Super Retail Group Limited is an

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-based company which owns and operates a portfolio of

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brands across Australia and New Zealand. The brands include automotive retailer

Supercheap Auto Supercheap Auto is an Australian automotive parts and accessories retailer. It was founded in 1972, operating as a mail-order business and opened its first store in Brisbane in 1974. It now has 341 stores across Australia and New Zealand. ...

, outdoor and leisure retailers

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and BCF and sporting retailer

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(formerly Rebel Sport).

History

The company was founded in 1972 as a

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business selling automotive accessories from the Brisbane home of founders Reg and Hazel Rowe. The company opened several stores over the following decades, changing the name of the company to Super Cheap Auto in 1981 before returning to Super Retail Group in 2010. In July 2004, the company was listed on the

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as Super Cheap Auto at $1.97, which earned the co-founders $81.8 million. In December 2004, Super Cheap Auto Group acquired CampMart, a camping and outdoor leisure retailer with four stores in Brisbane. It used the acquisition as the foundation to launch its BCF Boating Camping Fishing business in October 2005. In 2010, the company acquired Rays, a camping and outdoor goods store. In 2011, the company acquired Rebel Sport and

Amart Sports Amart Sports (formerly Amart All Sports) was an Australian sports equipment and related apparel chain and was part of the Super Retail Group. History Original ownership (1976-2004) Amart All Sports was founded in 1976 with the first store l ...

. In 2017, the Amart Sports brand was discontinued and merged into the Rebel Sport brand. The merger was designed to allow a focus on a single sporting goods brand and reduce costs. In April 2018, several Rays began to be liquidated, with the remainder stores planned to be merged with its recently acquired, New Zealand chain

. In December 2019 the group moved into their new $75 million office building situated on 6 Coulthards Ave in

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. Super Retail Group has also expanded into online sales.

Operations

Current store formats

* BCF *

Defunct store formats

*CampMart * Rays *Rebel Fit (formerly Workout World)

References

External links

* * {{S&P/ASX 200 1972 establishments in Australia Retail companies established in 1972 Holding companies of Australia Companies based in Queensland Companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange