Trading name Paper Plus Group Industry Retail Headquarters Auckland Type of business Co-Operative | Formerly called Nationwide Stationers Products Books Founded 1983 | |
Key people Katie Treneman (Chairman) Divisions Take Note
Paper Plus Office | ||
The Paper Plus Group is a group of three brands in New Zealand. The group is a three brand co-operative franchise business model.
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Two of the stores, Paper Plus and Take Note, sell books, stationery, cards, magazines and giftware, while Office Spot focuses on home office and business supplies.
The group had its beginnings in 1983 when five independent stationery retailers formed a buying cooperative. A common branding followed and developed into a franchise. New members bought a share in the group.
Paper Plus
The Paper Plus brand mainly sells Books and Stationery. Currently Paper Plus has a combined income of over $100 million a year through the 100 stores between Kaitaia and Invercargill. In June 2007 the Paper Plus store at the Sylvia Park Shopping Centre in Auckland opened, this was the first store to feature the new look that began to be rolled out nationwide in July 2008. Local broadcaster and Newstalk ZB talkback host, Kerre Woodham is the group's book-reviewer. She publicizes the store and its products extensively, through advertisements in and out of the Paper Plus stores as well as on her radio show. The biggest Paper Plus store is located in Masterton.
Paper Plus has its own online and in-store adult contemporary radio station - Paper Plus Radio.
Office Spot
Office Spot sells home office and business supply. The first stores were opened in 2007.
Take Note
Take Note sells similar products to Paper Plus but are mainly smaller stores. There are 70 stores nationwide. Many Take Note stores include a NZ Post agency and Kiwibank service agency. The chain is an affiliate of the AA Rewards loyalty programme.
Books & More
Effective from September 1, 2005, Paper Plus (NZ) Ltd purchased the Books & More franchise chain for an undisclosed amount. This transaction increased the Paper Plus store count by 33 to 192 stores.
Dymocks
After the Dymocks Booksellers slow exit out of the New Zealand book market, Paper plus acquired some of the remaining stores that were left open after the closure of the Dymocks New Zealand head office.