Universal Store
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 Universal Store in the Perth CBD | |
| Company type | Public |
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| ASX: UNI | |
| Industry | Fashion retail |
| Founded | 1999 |
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| Headquarters | Brisbane , Australia |
Number of locations | 118 stores (2025) |
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| Website | universalstore |
Universal Store Holdings Limited is an Australian fashion retail company. It operates stores under the Universal Store, Thrills and Perfect Stranger names. The company was founded in 1999 by brothers Greg and Michael Josephson. It was purchased by private equity investors in 2018 before going public on the ASX in 2020. As of 31 December 2025[update], there were 87 Universal stores, 22 Perfect Stranger stores and 9 Thrills stores around Australia.
Universal Store was founded in 1999 by brothers Greg and Michael Josephson. They opened their first store in the Brisbane suburb of Carindale.[1]
In 2018, the business was purchased by a consortium of three private equity investors for an estimated $100 million.[1] The company floated on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on 17 November 2020.[2] In September 2022, Universal Store acquired Cheap Thrills Cycles – the company behind the brand Thrills – for $50 million.[3]
