Inside Retail sits down with Aussie retail veteran, John Hardy, who currently heads up Fusion Retail Brands. John Hardy is MD and CEO of Fusion Retail Brands. A retail industry veteran, and still going strong at the age of 72, no less, John replaced Don Grover as Fusion Retail Brands CEO in late 2014. Prior to that, John was CEO at Barbeques Galore, and was also a long-serving CEO at Godfreys. Fusion Retail Brands In September 2011, the receiver of the former Colorado Group announced the launch