Charles Moore and Co.
| Private company | |
| Industry | Retail department store |
| Founder | Charles Moore |
| Defunct | circa 1980 |
| Headquarters | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Charles Moore | |
|---|---|
| Born |
ca. 1858 near Derby, Ireland |
| Died | 30 September 1916 (aged 57–58) |
| Resting place | Brighton Cemetery |
| Nationality | Irish Australian |
| Occupation | Merchant; philanthropist |
| Years active | 1881-1916 |
| Known for | Charles Moore and Co. |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Cocks Carty |
| Children | 4 sons; 3 daughters |
Charles Moore and Co. was a company based in Adelaide, South Australia which owned a number of department stores in three Australian states. It was founded by Irish-born businessman, Charles Moore (ca. 1858 – 30 September 1916). Its best-known assets were the department store known to two generations of Adelaideans as "Moore's on the Square", Charles Moore's on Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia and Read's in Prahran, Victoria.
Charles Moore was born near Derry in the north of Ireland. He emigrated to Adelaide around 1881 and for a time worked for John Martin & Co. in Rundle Street, then for the wholesalers Matthew Goode & Co. He struck out on his own account by opening a store in 64–74 Gouger Street, later the site of Peoplestores Ltd., on 9 April 1884. In 1905 this store moved to larger premises on the Gouger Street market site.
He took over Peter Smith and Co.'s "Sandringham House" (previously "Gault's") at 16–18 Rundle Street and reopened it as the "Coliseum" in 1898, managed by F. C. Catt, who later had his own Rundle Street store. This shop closed in December 1909 after water leaking from the fifth floor percolated through the building, resulting in extensive damage to stock and fittings. This occurred just four years after the store had been enlarged by the addition of another two storeys. It became Donaldson and Andrews (later Donaldson's), then in 1933 Glasson's, which was taken over by Myers in 1938.
He opened a branch in the boom town of Kadina (on the corner of Graves and Hallett Streets) in 1887. By 1891 he also had stores in Eudunda and Balaklava in country South Australia. By 1893 a store in Manoora was being advertised, but was dropped by 1895. From 1900 only the Kadina shop was advertised, and that closed by 1981.
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