Brett Blundy

Brett Blundy (born 1959/1960) is an Australian billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of BB Retail Capital, which owns companies such as Sanity Entertainment, Bras N Things, and Aventus Property Group.[3][4] He is part-owner of BridgeClimb Sydney, one of Australia's biggest tourist attractions.[5]

Brett Blundy
Born1959/1960 (age 59–60)[1]
CitizenshipAustralia
OccupationBusinessman
Net worthUS$1.5 billion (February 2019)[1]
TitleCEO and Founder, BB Retail Capital
Spouse(s)Vanessa Speer[2]
Children2

Career

BBRC was founded by Blundy in 1980[6] with the purchase of a single record store "Disco Duck",[7] now known as Sanity Entertainment Group.[8]

In 2005, he purchased Diva, a fashion jewellery store founded by Colette and Mark Hayman. Diva had close to 200 stores in Australia and New Zealand and 400 in international markets.[9]

In 2010, he launched Lovisa, a fast fashion jewellery brand.[10] Lovisa now has over 270 stores worldwide.[11]

Early 2018 Bras n Things was sold to the US company Hanes.[12]

Personal life

He is married, with two children, and lives in Singapore.[1]

Blundy owns a 242-foot megayacht, Cloud 9.[13]

References
  1. "Forbes profile: Brett Blundy". Forbes. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. "Brett Blundy's BridgeClimb too far for ASX float list". The Weekend Australian. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. "Billionaire Brett Blundy's retail recipe that made his executives millions". Financial Review. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  4. "Aventus Property Group — Specialist Fund and Asset Manager". Aventus Property. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  5. "BridgeClimb profits cheer Hungry Jack Cowin and Brett Blundy, but here's why Singo won't be smiling". Financial Review. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  6. "BBRC | About Us". www.bbrcworld.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  7. Tan, Gillian (8 April 2013). "Australian Millionaire Brett Blundy Moves to Singapore". WSJ. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  8. "Exclusive photos: Cloud 9 200-ft super yacht - LifestyleAsia Singapore". www.lifestyleasia.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  9. Keating, Eloise (28 May 2014). "What's happening at Diva? Confusion over future of Australian fashion accessories chain - SmartCompany". SmartCompany. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  10. "BBRC | Retail". www.bbrcworld.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  11. "Our Brand". www.lovisa.com.au. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  12. Carrie LaFrenz (9 February 2018). "Brett Blundy offloads Bras N Things to Hanes for $500m". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  13. "9 outrageous yachts appearing at the Monaco Yacht Show owned by some of the world's richest billionaires". businessinsider.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.


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