Australian discount department store chain owned by Spotlight Group
Harris Scarfe
Company type
Private
Industry
Retail
Founded
1849; 175 years ago (1849)
Founders
George Peter Harris and George Scarfe in Adelaide
Headquarters
Richmond, Victoria
,
Australia
Number of locations
59 stores (2023)
Products
Bed linen, homewares, kitchenware, manchester, electrical goods, kitchen appliances, women's and men's apparel, intimates, footwear and luggage
Number of employees
1,200 (2020)
Parent
Spotlight Group
Website
harrisscarfe.com.au
Harris Scarfe is an Australian retailer that sells bed linen, kitchenware, homewares, electrical appliances and apparel.
It was founded in 1849 in Adelaide, South Australia and has more than 50 stores nationally.
In 2015, ownership of Harris Scarfe was transferred to Steinhoff Asia Pacific, an international retail and manufacturing conglomerate listed on the Frankfurt stock exchange. In December 2017, Steinhoff’s was accused of overstating its profits and the share price dropped by 90%[1] The company then entered a period of intense asset sell off, which resulted in Harris Scarfe being sold to Allegro private equity group in December 2019. Shortly after, Allegro put Harris Scarfe and its related entities into administration. Spotlight Group then bought the business out of administration in April 2020.[2]
^"Inside the Steinhoff saga, one of the biggest cases of corporate fraud in South African business history". CNBC Africa. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
^Powell, Dominic (3 March 2020). "Spotlight set to save Harris Scarfe from collapse". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
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