{{Short description|Australian furniture retailer}} {{Infobox company | name = Amart Furniture | logo = | logo_upright = <!-- default = 1 --> | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | image = Amart Furniture, Beckenham.jpg | image_caption = Amart Furniture store in [[Beckenham, Western Australia|Beckenham]] | former_name = Super Amart | type = | founded = {{Start date and age|1970}} in [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]] | founder = [[John van Lieshout]] | hq_location_city = Rochedale, Brisbane | hq_location_country = Australia | num_locations = 67 stores | area_served = Australia | industry = Manufacturing and retailing | products = [[Furniture|Household furniture]] | services = | num_employees = 1,000+ (2019) | parent = [[Quadrant Private Equity]] | divisions = | website = {{URL|https://amartfurniture.com.au/}} }}
'''Amart Furniture''' (previously known as Super Amart) is an Australian founded furniture retailer with 68 stores Australia-wide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us At Amart Furniture - Learn More + Shop Online |url=https://www.amartfurniture.com.au/about-us.html |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=www.amartfurniture.com.au |language=en}}</ref> Amart was founded by [[John Van Lieshout|John van Lieshout]] in 1970 in [[Brisbane|Brisbane, Queensland]].<ref name=":0" /> Amart is currently majority owned by Australian private equity firm [[Quadrant Private Equity]] since 2016.
==History==
=== Original ownership (1970-2006) === The company's first retail store was opened in [[MacGregor, Queensland|MacGregor]], [[Brisbane]] in 1970.
=== Ironbridge Capital (2006-2016) === In 2006, John van Lieshout sold Super Amart to [[Ironbridge Capital]] for [[Australian dollar|A$]]500 million.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2017-06-13 |title=How the rich invest: John van Lieshout, the property billionaire who likes hybrids |url=https://www.afr.com/property/how-the-rich-invest-john-van-lieshout-the-property-billionaire-who-likes-hybrids-20170613-gwq5nf |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}</ref>
The current CEO of Amart Furniture is Lee Chadwick, who took the position in 2014.
=== Quadrant Private Equity (Since 2016) === [[Quadrant Private Equity]] gained ownership of the retailer in 2016 in a deal valued at around [[Australian dollar|A$]]400 million.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=2019-07-18 |title=Quadrant PE locks in $300m for Amart Group |url=https://www.afr.com/street-talk/quadrant-pe-locks-in-300m-for-amart-group-20190718-p528cf |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}</ref> Amart Furniture previously had its head office in Springwood, Brisbane<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Amart Head Office |url=https://brisaluminium.com.au/projects/super-amart-head-office/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=Bris Aluminium |language=en-US}}</ref> before moving to a new head office in Rochedale Brisbane.<ref>{{Cite web |last=goodman.com |title=Amart Furniture customer story |url=https://au.goodman.com/what-we-do/retail/amart-furniture-customer-story |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=au.goodman.com |language=en}}</ref>
In June 2025, Amart announced it would acquire the [[Freedom Furniture|Freedom]] business.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Darshana |date=2025-06-15 |title=Freedom Furniture sold to Amart as Greenlit Brands continues divestment strategy |url=https://insideretail.com.au/business/freedom-furniture-sold-to-amart-as-greenlit-brands-continues-divestment-strategy-202506 |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Inside Retail Australia |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Operations ==
=== Current store formats ===
==== Amart Furniture ==== Amart Furniture has 67 stores in total, with 20 stores in [[Queensland]], 20 stores in [[New South Wales]], 13 stores in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], 8 stores in [[Western Australia]], 3 stores in [[South Australia]],1 store in [[Tasmania]], 1 store in the [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]] and 1 store in [[Northern Territory]].
=== Defunct store formats ===
==== Super Amart ==== In 2017, Super Amart rebranded to Amart Furniture. which changed the company's name, logo and tag-line.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New logo and name for Amart Furniture by Next Thursday – Emre Aral – Information Designer |url=https://www.emrearal.com/2017/02/new-logo-and-name-for-amart-furniture/ |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=www.emrearal.com}}</ref>
== Sponsorship == Amart Furniture are major sponsors of [[Ronald McDonald House Charities|Ronald McDonald House]] charity<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amart |url=https://fundraise.rmhc.org.au/amart |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=RMHC |language=en}}</ref> and were a major sponsor of [[Essendon Football Club]] from 2019 to 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Essendon thanks Amart |url=https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/1464112/essendon-thank-amart |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Essendon Football Club |language=en}}</ref>
==See also== {{Portal|Australia|Companies}} *[[Amart Sports]] *[[Freedom Furniture]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{official site|https://www.amartfurniture.com.au/}}
[[Category:Australian companies established in 1970]] [[Category:Retail companies established in 1970]] [[Category:Furniture retailers of Australia]] [[Category:Companies based in Brisbane]]