HealthPost
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| Company type | Online retailer |
|---|---|
| Industry | Health and wellness |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Linley Butler |
| Headquarters | , New Zealand |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Natural health products, beauty products, eco-living, health food & drink |
| Services | Online retailer |
| Website | healthpost |
HealthPost is a New Zealand-based online retailer specialising in natural health and beauty products.[1][2][3][4][5] The company is the largest employer in Golden Bay / Mohua.
History
[edit]HealthPost is an online retailer specialising in natural health, beauty, and health food products. The company has expanded its operations through partnerships with various technology and logistics firms.[5][6][7]
Established in 1988 by Linley Butler, HealthPost is based in Collingwood, Golden Bay / Mohua. Originally, it operated as a mail-order company for natural-health products in New Zealand, notably for rural women.[8] In 2002, it launched an online retail platform.[6] In 2009, Butler gave the leadership of the business to her children Abel and Lucy.[8]
HealthPost was named a finalist in the 2021 Sustainable Business Awards.[9][10][11] In 2023, the company earned B Corporation certification.[3][2][4][5][8] In 2023, the company also appeared on the long running television series Country Calendar[12]
HealthPost is the largest employer in Golden Bay. In 2017, they had 85 staff at their headquarters in Collingwood, and a further 19 employees in Auckland.[13] They are one of the larger customers of NZ Post, dispatching between 1,500 and 2,000 parcels per day from Collingwood. When Cyclone Gita washed out State Highway 60 over Tākaka Hill, the only road access to Golden Bay, NZ Post put on helicopters to collect the parcels.[8]
In 2023, HealthPost purchased struggling Australian retailers Flora & Fauna and Nourished Life from BWX Digital.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "HealthPost". www.airnewzealand.co.nz. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Our Story | Health & Wellness Store | HealthPost NZ". www.healthpost.co.nz. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ a b "HealthPost – Certified B Corporation – B Lab Global". www.bcorporation.net. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Small business: Remote location no barrier for retailer". NZ Herald. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "Healthpost". Moustache Republic. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ a b "HealthPost Case Studies". 7 September 2016.
- ^ Sharma, Soumya (5 May 2023). "HealthPost acquires Australian retailers Flora & Fauna and Nourished Life". Retail Insight Network. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d Rawson, Emma (2019). "How a Golden Bay mum's mail-order business became HealthPost, an online mecca for health products". NZ Life & Leisure. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "HealthPost – 2021 Awards finalist". sustainable.org.nz. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Townshend, Katie (1 November 2021). "Golden Bay business HealthPost double finalist in sustainability awards". Stuff. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Sustainability in a pandemic: the unsung business heroes of NZ". Stuff. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "TVNZ+ Country Calendar". www.tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Baker, Glenn (15 August 2017). "HealthPost focus attracts rare visit". NZBusiness. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Kiwi retailer HealthPost buys two Australian competitors after parent company's insolvency". RNZ. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2024.