Paperchase
This coverage examines the rise, fall, and revival of Paperchase, a beloved UK stationery brand. After entering administration in January 2023, Paperchase’s brand and intellectual property were acquired by Tesco, which relaunched the brand in select stores and online in late 2023. The brand’s distinctive rainbow branding has been reintroduced, with products now available in Tesco stores and through its online platform. This content offers insights into Paperchase’s market positioning, product offerings, and its integration into Tesco’s broader retail strategy, providing valuable information for retail professionals, brand managers, and business executives.
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Mar- 2024 -14 MarchNews
Today’s news in brief-14/3/24
John Lewis announced a pre-tax profit of £42m, a significant turnaround from the previous year’s loss of £78m. Despite this, the company will not pay staff bonuses for the third time in four years, citing a focus on base salary over bonuses. Sales rose by 1%, reaching £12.4bn, with Waitrose…
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14 MarchEconomy
Retail sees 14 closures a day as 5,000 stores vanish in 2023
High-profile retail restructuring and administrations have resulted in a net of 14 store closures a day during 2023, according to research from LDC and PwC, meaning that 5,000 fewer shops are currently trading across the country. The research has attributed the high volume of closures to the collapses of high…
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Feb- 2024 -5 FebruaryClothing & Shoes
Superdry founder in talks with investors over take-private deal
Superdry CEO and co-founder, Julian Dunkerton, is reportedly in talks with investors as he eyes a takeover deal that could see the London-listed fashion retailer become private, Sky News has reported. According to Sky, Dunkerton has held discussions with Gordon Brothers, which owns Laura Ashley, and Rcapital, which previously owned…
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Nov- 2023 -24 NovemberNews
Joe Browns to open new store in Leeds
Joe Browns, the fashion and homes retailer, has announced the opening date of a new store at the city’s White Rose Shopping Centre, its first store in Leeds. The 3,000 sq ft Leeds White Rose store will have its grand opening on Saturday 2 December and will showcase its own…
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Jul- 2023 -26 JulyFeatures
From Tesco to tiles: The eight largest mergers and acquisitions of 2023
This year has seen a large number of M&A deals in the retail industry. In fact, the number of UK retail merger and acquisition deals increased by 23% in the last year, a five year high, according to data from law firm RPC. With more and more retailers looking for…
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Jun- 2023 -22 JuneNews
Matalan makes two senior executive appointments
Matalan has announced the appointment of Phil Hackney as chief supply chain operations officer and Katherine Davis as chief retail officer. These new senior executives will report directly into Jo Whitfield as CEO. The roles have been created to support Matalan’s transformation, unlocking improvements to the customer journey as the…
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5 JuneAnalysis
Could WHSmith secure Toys R Us’ success through concessions?
After disappearing from UK high streets and retail parks in 2018, Toys R Us has made plans to relaunch this summer across several locations, as well as in the form of concessions in WHSmith branches. The children’s toys retailer exited after falling out of favour due to strong competition from…
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Apr- 2023 -5 AprilFeatures
Falling into administration – should you be worried?
Since the beginning of a new decade, we have heard of many high-profile retailers such as Made, Missguided, Joules, Paperchase, M&Co and Kath Kidston fall into administration to varying degrees of success. This is no coincidence; during 2022, administrations were actually 55% higher than the previous year, according to government…
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Mar- 2023 -6 MarchDepartment Stores
WHSmith to target stationary market with new Curi.o.city stores
WH Smith has reportedly revealed plans to open a souvenir and stationery store called Curi.o.city as it looks to fill the void left by the collapsed paperchase, according to The Times. According to the report, WH Smith will open standalone shops, one under the new fascia in Gatwick airport’s south…
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Feb- 2023 -22 FebruaryFeatures
Could stationery retailers be facing a future in concessions?
Stationery retailers have not had a brilliant start to the year, as shown by a succession of less-than-stellar financial results from big players in this corner of the market, such as Ryman and WHSmith. For starters, Ryman reported a loss of £8.5m in earnings for the first time in 25…
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