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Produced and published by the School of Historical & Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne
Published July 2008
Published July 2008
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Tippings was a South Melbourne landmark, known for its diverse range of goods and cheap prices. Richard Tippings opened the Clarendon Street store in 1935, in premises built in the 1870s as part of the redevelopment of the Melbourne Orphan Asylum. Its success was built on low prices and a wide range of products, from hardware to toys to its own brand of cough mixture. Managed by Tippings' son, the store finally closed in 1997 in the face of competition from shopping malls, which had drawn its customers away from the Clarendon Street shopping strip.