JB Hi-Fi rapidly grew in Australia and now has over 200 stores nationwide.
JB Hi-Fi moved to New Zealand in 2007 with the acquisition of Hill & Stewart.
There are now 17 stores throughout the country and is New Zealand's largest home and entertainment specialist..
In addition to operating from over 300 stores in Australia and New Zealand and its websites, the Group also services the commercial, insurance and education sectors and offers information technology and consulting services, through its JB Hi-Fi Solutions business..
The Group sells an extensive range of consumer electronics, whitegoods, appliances and home entertainment at great prices combined with genuine personal service from our specialist staff..
In 1974, John Barbuto (aka 'JB') established JB Hi-Fi from a tiny store in Victoria.
Forty-eight years on, the JB Hi-Fi Group is one of Australasia's largest and most trusted retail brands.
In 2016, we acquired The Good Guys, a leading Australian retailer of home appliances and consumer electronics..
On 22 September 2015, a man with Down Syndrome was refused entry into a JB Hi-Fi store in Brisbane, Australia, after being confused for another person who had been banned from the store.
The resulting media attention led CEO Richard Murray to apologise publicly to the family..
