Brett Blundy

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Brett Blundy
Born1959or1960(age 64–65) [1]
CitizenshipAustralia
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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]

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Career

BB Retail Capital (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] As of July 2023, Lovisa has 801 stores across 39 countries. [11]

In 2015 Blundy expanded his business operations into cattle farming. [12]

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

As of June 2024, Blundy owns around 11 per cent of City Chic Collective. [14]

Personal life

He is married with two children. [1] He lives in Monaco. [15] He has previously lived in Sydney, Singapore and the Bahamas. [16]

Blundy previously owned a 74-metre (242 ft) megayacht, Cloud 9. [17] [16]

Net worth

Year Financial Review
Rich List 		Forbes
Australia's 50 Richest
Rank Net worth (A$)Rank Net worth (US$)
2017 [18] [19] [20] $1.39  billion 42Decrease2.svg$645 million Decrease2.svg
2018 [21] 41Increase2.svg$1.71 billion Increase2.svg33Increase2.svg
2019 [22] [23] 39Increase2.svg$2.00 billion Increase2.svg29Increase2.svg$1.44 billion Increase2.svg
2020 [24] 37Increase2.svg$2.20 billion Increase2.svg
2021 [25] 39Decrease2.svg$2.65 billion Increase2.svg
2022 [26] 32Increase2.svg$3.30 billion Increase2.svg
2023 [27] 34Decrease2.svg$3.33 billion Increase2.svg
Legend
Icon Description
Steady2.svgHas not changed from the previous year
Increase2.svgHas increased from the previous year
Decrease2.svgHas decreased from the previous year

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