Lovisa (company)

Lovisa is an Australian jewellery chain founded in Sydney in April 2010.[3][4][5][6][7][8] This fast fashion jewellery brand was launched by Australian billionaire Brett Blundy, the former chairman of BB Retail Capital (BBRC). As of November 2022, Lovisa has 746 stores across 32 countries[2] including Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, France and the United States. Lovisa also has franchised stores in the Middle East and Vietnam.[9]

Lovisa Holdings Limited
ASX: LOV
IndustryRetail
FoundedApril 2010[1]
Headquarters
Sydney
,
Australia
Number of locations
676 (November 2022)[2]
Key people
ProductsJewellery
ParentBB Retail Capital
Websitelovisa.com.au

History

Shane Fallscheer, the managing director and executive director of Lovisa partnered with Brett Blundy's private investment company BBRC in 2010 to establish this fast-fashion specialty jewellery chain.[10] The brand concept for Lovisa was envisioned to be an extension of BBRC's existing jewellery brand, Diva.[10][11]

Lovisa announced its acquisition of the European retail store network of German jewellery wholesaler Beeline GmbH in November 2020.[12]

References
  1. "About Us | Lovisa Jewellery Australia". Lovisa AU.
  2. Koehn, Emma (2022-11-18). "ASX darling Lovisa ramps up its bid for global domination". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  3. "Lovisa readies teams to enter six new markets - Ragtrader". www.ragtrader.com.au.
  4. Gangaram, Nikhil (February 19, 2021). "Lovisa (ASX: LOV) share price rockets 19% on half year results". The Motley Fool Australia.
  5. Roden, Arabella (October 12, 2020). "Lovisa plans European expansion after exiting Spanish market". jewellermagazine.com.
  6. "Aussie jeweller latest victim of euro covid wave". NewsComAu. November 2, 2020.
  7. "Company linked to Diva jewellery chain goes into liquidation". SmartCompany. January 12, 2015.
  8. "What's happening at Diva? Confusion over future of Australian fashion accessories chain". SmartCompany. May 27, 2014.
  9. "Investor Centre | Lovisa Jewellery Australia". Lovisa AU. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  10. "Lovisa". BBRC Worldwide. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  11. "Shane Fallscheer Net Worth (2021) – wallmine.com". au.wallmine.com. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  12. "Lovisa expands further across Europe for just 60 euros - Ragtrader". www.ragtrader.com.au. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
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