined his cousin Thomas Edwim Moran who ran two grocery stores in [[Fitzroy, Victoria|Fitzroy]] and [[Carlton, Victoria|Carlton]].<ref name=ADB>{{cite web|title=Cato, Frederick John (1858 - 1935)|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|url=http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A070598b.htm|accessdate=2010-02-21}}</ref> Moran died in 1890 at the age of 30 and was succeeded by his widow.<ref name=ADB/> The following years saw expansion into [[Tasmania]] and [[New South Wales]] and incorporation of the company in 1912.<ref name=ADB/> By 1935 the company was employing nearly one thousand people and had about 120 branches in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and Tasmania and 40 in New South Wales.<ref name=ADB/> |
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The company was taken over by [[Permewan Wright Limited]] in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moran and Cato Australia Limited|work=deListed|url=http://www.delisted.com.au/CompanyDisplay.aspx?id=5561|accessdate=2010-02-21}}</ref> |
The company was taken over by [[Permewan Wright Limited]] in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moran and Cato Australia Limited|work=deListed|url=http://www.delisted.com.au/CompanyDisplay.aspx?id=5561|accessdate=2010-02-21}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:46, 21 February 2010
| Company type | Grocery Chain |
|---|---|
| Industrie | Einzelhandel |
| Gegründet | 1881 |
| Hauptsitz | Australien |
| Produkte | groceries |
Moran & Cato was the largest chain of grocery stores in Australia in the late ninenteenth and early twentieth century.[1] The partnership was established in Melbourne on 24 July 1881 when Frederick John Cato joined his cousin Thomas Edwim Moran who ran two grocery stores in Fitzroy and Carlton.[2] Moran died in 1890 at the age of 30 and was succeeded by his widow.[2] The following years saw expansion into Tasmania and New South Wales and incorporation of the company in 1912.[2] By 1935 the company was employing nearly one thousand people and had about 120 branches in Victoria and Tasmania and 40 in New South Wales.[2]
The company was taken over by Permewan Wright Limited in 1969.[3]
References
- ^ "Bluestone Cottages and Former Moran & Cato Store". Victorian Heritage Register. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ^ a b c d "Cato, Frederick John (1858 - 1935)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- ^ "Moran and Cato Australia Limited". deListed. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
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