Officeworks

Not to be confused with OfficeMax.

Officeworks Ltd.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryOffice supply retailing
Founded16 June 1994[1]
Headquarters
Chadstone, Melbourne
,
Australia
Number of locations
168 stores[2] (2022)
Key people
John Gillam (CEO)
Sarah Hunter (Managing Director)
Michael Howard (Chief Operating Officer)
RevenueIncrease A$3.169 billion[3] (2022)
Increase A$181 million[4] (2022)
Total assetsIncrease A$2.040 billion[5] (2022)
Number of employees
9,000+[6] (2022)
ParentWesfarmers
DivisionsOfficeworks Retail and Flexiworks
Websitewww.officeworks.com.au

Officeworks is a chain of Australian office supplies stores operated under parent company Wesfarmers.

The company was established in 1994 by Coles Myer. Its head office is located in Chadstone, Melbourne. The store concept adopted by Officeworks was based on the US chain Office Depot.[7]

As of 2022, in Australia there are 4 stores in ACT, 51 stores in NSW, 1 store in NT, 33 stores in QLD, 10 stores in SA, 2 stores in TAS, 50 stores in VIC, and 16 stores in WA.[8]

View of the interior of an Officeworks store in 2008.
  1. ^ Our Stores. Officeworks. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  2. ^ https://www.wesfarmers.com.au/docs/default-source/2022-full-year-results/wesfarmers-annual-report-2022_interactive_v2.pdf?sfvrsn=6e2f1abb_2 [bare URL]
  3. ^ https://www.wesfarmers.com.au/docs/default-source/2022-full-year-results/wesfarmers-annual-report-2022_interactive_v2.pdf?sfvrsn=6e2f1abb_2 [bare URL]
  4. ^ https://www.wesfarmers.com.au/docs/default-source/2022-full-year-results/wesfarmers-annual-report-2022_interactive_v2.pdf?sfvrsn=6e2f1abb_2 [bare URL]
  5. ^ https://www.wesfarmers.com.au/docs/default-source/2022-full-year-results/wesfarmers-annual-report-2022_interactive_v2.pdf?sfvrsn=6e2f1abb_2 [bare URL]
  6. ^ https://www.wesfarmers.com.au/docs/default-source/2022-full-year-results/wesfarmers-annual-report-2022_interactive_v2.pdf?sfvrsn=6e2f1abb_2 [bare URL]
  7. ^ "Officeworks fits in the Bunnings shed". The Australian. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  8. ^ "Find address, trading hours, services and more for Officeworks stores nearby | Officeworks". www.officeworks.com.au. Retrieved 16 November 2021.