Brett Blundy
Born1959 or 1960 (age 63–64)[1]
CitizenshipAustralia
Occupations
Known for
SpouseVanessa Speer[2]
Children2

Brett Blundy (born 1959/1960) is an Australian billionaire businessman. He is the founder and former 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] In 2015 Blundy expanded his business operations into cattle farming.[6]

Career

BB Retail Capital (BBRC) was founded by Blundy in 1980[7] with the purchase of a single record store "Disco Duck",[8] now known as Sanity Entertainment Group.[9]

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.[10]

In 2010, he launched Lovisa, a fast fashion jewellery brand.[11] As of July 2023, Lovisa has 801 stores across 39 countries.[12]

In early 2018, Bras N Things was sold to the US company Hanes.[13]

Personal life

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

Blundy owns a 242-foot (74 m) megayacht, Cloud 9.[14]

Net worth

Year Financial Review
Rich List		 Forbes
Australia's 50 Richest
Rank Net worth (A$) Rank Net worth (US$)
2017[15][16][17] $1.39 billion 42 Decrease $645 million Decrease
2018[18] 41 Increase $1.71 billion Increase 33 Increase
2019[19][20] 39 Increase $2.00 billion Increase 29 Increase $1.44 billion Increase
2020[21] 37 Increase $2.20 billion Increase
2021[22] 39 Decrease $2.65 billion Increase
2022[23] 32 Increase $3.30 billion Increase
2023[24] 34 Decrease $3.33 billion Increase
Legend
Icon Description
Steady Has not changed from the previous year
Increase Has increased from the previous year
Decrease Has decreased from the previous year

References

  1. 1 2 "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. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. 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. ↑ Curtain, Carl (8 December 2015). "Australian billionaire Brett Blundy buys two Northern Territory cattle stations from Paraway Pastoral for $100 million". ABC News. Australia.
  7. ↑ "BBRC | About Us". www.bbrcworld.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  8. ↑ Tan, Gillian (8 April 2013). "Australian Millionaire Brett Blundy Moves to Singapore". WSJ. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Exclusive photos: Cloud 9 200-ft super yacht - LifestyleAsia Singapore". www.lifestyleasia.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  10. ↑ Keating, Eloise (28 May 2014). "What's happening at Diva? Confusion over future of Australian fashion accessories chain - SmartCompany". SmartCompany. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  11. ↑ Mcilraith, Brianna (19 September 2023). "Lovisa paid $153,000 in wage arrears to employees". Stuff. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  12. ↑ Pattabiraman, Rakshnna (24 August 2023). "Lovisa pushes ahead with global expansion as profits rise". Inside Retail Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  13. ↑ LaFrenz, Carrie (9 February 2018). "Brett Blundy offloads Bras N Things to Hanes for $500m". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "9 outrageous yachts appearing at the Monaco Yacht Show owned by some of the world's richest billionaires". businessinsider.com. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  15. ↑ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2017). "Financial Review Rich List 2017". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  16. ↑ Mayne, Stephen (26 May 2017). "Mayne's take: The top 25 Australian billionaires, as claimed by Fairfax". Crikey. Private Media. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  17. ↑ "Australia's Richest 2017: Country's Wealthiest Continue Mining For Dollars". Forbes Asia. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  18. ↑ Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2018). "2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people?". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  19. ↑ Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  20. ↑ "2019 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. January 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  21. ↑ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  22. ↑ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  23. ↑ "Rich List". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  24. ↑ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (26 May 2023). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
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