Niche retailer to close

21 March 2024 – Vacuum cleaner retailer Godfreys will close all stores across Australia and New Zealand by the end of May after failing to find a buyer for the business. Godfreys appointed administrators in late January to both the Australian parent company and its New Zealand subsidiary. It had 25 stores in New Zealand, 9 of which were franchised. Franchisees were informed Godfreys could no longer support them and had until the end of March to sell existing stock or return stock sold to them during the administration.