Georges (store)

Georges
Department Store
Industry Retail
Founded 1880
Headquarters Australia
Products clothing, manchester, leather goods, soft furnishings, furniture, hardware, food
Slogan Quod facimus, Valde facimus (What we do, We do well)

Georges was a department store in Melbourne, Australia, established in 1880 and closed in 1995.[1]

Georges store begun as George & George, founded by brothers William and Alfred George. They opened a store at 11-17 Collins Street East in 1883, but the development of the Block Arcade in 1888 saw them move to 162-168 Collins Street (originally 89 Collins Street East). This classical revival style building had been built by David Mitchell for the Equitable Co-operative Society Ltd., and was designed by architects John Grainger and Charles D'Ebro. It was extended through to Little Collins Street, and remodelled in 1887-8 by Albert Purchas.[2]

The store's motto was Quod facimus, Valde facimus (What we do, We do well), as the firm had a philosophy of providing exclusive goods and meticulous service. The firm was taken over by Cox Brothers from 1960–66, and then David Jones Ltd. bought the business in 1981.[3]

References

  1. ↑ eMelbourne Encyclopedia, Blog, 'Georges'
  2. ↑ Austrlain Heritage Database, Georges Australia Limited Building
  3. ↑ Dunstan, Keith, The store on the hill, Macmillan, Melbourne, 1979
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