Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsMerchants, produceRetailersHistoryArchibald Crofts started his grocery business in South Melbourne in 1905. By 1945 it had over 110 branches. The chain pioneered self-service food stores in Australia. Companies in which Crofts Stores Pty Ltd had financial interests were: Crofts Investments Pty Ltd; Crofts Investments Pty Ltd; Federal Wholesalers Pty Ltd; Melbourne Butter Supply Pty Ltd; Paradise Preserving Company Pty Ltd; Elizabeth Street Stores Pty Ltd; Shop Easy Deliveries Pty Ltd and Thornleigh Pty Ltd.Search records of this agent
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Crofts Stores Pty Ltd. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 20/04/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/59872