Postie
Clothing retail chain in New Zealand
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::summary Clothing retail chain in New Zealand ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox company"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Postie |
| logo | Postie-logo.png |
| former_name | Postie Plus |
| industry | Retail |
| founded | in Reefton |
| founder | Thomas Dellaca |
| num_locations | 61 stores |
| num_locations_year | 2022 |
| products | Clothing |
| owner | Best & Less Group |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Postie | logo = Postie-logo.png | former_name = Postie Plus | industry = Retail | founded = in Reefton | founder = Thomas Dellaca | num_locations = 61 stores | num_locations_year = 2022 | products = Clothing | owner = Best & Less Group | website =
Postie, formerly Postie Plus, is a New Zealand clothing store chain. It was founded in 1909 by Thomas Dellaca. As of October 2022, Postie has 61 stores as well as an online platform. Together with Australian retailer Best & Less, it forms the Best & Less Group.
History
Postie was founded in 1909 by Thomas Dellaca as a boot repair shop near Reefton.
The Postie Plus Group purchased the Arbuckles manchester chain in 2003 for . In September 2003, Postie Plus was floated on the New Zealand stock exchange.
In January 2009, Jan Cameron purchased Arbuckles from Postie. In April 2012, Postie Plus sold its Babycity chain of stores. In January 2014, the company sold its SchoolTex uniform brand to The Warehouse Group for .
In June 2014, the company was placed in voluntary administration. In July 2014, South African investment company Pepkor acquired Postie. Steinhoff Asia Pacific (later renamed Greenlit Brands) obtained Postie when it acquired Pepkor in November 2014.
In November 2019, private equity firm Allegro Funds acquired Postie from Greenlit Brands.
References
References
- (21 October 2022). "Annual Report 2022".
- Meier, Cecile. (8 June 2014). "How Postie went from Plus to minus".
- (31 January 2009). "Arbuckles to shut doors".
- Dunn, Sarah. (5 July 2019). "Back in time: Postie celebrates 110 years in business".
- (31 January 2009). "Jan Cameron buys Arbuckles".
- "Postie Plus to sell Babycity chain".
- "Warehouse buys school uniform business from Postie Plus".
- (18 July 2014). "South Africa's Pepkor buys troubled NZ retailer Postie Plus". Reuters.
- Bray, Chad. (25 November 2014). "Steinhoff International to Buy Pepkor of South Africa for $5.7 Billion".
- Powell, Dominic. (19 November 2019). "Best & Less, Harris Scarfe back in Australian hands".
- Blake, Dean. (28 September 2018). "Steinhoff Asia Pacific rebranding Greenlit".
- Shaw, Aimee. (21 November 2019). "Postie sold to Australian private equity firm Allegro".
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