Anaconda (retailer)

Anaconda
IndustryRetail
FoundedNovember 2004[1]
Headquarters
Australia
Number of locations
84 stores (2023)
Area served
Australia
ProductsSporting goods
OwnerSpotlight Group
The interior of an Anaconda store in Canberra

Anaconda, listed as The Trustee for Anaconda Unit Trust in the Australian Business Register[2] and Dun and Bradstreet,[3] is one of several retail businesses comprising the Spotlight Group family of stores. It is an outdoor adventure and sporting goods retailer exclusive to Australia.[4]

In 2010, nearly six years after the company's founding, Anaconda only had 19 locations nationally.[5] As of May 2023, there are 78 locations across the country.[6] Despite fifteen to twenty percent of Spotlight Group's sales revenue resulting from online sales, the conglomerate continues to pursue opportunities to open physical locations for their various brands.[7]

ZoomInfo lists Anaconda as the second largest outdoor goods retail employer in Australia with 1200 employees and a revenue of $760million annually.[8]

The company has outlets in Western Australia,[9] Victoria,[10] the Northern Territory,[11] Nowra,[12][13] Brisbane,[14] Albion Park,[15] Cannonvale,[16] Rockhampton,[17] and Hervey Bay[18] on Fraser Coast.[19]

  1. ^ "About Anaconda - Discover Australia's Leading Camping Store!". Anaconda.
  2. ^ "ABN Lookup". abr.business.gov.au. 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  3. ^ "Dun & Bradstreet Business Directory - Company Profile: The Trustee for Anaconda Trust". Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  4. ^ "Spotlight Retail Group: Anaconda". Spotlight Group. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  5. ^ Thomson, James (2010-05-18). "Influencers & Profiles: Peter Birtles". SmartCompany. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  6. ^ "The Anaconda brand experience: creating a destination for adventure-seekers". Inside Retail. Commonwealth Bank sponsored article. 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  7. ^ Schlesinger, Larry (2022-04-27). "Bricks-and-mortar revival drives Harris Scarfe expansion plans". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 2022-04-27. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  8. ^ Cannot cite ZoomInfo as they are on the Wikipedia Blacklist.
  9. ^ "Anaconda opening creates jobs in Butler". PerthNow. The Sunday Times (Western Australia). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  10. ^ "Outdoor sports store targeted in brazen ram-raid". Nine News. 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  11. ^ Manicaros, Ashley (2016-06-09). "New Anaconda store at Jape Homemaker Village sets retail records". Northern Territory News. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
  12. ^ Ellard, Glenn (2023-03-23). "Huge offering ranges from e-bikes to kayaks on new store". South Coast Register. The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  13. ^ Ellard, Glenn (2023-03-28). "Big crowd helps new store open with a bang". South Coast Register. The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  14. ^ "Anaconda Adventure HQ in Brendale shows future". The Courier-Mail. 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  15. ^ Humphries, Glen (2022-11-02). "Spotlight, Anaconda and more heading to Albion Park Rail site". South Coast Register. The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  16. ^ "EXCITED: Shoppers flock to Anaconda for grand opening". The Courier-Mail. 2019-11-23. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  17. ^ "Retail shake-up as $20M new shopping precinct plans revealed". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  18. ^ Pallisco, Marc (2021-10-15). "Spotlight buys into Hervey Bay with development plan". Real Estate Source Australia. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
  19. ^ "Hervey Bay Spotlight, Anaconda development to open in mid-2023". Townsville Bulletin. The Courier-Mail. 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2023-07-22.