Postie was founded in 1909 by Thomas Dellaca as a boot repair shop near Reefton.

[2] The Postie Plus Group purchased the Arbuckles manchester chain in 2003 for NZ$9.5 million.

[6] In January 2014, the company sold its SchoolTex uniform brand to The Warehouse Group for NZ$9 million.

[8] Steinhoff Asia Pacific (later renamed Greenlit Brands) obtained Postie when it acquired Pepkor in November 2014.

[9][10][11] In November 2019, private equity firm Allegro Funds acquired Postie from Greenlit Brands.