Poolside will open its first store outside of Australia and New Zealand with an agreement to open a store in Suva, Fiji. The store will also be Poolside’s 50th after four new stores opened in the past 12 months.

The first Poolside store opened in early 2000 and since this time the network of stores has grown rapidly with many BioGuard stores rebranding to Poolside.

The establishment of Poolside in Fiji is being backed by the Carpenter Group, which has interests in motoring, hardware, supermarkets, shipping, finance and property.

The Suva store is set to open in February/March and could be followed by other stores throughout Fiji and the South Pacific.