The Reject Shop History

Our business goes back over 30 years and here is a quick look at what we have achieved since we began:

1981 - The Reject Shop was founded by Ron Hall and John Shuster with the first Melbourne store
1985 - Ceased selling factory seconds and commenced discount variety retailing
1989 - Commenced direct importing of merchandise from overseas
1990 - Opened first 'Everything Here $2' store
1990 - Expanded into NSW with first store at Pagewood
1992 - Opened first store in SA at Elizabeth
1993 - Selected as Dunn and Bradstreet Victorian Business of the Year award
1994 - Private Equity invests to fund future growth
2004 - The Reject Shop opened its 100th store
2004 - The Reject Shop successfully listed on the Australian Stock Exchange at $2 per share
2005 - The first QLD store opened in Pacific Fair
2006 - The first WA store opened in Booragoon
2006 - The last ‘Everything Here $2’ store closed
2006 - Opened National Distribution Centre at Melbourne Airport
2007 - The Reject Shop enters the ASX Top 300
2008 - The first TAS store opened in Hobart
2009 - Implemented SAP, the new IT enterprise system
2009 - Opened 30 stores (23 opened in 22 weeks!)
2010 - Opened second Distribution Centre in Ipswich, QLD
2010 - The Reject Shop opened its 200th store