Postie

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 NZ$9.5 million. 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 NZ$9 million.

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.