CopperArt
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Copperart was a chain of retail stores in Australia selling mostly homewares type products.
The origins of the store can be traced back to Melbourne's Croydon flea market in 1978. On 1 August 1979, Mr & Mrs Van Roest opened their first Copperart store on Canterbury Road, Blackburn, Victoria.
Initially, Copperart sold mostly copper and brass products but the company expanded in the 1990s to include a broader range of homewares.
Copperart used the voice of Pete Smith (Australian Radio & Television Announcer) as its voiceover man in commercials during the 1990s. Pete Smith is probably best remembered for his voiceovers on "Sale of the Century".
On 17 September 1993, Justice Hill of the Federal Court of Australia, handed down the decision in Copperart Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation 93 ATC 4779. [1] The appeal, brought by Copperart, was against decisions of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. The appeal concerned what the Commissioner of Taxation asserted to be one assessment and which Copperart asserted to be two assessments, made by the Commissioner, of sales tax payable by Copperart over the period 1 April 1982 to 30 November 1986, in respect of copper and brass goods imported by Copperart into Australia and sold by it. After a lengthy hearing, the Court found in favour of Copperart, and the matter was remitted back to the Tribunal for decision in accordance with law, with or without the hearing of fresh evidence at the discretion of the Tribunal. The Commissioner of Taxation was ordered to pay Copperart's costs of the appeal.
In the late 1990s, Copperart changed its trading name to Homeart. It was believed that the "Copperart" name implied only a small range of tacky copper and copper related products (which it had originally sold and which, in a way, may have stigmatised the store), when in fact the store sold a wide range of products such as clocks (including grandfather type clocks), electrical, homeware, dolls, furniture, sports & leisure and outdoor. [2]
Homeart continues to trade in Australia with over 140 stores employing over 750 staff. According to the Homeart website, the stores are "brimming with inspirational gift ideas, affordable everyday essentials and innovative home decorating products".[3] [2]
