![]() Margins were continuing to lift and the group had entered the second half with a clean stock position for the crucial winter selling period. The result was good considering the state of the market and the rocky start in the first quarter when retailers had to battle for every sale, he said. ![]() ![]() "But we anticipate it will be a late run in the final quarter for us to reach the line and deliver the modest profit we seek." Managing director Ron Boskell said the company was quietly confident it would turn around the losses at the end of this financial year. No interim dividend would be paid due to the economic environment and the results. It said it was on track to deliver a modest full year profit in a generally stronger second half, provided the recession did not worsen. The company runs Postie Plus and Baby City stores. Net loss for the half year was $2.7m, compared to $2.9m a year earlier. In the first quarter sales were down 8.8 percent from the corresponding quarter a year before to $19.9m, while in the second quarter the decline was 2.3 percent to $30m. Walker describes Pepkor as “very shrewd operators” and he expects the company’s first priority will be to complete a thorough review of the Postie Plus operations, with a view to tighten the retailer’s range of products and focus on its point of difference.Retailer Postie Plus Group's half year sales fell 5 percent from a year earlier, but the company said margins improved and the decline eased in the second quarter.įor the six months to the end of January the company had operating revenues of $49.9 million, down from $52.5m a year earlier. “But the infrastructure of department stores in New Zealand is a crowded space like Australia and there is lots of pressure on margins and online is playing a part,” he says. “Postie Plus has an unusual mix of hybrid products and they are very price driven,” Walker told SmartCompany. Pepkor Limited specialises in clothing and footwear, with operations in Southern Africa, Eastern Europe and Australia.īrian Walker, chief executive of the Retail Doctor Group, says the acquisition makes “perfect sense” for Postie Plus, which he says was likely caught up in the general “malaise” affecting the discount department store sector, as well as the business activities of its largest shareholder and former Rich Lister Jan Cameron, who held a 19% stake in the company. “We believe this sale is in the best interests of all creditors and Postie Plus staff.” “We are very pleased to have been able to complete the sale of the Postie Plus business as a going concern within six weeks of our appointment as administrators,” said Bridgman, who added the sale also means many suppliers will be able to continue trading with the company under its new ownership. However, it appears around 18 Postie Plus stores were closed as a result of the administration process, with the administrators indicating in June the chain was operating 82 outlets. More than 530 of the retailer’s 560 employees have accepted positions with the new owner. You can opt-out at any time.īridgman and McCloy said in a statement the sale includes 64 Postie Plus outlets as well as the Postie Plus head office in Auckland. You'll also receive messages on behalf of our partners.
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