Why digiDirect’s owner bought Booktopia from administration

DigiDirect founder Shant Kradjian. Source: Supplied The owner and founder of tech retailer digiDirect has purchased book marketplace Booktopia out of administration, but says there are no plans to copy Amazon by combining both businesses under one giant e-commerce brand. On Monday afternoon, insolvency and restructuring practice McGrathNicol announced digiDirect founder and owner Shant Kradjian…

GJ Gardner Homes customers demanded action over build issues for a year, but now the franchisee has gone bust

In short: Customers of a GJ Gardner Homes franchise had spent over a year urging the national company to intervene over ongoing workmanship problems and delays. The franchisee has now entered liquidation – but customers say it should have been resolved far sooner. What’s next: It follows the liquidation and bankruptcy of other GJ Gardner franchisees, but the…

Momento Photo Books closes doors

By Mike O’Connor | 21 May 2024 Momento Photo Books, the Sydney-based photo book publishing company, is to close after 20 years in business. The company confirmed it had gone into liquidation in a Facebook post last night. “Despite every effort to keep the business alive, economic conditions of the last few years sealed our…

Grim outlook for Classic’s creditors – shortfall exceeds R70 million – Moonstone Information Refinery

The outlook for creditors hoping to recover their dues from the liquidated Classic Financial Services One seems grim. According to the preliminary findings of the section 402 report, the company faces a significant shortfall, with its liabilities far outweighing its assets. Cobus Geldenhuis, director of Classic, was debarred in 2009 for dishonesty but continued his…