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Dollar Curtains & Blinds - Stocked for success

What began as a small retail space in outer eastern Melbourne is now a fully vertical operation with two large facilities incorporating manufacturing, warehousing and administration and 36 stores, including franchises up and down Australia’s eastern seaboard.

“My father started the business in 1967, ably assisted by my mum” says Peter. “They chose to specialise in carpets, curtains and wallpapers in their Boronia store, but over the years, curtains became their real strength. This was in the days before blinds became an integral part of the business.” As the business continued to grow and succeed, further stores were opened in Ringwood and Bayswater. While these changes were taking place, Peter started to take control of the family business.

“About 30 years ago, we changed the name to Dollar Curtains and Blinds because we wanted to go in a different direction,” Peter explains.

“At that time, we were stocking and selling fabric by the metre over the counter, as well as providing a quality service of custom-made work.

“Following the name change, we started opening up more stores, and soon people were beginning to enquire about franchising opportunities.” Soon after this, the first Dollar Curtains and Blinds franchise opened in Bendigo, and before long, there was another in Shepparton.

“The franchises are really important to us because they give us strength as a group – it is not just us; it is the franchises and us,” Lyn Crosby explains. “With franchises opening up throughout Victoria and interstate, the Dollar Curtains and Blinds name was fast gaining market strength.

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