The Reject Shop History
Our business goes back over 25 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 South Australia 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 Queensland 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 Distribution Centre in Ipswich