Harris Scarfe Department Stores was founded in
South Australia in 1850 in Adelaide, South Australia. At its peak,
Adelaide was home to several major South Australian department stores (including
Harris Scarfe,
John Martins, Peoplestores,
Miller Anderson,
Cravens, Cox Foys (which Harris Scarfe acquired and closed in 1977),
Birks and Moore's), of which Harris Scarfe is the sole survivor. Adelaide is now the only Australian capital city with three major department stores in the main shopping strip (the other two stores being David Jones and Myer). In New South Wales and the ACT, the stores operate under the Allens brand
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