A family-favourite department store is returning to WA after almost 20 years.

Harris Scarfe has confirmed it is making a comeback and will open a store in Joondalup and then in Midland.

The store has been described as Target mixed with Myer, with a dash of The Good Guys.

Camera Icon The returning store is set to cater to families.

Whatever the mix, Harris Scarfe is hoping the store will draw in a new generation of buyers.

“Looking at the product today, I think it is excellent,” consumer analyst Paul Rowe said.

“It’s simple, clean, it’s got great pricing. I would like to think it will stay.”

Camera Icon The old Harris Scarfe.

The Joondalup store will be the 61st for Harris Scarfe, but the first on the return to WA since doors were closed in 2001.

“I remember at Carousel there was one at the end of a walkway,” Mr Rowe said.

“The amount of traffic that used to move down there.

“When it closed, a lot of local retailers suffered because of it.”

Camera Icon Harris Scarfe is one of the country’s oldest stores.

Mr Rowe said despite previous financial issues, the company was now on the right track.

“What we have is a Myer, but at the pricing of a Target or a Big W,” Mr Rowe said.

“I think this is the sort of product people are going to warm to, be familiar and as we all know with our baby boomers, they love to see a bit of the past.”

According to Harris Scarfe, 90 per cent of the goods will be brands we know but with a price difference.

Harris Scarfe Joondalup will open this weekend from 9am Saturday.