Sussan is an Australian women's fashion retailer, owned and operated by the Sussan Group (ARJ Holdings), who also own and operate Sportsgirl and Suzanne Grae.
7-579: The first Sussan store opened on Little Collins Street , Melbourne selling lingerie in 1939. By the end of 1951 there were three stores in Little Collins Street, Collins Street and Swanston Street . In 1953, the first two stores opened in Adelaide followed by a Perth store in 1956. During the 1960s, the Sussan range grew beyond traditional lingerie and blouses. By 1968, their expansion continued with
14-717: A large number of weekday cafes. The section between Swanston Street and Elizabeth Street adjoins several lanes and arcades, with an extensive array of shops and cafes. The section between Exhibition Street and Elizabeth Street has many Australian fashion boutiques, primarily focusing on men's fashion, such as Joe Black the Tailor, Sarti Tailor, Chiodo, Scanlan & Theodore, Calibre, Saba, Roy Christou, Déclic, Satch and Assin. International designers Kenzo , Maje, Sandro Paris and Escada have flagship stores on Little Collins Street. Also located within this precinct are established and well known cafes and restaurants such as Il Baccaro, and
21-551: The 'Paris End' and offices towards the Docklands end. Howey Place , Royal Arcade and The Causeway are notable arcades . Little Collins Street runs roughly from east to west and it bisects the CBD (known as the Hoddle Grid ) along its long axis. Little Collins Street runs between the parallel Collins Street and Bourke Street streets. The street has some notable buildings, including
28-595: The CH2 ( Council House 2 - the world's first Six star rating environmentally friendly building), Victoria Hotel, City of Melbourne buildings and ANZ Bank World Headquarters. On the corner of Little Collins Street and King Street is the city's first and only school, Melbourne City School , housed in a three-story bluestone heritage building. At the western end is Bank Place , a significant old lane which provides pedestrian access to Collins Street between Queen and William streets. The block between Queen and William Streets has
35-524: The granddaughter of founders Fay and Sam Gandel took control of the group after buying out her parents and siblings. Little Collins Street Little Collins Street is a minor street in the Melbourne central business district , Victoria, Australia . The street runs parallel to and to the north of Collins Street and as a narrow one way lane takes on the name of the wider main street. The street has many boutique shops, bars and hotels in lanes at
42-504: The purchase of Chic Salon from Woolworths , a 94-store lingerie chain operating in Queensland and New South Wales . This acquisition, along with the 60 existing stores in the southern states and Western Australia, made Sussan a national operation. In 1980, Keith Forster was appointed managing director. He had previously worked as the company's secretary. In 1985, the company had 200 stores and an annual turnover of around $ 100 million. It
49-533: Was owned by John Gandel and Marc Besen , each with a 50% share. That year, John Gandel sold his share in the company to Abraham Goldberg and Leon Lipkies, after Gandel decided to focus on his real estate interests. Goldberg and Lipkies has a pre-existing business relationship with Besen through their "control of Australia's biggest listed textile company" Entrad Corporation. The three men's combined shareholding in Entrad amounted to 76% ownership. In 2003, Naomi Milgrom ,
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