| Fantastic Furniture | |
| Foundation: | 1989 |
| Location City: | Chullora, New South Wales |
| Location Country: | Australia |
| Key People: | Kieron Ritchard (CEO) |
| Area Served: | Australia |
| Industry: | Manufacturing and Retailing |
| Products: | Household furniture |
| Num Locations: | 86[1] |
| Num Locations Year: | 2023 |
| Num Employees: | 1,000+ (2019) |
| Parent: | Greenlit Brands |
Fantastic Furniture is an Australian owned and operated furniture retailer. It is a subsidiary of Greenlit Brands.
Fantastic Furniture started as a market stall at Sydney's Parklea Markets in 1989, by friends Paul Harding and Jonathan De Jong, selling outdoor furniture. Two years later, the first Fantastic Furniture public store opened at Birkenhead Point.[2]
In 1992, the Fantastic Lounge Factory opened and started production of Australian made sofas and lounges for Fantastic Furniture.[3] Today, the Sydney-based factory is the largest manufacturer of sofas in the Southern Hemisphere and produce and deliver over 130,000 sofas and lounges each year.
In the following years, the business could not keep up with the demand and in 1996 it went into administration. The business was subsequently acquired by Peter Brennan, Peter Draper and Julian Tertini and underwent a restructure.[4] Over the next few years a number of Fantastic Furniture stores opened across NSW. [5]
In 2006, Fantastic Furniture acquired Royal Comfort Bedding (RCB),[5] a NSW mattress manufacturer, to produce its mattress range in Australia.
Today, Fantastic Furniture is a national chain with over 70 stores around the country.[6] In August 2017, Fantastic Furniture partnered with CB2 x Fred Segal.[7] In 2016, it was included in the takeover of Furniture Holdings by Steinhoff International and delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange.[8] [9]
In September 2015 it was reported that a dining chair sold by Fantastic Furniture had cut off an individual's toe after being caught in the inner side of one of the chair legs.[10] In January 2016 Fantastic Furniture was forced by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to recall the chair.[11]