Vodafone Australia and Crazy John’s today announced an extension to their exclusive retail and wholesale arrangement that will see the global telecommunications company partnering with the iconic Australian mobile retailer into the next decade.
As Vodafone released further details on its national mobile broadband network expansion, Crazy John’s announced plans to increase its distribution capabilities throughout Australia.
“We’ve established a terrific relationship with Crazy John’s,” said Russell Hewitt, CEO at Vodafone Australia. “Our first nine months in business together has been very successful and Vodafone is looking forward to a long and prosperous future with Crazy John’s.”
Echoing Hewitt’s sentiments, Brendan Fleiter, Managing Director at Crazy John’s, said: “Crazy John’s relationship with Vodafone brings out the best in our company and our people, with high morale and strong sales. Business at Crazy John’s has never been more positive.
This year alone, we’ll open around 20 new stores throughout Australia to capitalise on Vodafone’s national mobile broadband network expansion.”
About Vodafone
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About Crazy John’s
John Ilhan opened his first store in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of Brunswick in 1991 under the name Mobileworld. Right from the start, competitors started telling John his marketing ideas were 'crazy'. These ideas included being the first to sell a mobile phone for $1 while competitors were charging $200, giving away free accessories or holding midnight barbecues in the early days of trading. The name just stuck, Mobileworld became Crazy John’s and the rest, as they say, is history. Since that first store, Crazy John’s continued to grow at an astounding rate and by 1998 there were fifteen Crazy John’s stores in Victoria. Today, Crazy John’s is the largest independent phone retailer in Australia with over 120 retail stores across Australia and the employer of more than 700 staff. The company prides itself on comprehensively training its staff and providing clear career paths for motivated employees.
For more information please contact:
Greg Spears, Vodafone Australia - 0406 315 014.
Brendan Fleiter, Managing Director Crazy John’s – 0418 176 956