Department stores
Department stores
Mark Foyʼs
Most Sydneysiders associate Mark Foy’s with its impressive former home, now used as the District Court
Department stores
Grace Bros
From its location just outside Sydney’s main business district, Grace Bros grew to become one of the city’s largest department stores.
Department stores
F Lassetter & Co
F Lassetter & Co started life as an ironmongery business, becoming one of Sydney's largest 'universal providers' by the end of the 19th century
Department stores
Bebarfalds
Bebarfalds was a retailer of home furnishings and manufacturer of furniture, trading for many years from its landmark location opposite the Sydney Town Hall on the corner of George and Park Streets
Department stores
Simpson Lee & Co
Starting in 1910 James Simpson-Lee (1883-1963) and a group of businessmen established a home furnishing store called H L & S Simpson & Co.
On This Day
24 May 1838 - David Jones department store opened
On 24 May 1838 David Jones opened a department store on the corner of George Street and Barrack Lane in Sydney
Department stores
JA Booth & Co
Although J A Booth & Co was a Sydney furniture and furnishing retailer for over 50 years, the company started life in a very different manner: as tea merchants.
Department stores
RH Gordon & Co
RH Gordon & Co was a retailer of home furnishings, credited with introducing to Australia an installment payment system known as cash orders.
Department stores
Sydney‘s department stores, 1890-1960
This online exhibition has been inspired by the trade literature from Sydney’s furniture and furnishing retailers, with all the illustrations sourced from the Caroline Simpson Collection