Jaycar Electronics has launched a new brand platform, “Just Ask Jaycar,” via Special. The campaign will run across TV, OOH, social, and digital. “For far too long we have been the best-kept secret in ...

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.

Jaycar founder and managing director Gary Johnston has died after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a type of cancer, two weeks ago. The 71-year-old multimillionaire founded the electronics retailer ...

Growing a business in the current climate can seem a mammoth task, especially in the retail sector that has been hit by the collapse of the likes of Dick Smith and Laura Ashley. However, Gary Johnston ...

Gary Johnston, the founder and managing director of iconic Aussie retailer Jaycar, has died. Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car? © 2026 ...

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 ...

Burnsco sells lifejackets and other boating products, as well as electrical and fishing goods, barbecues and RV accessories. Photo / Supplied Australian electronics retailer Jaycar has bought Kiwi ...

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 ...