New Zealand - Papatoetoe - McCauley's general store - The business was established by a Mr Harrison on the corner of Kolmar Road and Great South Road in 1908, but was later acquired by the McCauley family, who ran it from 1920 to 1957. - ca 1955 Four Square History - On 6th July 1922, Heaton Barker called together members of the Auckland Master Grocers' Association to discuss plans for the formation of a co-operative buying group of independent grocers. - On 1st April 1925, this buying group registered a company, Foodstuffs Ltd (later Foodstuffs (Auckland) Ltd), the first of three regional co-operatives based in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, which now form the Foodstuffs group of co-operatives. - The name Four Square emerged when Mr Barker, while talking on the telephone to one of the buying group members on 4th July 1924, drew a square around the 4 of the date on his calendar. He immediately realised he had a suitable name for the buying group, stating that "they would stand 'Four Square' to all the winds that blew". - By the end of 1924, products were appearing under the Four Square name, and by 1929, discussions were underway on the use of a common branding on stores. Early versions of the Four Square sign were produced in the form of red and gold hand painted glass panels for display in members' stores. - In February 1948, New Zealand's first self-service grocery store was opened in Onehunga by Phil Barker (the son of the founder of the group) and Ray McGregor. This soon became the norm for grocery retailing. (Reference: read more at https://www.foursquare.co.nz/about/history/) -------------------- Image source: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Footprints 05413 https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/41602