Formerly | Steinhoff Asia Pacific Group |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Retail |
Parent | Steinhoff International |
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Website |
greenlitbrands |
Greenlit Brands, formerly Steinhoff Asia Pacific Group, is the Australian subsidiary of Steinhoff International. It owns the furniture retailers Fantastic Furniture and Freedom Furniture .
Steinhoff International acquired South African company Pepkor in November 2014. [1]
In October 2016, Steinhoff Asia Pacific announced it would acquire Fantastic Holdings for A$361 million. Fantastic Holdings included the chains Fantastic Furniture, Plush, Le Cornu and Original Mattress Factory. [2]
In September 2018, Steinhoff Asia Pacific rebranded as Greenlit Brands to distance itself from the controversy surrounding its parent company. [3]
In November 2019, Greenlit announced it would sell its entire general merchandising division to private equity firm Allegro Funds. The deal included Best & Less, Harris Scarfe and Postie. [4] [5]
In October 2021, Greenlit sold its Plush sofa business to Nick Scali Furniture for $110 million. [6] In June 2022, Greenlit sold its Original Mattress Factory retail business. [7]
In April 2023, LK Group's Queens Lane Capital investment arm purchased Snooze from Greenlit Brands, along with its FutureSleep bedding manufacture and G&G furniture import and wholesale subsidiaries. [8] [9]
Formerly | Steinhoff Asia Pacific Group |
---|---|
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Retail |
Parent | Steinhoff International |
Divisions | |
Website |
greenlitbrands |
Greenlit Brands, formerly Steinhoff Asia Pacific Group, is the Australian subsidiary of Steinhoff International. It owns the furniture retailers Fantastic Furniture and Freedom Furniture .
Steinhoff International acquired South African company Pepkor in November 2014. [1]
In October 2016, Steinhoff Asia Pacific announced it would acquire Fantastic Holdings for A$361 million. Fantastic Holdings included the chains Fantastic Furniture, Plush, Le Cornu and Original Mattress Factory. [2]
In September 2018, Steinhoff Asia Pacific rebranded as Greenlit Brands to distance itself from the controversy surrounding its parent company. [3]
In November 2019, Greenlit announced it would sell its entire general merchandising division to private equity firm Allegro Funds. The deal included Best & Less, Harris Scarfe and Postie. [4] [5]
In October 2021, Greenlit sold its Plush sofa business to Nick Scali Furniture for $110 million. [6] In June 2022, Greenlit sold its Original Mattress Factory retail business. [7]
In April 2023, LK Group's Queens Lane Capital investment arm purchased Snooze from Greenlit Brands, along with its FutureSleep bedding manufacture and G&G furniture import and wholesale subsidiaries. [8] [9]