[1] Amart was founded by John van Lieshout in 1970 in Brisbane, Queensland.

[2] Amart Furniture is currently majority owned by Australian private equity firm Quadrant Private Equity, who gained ownership of the retailer in 2016 in a deal valued at around $400 million.

[3] The current CEO of Amart Furniture is Lee Chadwick, who took the position in 2014.

Amart Furniture are currently major sponsors of Essendon Football Club[4] and Ronald McDonald House charity.

In 2006, John van Lieshout sold Super Amart to Ironbridge Capital for $500 million AUD.