Thomas A. Ellison,
owner and chairman of the board of Savers, Inc., is the third
generation of his family to have a career in the resale industry.
Mr. Ellison's grandfather and great uncle, Ben and Orlo Ellison,
were instrumental in building the Salvation Army's thrift organization
in the 1930's and '40s. And, In 1954, Mr. Ellison's father, William
O. Ellison opened his first store in San Francisco, CA.
In its first day of operation, the store rang up gross sales of $448. By 1970, the one store had become a chain, and its headquarters had moved north to the Seattle, WA area. Savers, Inc. went international in 1980 when it opened its first Canadian store on Hastings Street in Vancouver, B.C. called Value Village.
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Today, Savers, Inc. operates 200 Savers, Value Village and Village
des Valeurs stores. Our stores employ more than 7,000 people in
25 states, 10 Canadian provinces and in Melbourne, Australia.
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