Say goodbye to Godfreys as entire chain prepares to shut down

Say goodbye to Godfreys as entire chain prepares to shut down

Stores will remain open until May 31 to give staff a chance to clear existing stock. After that,more than 600 jobs and 87 stores will be no more.

  • byJessica Yun

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‘The world changed’:How it all went wrong for Godfreys

‘The world changed’:How it all went wrong for Godfreys

Once the authority on vacuums,the 93-year-old specialist retailer’s problems began as far back as the turn of the millennium.

  • byJessica Yun
‘Death by a thousand cuts’:Vacuum cleaner retailer Godfreys collapses after 93 years

‘Death by a thousand cuts’:Vacuum cleaner retailer Godfreys collapses after 93 years

The retailer,which sold vacuum cleaners and other cleaning devices,has joined a string of other retailers to appoint voluntary administrators in the post-COVID cost-of-living crisis.

  • byJessica Yun
Godfreys owner John Johnston dies aged 100

Godfreys owner John Johnston dies aged 100

One of the founders of national vacuum cleaner retailer Godfreys has passed away after buying back his business earlier this year.

  • byCara Waters
Godfreys founder wins back his vacuum company for his 100th birthday

Godfreys founder wins back his vacuum company for his 100th birthday

John Johnston will celebrate his century with the takeover of the vacuum cleaner retailer after securing a more than 91 per cent stake in the group.

  • bySimone Ziaziaris
Fashion forward:Ex-PacBrands guru Morphett scores $5m share bonus

Fashion forward:Ex-PacBrands guru Morphett scores $5m share bonus

Morphet's stock pot is now worth $7.4 million,her initial share options alone have delivered a $5 million bonanza.

  • byColin Kruger
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99-year-old Godfreys founder hoovers up investors'shares

99-year-old Godfreys founder hoovers up investors'shares

John Johnston is set to take control of the struggling vacuum cleaner retailer after two major shareholders agreed to sell their stakes to him.

John Johnston gets'second Alan Bond'for his 100th birthday

John Johnston gets'second Alan Bond'for his 100th birthday

You only get one Alan Bond in your lifetime said Kerry Packer,but Godfreys 99-year-old co-founder got two.

  • byColin Kruger
Godfreys surrenders to 99-year-old co-founder's takeover bid

Godfreys surrenders to 99-year-old co-founder's takeover bid

Vacuum cleaner chain Godfreys has told shareholders to accept a takeover bid made by the company's 99-year-old co-founder.

  • byPatrick Hatch
John Johnston,99,makes bid for Godfreys,which he joined in 1936

John Johnston,99,makes bid for Godfreys,which he joined in 1936

John Johnston first took a job at the Australian vacuum cleaner chain Godfreys before World War II had broken out.

  • byPatrick Hatch