Our Story


Anaconda offers our customers an extensive product range and knowledgable Team Members in a one-stop shopping environment.

The Anaconda brand has always been at the forfront of adventure retail, with the expertise of our team members and the lowests prices to suit all of our customers outdoor adventure and sporting goods needs.

In 2015 we launched our online shopping service at anacondastores.com to enable our customers to access our extensive range at their convenience.

Anaconda has more than 50 stores across Australia.

Spotlight has grown from a single, family-run market stall, to become one of Australasia’s leading retail chains.

Operating in four countries, Spotlight is acknowledged as a market leader in fabrics, craft and homewares. We offer our customers hundreds of brands and thousands of products at the lowest prices. Millions of customers each year shop at Spotlight, both in-store and online, and our VIP loyalty program is one of Australia’s largest.

Spotlight’s founders Ruben Fried and Morry Fraid learned about fabrics by working at their family’s stall at Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market in the early 1970s. A powerful work ethic and keen business sense led them to open their first Spotlight store in Malvern in 1973. Today, in addition to our extensive store network in Australia, Spotlight owns and operates outlets in New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia, and employs about 6,000 Team Members.

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