Tag: New Zealand
Warehouse Stationery sales up
New Zealand office supplies retailer Warehouse Stationery grew its top line in the low single digits in its first quarter…
Record profit for Warehouse Stationery
New Zealand-based Warehouse Stationery has reported its highest-ever operating profit as the retailer recovered from its systems integration and stock…
New name for Winc New Zealand
Winc New Zealand was recently rebranded to Net Xpress Procurement (NXP), several months after it was sold by Platinum Equity.…
NZOS appoints general manager
Independent dealer New Zealand Office Supplies (NZOS) has appointed Mike Nugent as General Manager – Commercial. Nugent has held a…
Warehouse Stationery to streamline operations
New Zealand-based Warehouse Group has revealed its strategy to combat competitors. During its recent AGM, the company said it plans…
OfficeMax launches e-waste programme
Office products reseller OfficeMax has partnered with the Australia and New Zealand Recycling Platform (ANZRP) to provide a free e-waste…
Improved performance for Warehouse Stationery
New-Zealand-based retailer Warehouse Stationery has recovered from last year’s systems disruptions with a solid start to its 2019 financial year.…
Sales and profits fall at Warehouse Stationery
New Zealand-based Warehouse Stationery has reported full-year results that were described as “disappointing”. For the 12 months ended 29 July…
Fuji Xerox NZ begins recovery
Scandal-hit manufacturer Fuji Xerox New Zealand has started to rebuild after it was found to have committed ‘inappropriate accounting’ fraud…
Big Interview: Antipodean action
Australia has rarely been out of office products news over the past 18 months or so, but the biggest stories…
Analysis: OfficeMax New Zealand sold
Platinum Equity has completed its acquisition of OfficeMax New Zealand although the US firm still has not found a buyer…
Disruption eases in Q3 for Warehouse Stationery
New Zealand-based retailer Warehouse Stationery is gradually recovering from the ongoing systems disruption, Q3 results have revealed.For the three months…
Platinum to offload Winc NZ to get OfficeMax prize
Private equity firm Platinum has reached a deal with New Zealand's Commerce Commission to sell Winc NZ once it completes…
Systems integration knocks Warehouse Stationery
Weak IT sales and a systems integration continued to weigh down New Zealand-based Warehouse Stationery, interim results revealed.For the half…
Analysis: Will Platinum complete trans-Tasman deal?
In early February 2018, Platinum Equity announced the completion of its acquisition of the OfficeMax business in Australia for an…
Platinum completes OfficeMax Australia acquisition
US private equity firm Platinum Equity has announced the completion of the acquisition of the OfficeMax business in Australia.As reported…
Analysis: Further twist in OfficeMax sale
Platinum Equity’s attempt to acquire OfficeMax in Australia and New Zealand has stalled after a High Court injunction by New…
Christmas sales decline for Warehouse
The Christmas trading period fell short of expectations for New Zealand-based Warehouse Stationery.In an interim statement, parent company The Warehouse…
M-Files expands into Australia
US-based information management company M-Files has opened a new office in Australia.The location in Sydney is part of the group’s…
New Zealand reseller goes out of business
Corporate Consumables (CCL), one of New Zealand’s leading office products resellers, ceased trading just before Christmas.In a statement on its…
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OPI launches industry recruitment site
We are pleased to announce the launch of OPI Jobs, a dedicated area on the OPI website that will enable…