In 1933, as Australia recovered from the Great Depression, two more stores were opened, one in Canberra in the Civic Centre, the other in Queanbeyan. In 1938, the Kingston store was purchased.

The outbreak of World War II in 1939 prompted a major strategic rethink, and all branches outside of Canberra were closed down in anticipation of the hard times to come.

It was not until the 1960s that Canberra business began to prosper again, with the advent of concerted spending by Federal Governments on the national capital.

In 1976, a devastating fire necessitated the demolition of the original Kingston store and the current Centre was constructed on the site.