Harris Scarfe

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Retailer

Founded in South Australia in 1849. In December 2019, Harris Scarfe was bought by Australian private equity firm Allegro Funds, and entered into voluntary administration 3 weeks later, after 170 years in operation. 23 of their 66 stores were closed before Spotlight bought the remaining stores.

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Harris Scarfe Australia Pty Ltd	AUS	website	email	facebook
Spotlight Group Holdings Pty Ltd       owns 100% of Harris Scarfe Australia Pty Ltd	AUS	website	email
Retailer Operates Anaconda store in Australia and Spotlight stores throughout Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Acquired Mountain Designs in 2018, and Harris Scarfe in 2020.

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PRAISE	CRITICISM	INFORMATION
Harris Scarfe Australia Pty Ltd
		Angora ban This company has taken angora items off the shelves and promised not to use angora again, following a PETA campaign launched in Dec 2013 which revealed the cruelty inflicted on angora rabbits in Chinese factory farms, where 90% of the world's angora is produced. [Source 2018][More on Animal Rights]
Spotlight Group Holdings Pty Ltd
Australian Packaging Covenant signatory Signatory to the Australian Packaging Covenant, a voluntary agreement to encourage waste minimisation. [Source 2020][More on Packaging]		Spotlight Foundation The Spotlight Foundation provides financial support to more than 50 organisations in fields as diverse as health and research, welfare, the arts, education, and women's enterprises in developing countries. [Source 2018][More on Finance]

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