Retail rich list veteran Brett Blundy sells off two retail chains
Tuesday, 07 December 2010
Retail veteran Brett Blundy has sold the Dusk candle and homewares chain and the Adairs linen chain to private equity firm Catalyst for an undisclosed amount.  ...

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The Christmas millionaire

Monday, 07 December 2009
No matter how much you are looking forward to Christmas, I can almost guarantee you're not as excited as Richard Bradley.  ...

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Woolworths expands premium grocery chain with acquisition of Macro Wholefoods
Thursday, 14 May 2009
Supermarket giant Woolworths will expanded its Thomas Dux premium grocery chain by acquiring Melbourne organic grocery chain Macro Wholefoods.  ...

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10 downturn strategies of the stinking rich
Thursday, 26 March 2009
It is a tough time to be a wealthy entrepreneur. Your fortune has fallen by an average of 40%, you've had to mortgage the house to pay that margin loan, and even the corporate jet is up for sale.  ...

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Entrepreneurs and private equity firms get ready to go bargain hunting
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
As the shares prices of many of Australia’s small and medium listed companies continue to take a battering, there are signs cashed-up entrepreneurs and private equity firms are preparing to go bargain hunting.  ...

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Retail entrepreneur Brett Blundy picks up a bulk goods bargain
Thursday, 14 August 2008
Brett Blundy – founder of the retail chains Sanity, Macro Wholefoods, Bras N Things and Diva – has defied the downturn in retail spending to pick up a bulky goods shopping centre in Newcastle for $61.5 million. ...

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Prestige property boom
Friday, 05 October 2007
Good times on the sharemarket, healthy company profits and ex-pats planning ahead have fuelled acceleration in the prestige property boom over the past year. Prestige house prices rose by an average of 9.2% in the year to June – but super-dooper houses in ...

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New chain of stores for Brett Blundy
Monday, 17 September 2007
Brett Blundy’s private retail investment company BB Retail Capital has launched a chain of Polish cosmetics shops. The chain, Inglot, has been launched with a store in Castle Towers in Sydney’s northwest. Five others are now trading – two in NSW, one in Queensland ...

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10 big rich mistakes
Saturday, 25 August 2007
Believe it or not, our richest entrepreneurs have actually made some mistakes on their way to fame and fortune – and some of them are dooseys. Here are the top 10. By JAMES BENNETT. ...

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10 secrets of the stinking rich
Monday, 16 July 2007
Short of the dream lottery win, breaking into the ranks of the mega-rich seems unattainable. But the stinking rich have betrayed clues to their success – consistent traits that we can learn from. Here are the top 10. By JAMES BENNETT ...

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Jacqui Walker
Monday, 21 May 2007
I think consolidation is probably inevitable in franchising, but will there be a cost? ...

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Jacqui Walker
Monday, 19 February 2007
A huge influence on the future direction of franchising could come from the private equity muscle being flexed all over the markets.  ...

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