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The Myer retail group was founded by Sidney Myer, who migrated from Belarus to Melbourne in 1899 after the height of Victoria's gold rush, with very little money and little knowledge of English to join his elder brother, Elcon Myer (1875–1938), who had left Russia two years earlier. They opened the first Myer store in Bendigo in 1900. After ...
Sidney and Elcon Myer both worked in Slutzkin's underclothing business in Flinders Lane, Melbourne; later they established a small drapery shop in Bendigo.This proving to be quite successful, Myer took his goods, stockings, laces, etc., from door to door, and, in spite of knowing little English, sold his wares.
At various times Coles Myer, Coles Group & Wesfarmers. BI-LO was a supermarket chain established in 1979 in South Australia. It was bought by Coles Myer in 1987 and later expanded nationally. Coles started converting stores from late 2006. It withdrew from Victoria in 2009, and from NSW in 2016.
On 13 March 2006, Coles Myer announced it would sell Myer to a consortium controlled by US private equity group Newbridge Capital. The consortium also included the Myer family, who held a 5% stake. The sale was completed for A$1.4 bn on 2 June 2006. [15] Coles Myer changed its name to "Coles Group Limited" in November 2006. [16]
Clothing retail 1898 Alderdice Brassfounders: Pump and valve manufacturing [38] [39] 1898 Driza-Bone: Outerwear [40] 1899 Bega Cheese: Dairy [41] 1899 Cairns Bank: Banking 1899 S Kidman & Company: Pastoral 1899 UGL Rail: 1900 Myer: Retail 1903 Soul Patts: Retail Pharmacy chain; Investment company [42] 1906 Winning Appliances: Retailer 1910 ...
Along with her son Carillo and brother Baillieu Myer, she established; Sidney Baillieu Myer AC [16] (Bails) (11 January 1926 – 22 January 2022) [17] m. Sarah née Hordern. Sidney Baillieu Myer was a co-founder and past president of the Myer Foundation. He was a Trustee of the Sidney Myer Fund from 1958 to 2001 and chairman from 1992 to 2001.
In July 1983, the Myer Emporium sold the shopping centre to the Gandel Group of Companies. [4] In June 2011, the CFS Retail Property Trust sold a 50% shareholding to CPP Investments. [5] CPP sold this in March 2014 to the GPT Group. [6] [7] The other 50% passed to Vicinity Centres in June 2015 when it merged with the Novion Property Group. [8] [9]
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