A bittersweet pill:Why Marcus Blackmore sold his vitamin company

A bittersweet pill:Why Marcus Blackmore sold his vitamin company

To say Blackmore was at odds with the performance of the board and its chief executive is the mother of all understatements.

  • byElizabeth Knight

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‘Positive’ news has a negative impact after Blackmores’ luxury bash

‘Positive’ news has a negative impact after Blackmores’ luxury bash

Vitamin mogul Marcus Blackmore had to contact his guests after two lavish New Year parties and tell them he had contracted coronavirus.

  • byAndrew Hornery
Blackmores banks on pets to overcome COVID crunch,drops Chinese medicine play

Blackmores banks on pets to overcome COVID crunch,drops Chinese medicine play

The vitamin maker tells investors it plans to focus on pet supplements and mental health products as it seeks to get back on its feet following a big pandemic hit.

  • byEmma Koehn
Sell now,worry later:Afterpay founders cash in on 600% bounce
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Sell now,worry later:Afterpay founders cash in on 600% bounce

Under normal circumstances,executives offloading stock is a red flag for investors who would wonder why they should pump money into a stock which insiders are selling.

  • byElizabeth Knight
'Run out of money',Marcus Blackmore stays out of capital raising

'Run out of money',Marcus Blackmore stays out of capital raising

The ASX-listed vitamins and supplements maker has kicked off a $117 million capital raising,yet its key investor Marcus Blackmore won't take up any more shares.

  • byDarren Gray
'I like the bloke':how new CEO won over Marcus Blackmore

'I like the bloke':how new CEO won over Marcus Blackmore

Blackmores has appointed Alastair Symington,a Dubai-based Australian with more than 23 years consumer goods experience in big companies around the world,as its next chief executive officer.

  • byDarren Gray
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Will racing’s ultimate thoroughbred operation go back on the market?

Will racing’s ultimate thoroughbred operation go back on the market?

We hear there have been multiple approaches to the heavyweight owners with an interest in buying the Vinery Stud,or taking over the whole thing.

  • byKylar Loussikian andSamantha Hutchinson
Blackmores'China remedy will take time before profit health improves
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Blackmores'China remedy will take time before profit health improves

Marcus Blackmore is disarmingly frank when it comes to admitting the mistakes vitamin maker Blackmores has made.

  • byElizabeth Knight
'We got too fat':Why Blackmores has tanked and its CEO is gone

'We got too fat':Why Blackmores has tanked and its CEO is gone

Marcus Blackmore opens up on the many issues facing the vitamins giant.

  • byElizabeth Knight