Beginnings
The Bright and Hitchcocks store had its origins in two stores, one run by the Hitchcock brothers in Yarra Street, and the other by William Bright in Moorabool Street. The two businesses merged in 1855, and their store opened under the "Bright and Company" name on the south-east corner of Moorabool and Little Malop Streets. The name "Bright and Hitchcocks" was adopted in 1861, even though Bright retired in 1865. Son of one of the founding brothers, Howard Hitchcock, was the last of the family to be involved with the store, retiring in 1927.
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