Amart Furniture


Amart Furniture is an Australian founded furniture retailer with 68 stores Australia-wide. Amart was founded by John van Lieshout in 1970 in Brisbane, Queensland. Amart is currently majority owned by Australian private equity firm Quadrant Private Equity since 2016.
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History

Original ownership (1970-2006)

The company's first retail store was opened in MacGregor, Brisbane in 1970.

Ironbridge Capital (2006-2016)

In 2006, John van Lieshout sold Super Amart to Ironbridge Capital for A$500 million.
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 A$400 million. Amart Furniture previously had its head office in Springwood, Brisbane before moving to a new head office in Rochedale Brisbane.
In June 2025, Amart announced it would acquire the Freedom business.

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, 8 stores in Western Australia, 3 stores in South Australia,1 store in Tasmania, 1 store in the 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.

Sponsorship

Amart Furniture are major sponsors of Ronald McDonald House charity and were a major sponsor of Essendon Football Club from 2019 to 2023.