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Rebadged retailer Curious Planet seeks curious buyer

Freshly minted telescopes, toys, torches and tech retailer is up for grabs only one month after it lost its "Australian Geographic" moniker. 

Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
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Freshly minted telescopes, toys, torches and tech retailer Curious Planet is up for grabs only one month after it lost its "Australian Geographic" moniker.

Street Talk can reveal Curious Planet owner The University Co-Operative Bookshop - best known for selling textbooks as The Co-op - has advisers pitching the business to potential buyers, spinning it as an "iconic" Australian business with a large subscriber base and omni channel retail strategy.

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Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones. Email Sarah at sarah.thompson@afr.com
Anthony Macdonald is a Chanticleer columnist. He is a former Street Talk co-editor and has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies. Connect with Anthony on Twitter. Email Anthony at a.macdonald@afr.com
Tim Boyd is a journalist, based in Sydney, who writes for the Street Talk column. Connect with Tim on Twitter. Email Tim at tim.boyd@afr.com
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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/street-talk/rebadged-retailer-curious-planet-seeks-curious-buyer-20191110-p5395w