Australian electronics retailer Jaycar has called in the investment bankers to test buyer appetite, fuelling expectations of a potential $500 million-odd deal. Street Talk understands Barrenjoey ...

Johnston is the founder of the Jaycar chain of electrical goods stores, which are still providing him with good results and a big payday despite the widely-held view that physical retail stores are ...

Both companies are understood to feature prominently on the list of suitors for the $500m Jaycar as it prepares to receive first-round offers in a bidding campaign run by investment bank Barrenjoey.

Around 10pm on Friday, emergency services rushed to the Jaycar Electronics building on Ipswich Rd with flames and large amounts of smoke billowing from the rear of the property. Ten fire crews were ...

Some think a purchase of Jaycar would make sense as a bolt-on acquisition for the Perth-based conglomerate’s hardware giant Bunnings. While Wesfarmers could turn up in the auction, it is worth ...

Mr Johnston, who founded Jaycar in 1981, died in hospital on Wednesday afternoon following a short battle with the disease, which is caused by inhaling asbestos fibres. Jaycar Group Michael Newsom ...

Electronics retailer Jaycar Electronics and Special have released a fresh campaign that champions the voices of Aussie nerds, telling people to give them space and go to the former for all their ...