Moran & Cato
| 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 nineteenth and early twentieth century.[1] The partnership was established in Melbourne on 24 July 1881 when Frederick John Cato joined his cousin Thomas Edwin 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] In about 1940,a holiday house was built at Rosebud on 200 acres of land for Mr L.E.P. Moran of Moran and Cato. This house was later owned briefly by Pat Mclaren and the house is now the base of the Carrington Park Club which was incorporated on 14 May, 1964. (McLarens@CarringtonPark Club)
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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