Mark Ashton, Baby Bunting

Mark Ashton, Group Property and Leasing Manager

Mark started his retail career at Fletcher Jones. Working throughout the business, he began on the shop floor, progressed to store management and spent his last seven years as Retail Operations Manager. It was during this period that Mark became involved in locating and opening new stores.

In 2006, Mark joined Kathmandu, where he focused primarily on operations, retail development and property, locating and opening approximately 120 new stores throughout Australia and New Zealand. He worked across multiple formats, from High Street to shopping centres and large format retail to prime CBD locations, including the flagship CBD store — a multi-level site in Melbourne CBD with a five-star Green Star rating.

Mark joined the Baby Bunting team in November of 2019 as Group Property and Leasing Manager. Since then, he has continued to grow the store network, working predominantly on large format retail stores while also developing the shopping centre network. Since Mark joined the business, Baby Bunting has opened six stores across both large format retail and shopping centre locations. Currently, he is continuing to work on the growth and development of Australia’s network, while also turning his focus onto developing a store network in New Zealand.