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The man who helped build Kathmandu and Macpac – then walked away

Alchemy Equipment founder Campbell Junor on working in other people’s operations before building his own.

Alchemy Equipment founder Campbell Junor.

Kate McVicar Wed, 11 Mar 2026
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In the early 1990s, Campbell Junor was just another student living in Melbourne. 

He picked up a job at a new, relatively unknown retailer called Kathmandu, and found himself doing some repair work with a sewing machine out the back of a store in Fitzroy. 

Junor often modified his own gear and

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Kate McVicar Wed, 11 Mar 2026
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