It operates the "Office" chain of footwear standalone stores in the UK, Ireland and Germany, along with concessions in Las Vegas, New York City, and Chicago, US.

This was followed by Poste Mistress in 2001, a ladies' footwear boutique selling labels such as Vivien Westwood and Dries van Noten.

In 2015 Office was warned by the Information Commissioner's Office to improve its data security practices, after the personal details of more than a million customers, including passwords, were found to be stored in an insecure, unencrypted database outside of the company's core systems.

Initially being purchased by Tom Hunter of the West Coast Capital Group, whose portfolio at the time included high street shops Qube and USC and hotel chain Travelodge.

In December 2015, South African clothing retailer Truworths acquired Office Holdings for £256 million (R5.5bn).