Solomon Lew corrals Myer shareholders in fresh bid to depose board

Solomon Lew corrals Myer shareholders in fresh bid to depose board

The billionaire retailer has announced he will call Myer shareholders in for an extraordinary general meeting in an effort to force the resignation of the company’s three remaining non-executive directors.

  • byDominic Powell

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‘Nothing to gain’:Solomon Lew rejects Myer’s board seat offer

‘Nothing to gain’:Solomon Lew rejects Myer’s board seat offer

Billionaire retailer Solomon Lew has rejected department store Myer’s offer and renewed his push for the company’s non-executive directors to resign.

  • byDominic Powell
Myer open to giving Lew board seat despite potential conflicts

Myer open to giving Lew board seat despite potential conflicts

Under fire department store Myer has said it is concerned that giving billionaire retailer Solomon Lew representation on the company’s board could cause potential conflict.

  • byDominic Powell
Solomon Lew set to roll Myer board after acquiring larger stake

Solomon Lew set to roll Myer board after acquiring larger stake

The billionaire rag trader is looking to replace the “emaciated” board of struggling department store Myer following his purchase of $16.4 million worth of new shares.

  • byDominic Powell
Myer’s zombie board waits for Solly Lew’s axe to fall
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Myer’s zombie board waits for Solly Lew’s axe to fall

Myer’s directors are headed for the ‘throw out bins’ as the retailer’s muscled-up shareholder Solomon Lew gets ready to press the trigger on a board cleanout.

  • byElizabeth Knight
Solomon Lew’s Premier Investments set to nearly double full-year profits

Solomon Lew’s Premier Investments set to nearly double full-year profits

The retailer,which owns brands such as Peter Alexander,Smiggle and Just Jeans,has continued its run of strong sales off the back of Australia’s COVID-19 recovery.

  • byDominic Powell
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Solomon Lew haggles over Thai villa legal costs

Solomon Lew haggles over Thai villa legal costs

Solomon Lew’s Premier Investments returned some $15.7 million in JobKeeper payments. But in court,he’s haggling over costs.

  • bySamantha Hutchinson andStephen Brook
Gerry Harvey won’t follow Lew’s lead on returning JobKeeper funds
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Gerry Harvey won’t follow Lew’s lead on returning JobKeeper funds

Billionaire retailer Solomon Lew’s decision to repay JobKeeper subsidies will not be followed by other notable recipients,including Harvey Norman founder Gerry Harvey.

  • byDominic Powell
Liberal Party’s surprising invitation for Kristina Keneally

Liberal Party’s surprising invitation for Kristina Keneally

Labor Senator Kristina Keneally gets a lot of invitations. But here’s one that would have surprised her - an emailed invitation from the Roseville Branch Of The Liberal Party for the Northern Sydney Conservative Forum Function.

  • bySamantha Hutchinson andStephen Brook
Kirribilli coup:How the PM helped Solly Lew snare Australia’s retail royalty

Kirribilli coup:How the PM helped Solly Lew snare Australia’s retail royalty

Solomon Lew and Richard Murray were brought together last year when they were invited to Kirribilli House by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to discuss the response to the pandemic.

  • byElizabeth Knight
JB Hi-Fi boss to lead Solomon Lew’s Premier Investments

JB Hi-Fi boss to lead Solomon Lew’s Premier Investments

Richard Murray will leave the electronics chain at the end of August to lead billionaire retailer Solomon Lew’s fashion empire Premier Investments.

  • byDominic Powell