Merivale (company)

Merivale is an Australian company. It was founded in 1957 in Sydney by John and Merivale Hemmes, initially as a millinery in Sydney's Boulevard Arcade, later expanding into clothing. In 1959, the first House of Merivale fashion store was established in the Theatre Royal in Castlereagh Street. It expanded into a successful and influential high-fashion chain with three stores in Pitt Street, two in Melbourne and one in Canberra.[1] Merivale diversified into both hospitality and property interests, acquiring the Angel Hotel building in Pitt Street, which included a restaurant that reopened as a boutique, and was the first item in a substantial property portfolio.[2]

Merivale
IndustryRetail
Hospitality
Founded1957
FoundersJohn & Merivale Hemmes
Headquarters
Sydney
,
Australia
Key people
Justin Hemmes (CEO)
ServicesNightclubs
Pubs
Restaurants
Number of employees
~2,500 (2015)
WebsiteOfficial website

It expanded further into hospitality in the early 1990s with the Merivale restaurant in Potts Point, as it began winding down its fashion interests, closing the last fashion outlet in 1996.[2][3]

John and Merivale Hemmes' son, Justin, took over the business in the mid-1990s and aggressively diversified into hospitality, operating more than 50 nightclubs, pubs and restaurants, primarily in Sydney, by 2015.[2][4][5] Notable assets include Hotel CBD,[6] the Newport Arms Hotel[7] and the Slip Inn.[8]

References
  1. Husband, Wife Fashion Team Canberra Times 5 December 1975 page 15
  2. John Hemmes obituary: Merivale Group founder and hospitality legend with sharp eye for fashion and restaurants Sydney Morning Herald 6 March 2015
  3. The Merivale effect: an insight into Sydney’s hospitality empire Hospitality Magazine 30 November 2015
  4. Our Story Merivale
  5. Sydney hospitality heavyweight Justin Hemmes calm at centre of Merivale expansion Good Food 6 October 2015
  6. Hotel CBD Merivale
  7. How Justin Hemmes snapped up the Newport Arms Hotel in dramatic late night $50m deal Daily Telegraph 18 March 2015
  8. Slip Inn Merivale


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