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Franco Cozzo's daughters reopen family furniture shop in Brunswick

Three years after the death of the Italian-Australian retail icon, his children revive his Melbourne legacy.

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What to know

  • Franco Cozzo's four daughters have reopened his Brunswick furniture showroom after a five-year closure, fulfilling a deathbed promise to their father, who died aged 88 in 2023.
  • Cozzo became a Melbourne cultural icon through his television appearances, animated personality, and distinctive Sicilian dialect, transcending his role as a furniture retailer to become part of the city's social fabric.
  • The family business, which originated in 1959, remained in demand despite the showroom closure, with customers retaining interest in Cozzo's distinctive Sicilian baroque-style furniture.

“The fact that people are still interested in his shop and the next generation taking over shows that he really meant something on a hyper-local scale to Melburnians.”

Madeleine Martiniello, Filmmaker · ABC News ↗

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    “It was at the dinner table, chatting about the shops and … [Dad] said: 'I don't think you guys are going to continue.' And we were all said: 'No Papa, we're going to bring back the shop and the sales through generations and generations.'”
    — Alessia Cozzo
    1. 2 outlets Italian-Australian icon Franco Cozzo remembered in retail revival - ABC News & Headlines

      first by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 4d ago · also ABC Australia

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    Franco Cozzo dies aged 88 — The retail icon passes three years before his family's decision to revive the Brunswick store.

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    Filmmaker Madeleine Martiniello releases documentary Palazzo di Cozzo — The feature film examines Cozzo's cultural and entrepreneurial legacy, showing his influence across decades including cameos on The Don Lane Show, a 1990s ABC parody, and sampling in electronic dance music.

  4. background

    Franco Cozzo's flagship Footscray showroom closes — The three-storey building is later converted into a craft brewery, marking the end of an era.

  5. background

    Franco Cozzo opens first furniture showroom in North Melbourne — After years as a door-to-door electrical appliance salesman, Cozzo launches his furniture retail business.