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Booktopia Direct Pty Ltd is an Australian online bookseller founded in 2004 in Sydney. The company also owns Angus & Robertson , a major Australian online bookseller, publisher, and printer. In July 2024, the company was placed in voluntary administration , before being bought in August 2024 by digiDirect.
Angus & Robertson began publishing in 1888. Their first work was a book of verse, A Crown of Wattle, written by a Sydney solicitor, H. Peden Steel.From the early years of publishing to 1900, Angus & Robertson developed a highly successful and profitable marketing formula and mix of products: a mixture of literary publishing together with educational publishing, plus active marketing by ...
This list displays all five Australian companies in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks the world's largest companies by annual revenue. The figures below are given in millions of US dollars and are for the fiscal year 2023. [1] Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each company.
The company's strategic partnerships have included Cheung Kong Holdings, [35] WHSmith, [36] Whitcoulls, [37] FNAC, [38] Livraria Cultura, [39] and Eslite Bookstore. [40] Kobo partnered with Australian online bookseller Booktopia [ 41 ] and also has a programme partnering with independent bookstores to sell their devices.
In the United States, during fiscal 2024, revenue from the book fairs channel ($541.6 million) accounted for more than half of the company's revenue in the "Total Children's Book Publishing and Distribution" segment ($955.2 million), [38] and schools earned over $200 million in proceeds in cash and incentive credits.
Coles Group Limited is an Australian public company operating several retail chains. Its chief operations are primarily concerned with the sale of food and groceries through its flagship supermarket chain Coles Supermarkets, and the sale of liquor through its Coles Liquor outlets.
Bruce Mathieson is an Australian businessman, sometimes referred to as a 'billionaire pub baron'. [1] He is known for his influence in the Australian pub, hotel, and gambling sectors. [2] [3] [4] His net worth is estimated by Forbes at over $1B. [5] He was born in Cobden, Victoria. [4]
Are Media is an Australian media company. It was formed after the 2020 purchase of the assets of Bauer Media Australia, which had in turn acquired the assets of Pacific Magazines, AP Magazines and Australian Consolidated Press (ACP) during the 2010s. It is owned by the Sydney investment firm Mercury Capital.