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Universal Store

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Australian fashion retail company

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.2 It is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1999Founded1

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  • TickerUNI on Australian Securities Exchange1
  • Industryfashion1
  • HeadquartersBrisbane, Australia1
  • Websitewww.universalstore.com
  • Legal formLimited Proprietary Company3
  • LEI254900S8OKQWR6WPZT643
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressUnit 6, 2 Jenner St, 4012 Brisbane, Australia3
  • Registered withThe Australian Securities and Investment Commission, 085 003 1583

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Universal Store, Perth
Photo: Samuel Wiki, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons6

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, there were 87 Universal stores, 22 Perfect Stranger stores and 9 Thrills stores around Australia.2

Corporate structure

Universal Store sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Universal Store Brisbane, Australia
    • Perfect Stranger Subsidiary · Australia

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Universal Store was founded in 1999 by brothers Greg and Michael Josephson. They opened their first store in the Brisbane suburb of Carindale.

In 2018, the business was purchased by a consortium of three private equity investors for an estimated $100 million. The company floated on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on 17 November 2020. In September 2022, Universal Store acquired Cheap Thrills Cycles – the company behind the brand Thrills – for $50 million.

From Wikipedia’s article on Universal Store, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

Universal Store

Universal Store sells clothing aimed at 15–34 year olds. It stocks products from brands such as Herschel, Wrangler, Converse, Abrand and Kiss Chacey. It also sells its own private label brands which include Perfect Stranger, Luck & Trouble, Common Need and Token. As of 31 December 2025, there were 87 Universal stores.

Perfect Stranger

Perfect Stranger is a womenswear brand founded in 2014. Its first retail store opened in 2020. As of 31 December 2025, there were 22 Perfect Stranger stores.

Thrills

Thrills was founded in 2011 by Brooke McGregor, Tabitha McGregor and Ryan Collins. The brand sells vintage-inspired apparel with a focus on sustainable fabrics and production. The company started as a vintage motorcycle import business but the popularity of their first T-shirt collection led them to shift to fashion. The company's first retail store was opened in 2014 in Byron Bay. In 2020, the company expanded to Japan with a store in Tokyo and in 2021 the brand was made available through stockists in the United States. Thrills was acquired by Universal Store in September 2022. As of 31 December 2025, there were nine Thrills stores.

From Wikipedia’s article on Universal Store, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Perfect Stranger

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Timeline

  1. Nov 16, 2020Went public Listed on Australian Securities Exchange1
  2. 1999Founded Founded1

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