Industry Retail Headquarters Crewe, United Kingdom Number of locations 220 | Website www.ryman.co.uk Owner Theo Paphitis | |
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Type Private Limited Company Key people Henry J Ryman (founder)
Theo Paphitis (Chairman)
Kypros Kyprianou (CEO) Products Stationery, office and home office supplies Founded 1893, London, United Kingdom Revenue 131 million GBP (2015–2016) Profiles | ||
Keith urban chris stapleton and vince gill jam at the ryman in nashville
Ryman is a UK stationery retail company with over 220 outlets nationwide in the UK. The website and stores provide a wide range of stationery and office supplies for homes and businesses with its headquarters in Crewe, Cheshire.
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Formation
Henry J Ryman opened his first store as a book printer on Great Portland Street, London in 1893, that is still open today.. Quickly changing the focus to selling stationery, the business was successfully owned and managed by the Ryman family for several generations. Jack Ryman succeeded Henry in 1931, until he passed it on to his own sons, Desmond and Nicholas, in 1951. From 1912 til 1995, the business traded as H. J. Ryman Retail Limited.
In the 1970s the business was sold by the family and passed through several different owners, including the Burton Group, Terence Conran, Jennifer d'Abo and Pentos.
Theo Paphitis
In 1995 it was acquired by Chancerealm Ltd, which changed its name to Ryman Group Limited. Chancerealm was then bought by Theo Paphitis, and integrated as part of his retail group. In 1996, the Ryman Direct mail order catalogue was introduced, followed by a website in 1998. To build a UK national chain, in 2001 the group acquired the stationery retailer Partners with 86 stores, and in 2007 purchased 61 Stationery Box stores. The businesses and all stores were combined under a redesigned Ryman brand in October 2008, which presently comprises 232 stores with a turnover of more than £120m.
Products
Ryman was the first stationer to introduce the concept of colour to filing, with both cabinets and folders. Today Ryman Stationery stock a wide range of inkjet cartridges, printers, pens, paper, envelopes, office essentials, filing, presentation materials, diaries and Back to School Supplies.
Sponsorship
Ryman are sponsors of the English football Isthmian League, known as the Ryman League which in its 19th year is currently the longest running sponsorship in UK football.
In addition Ryman also sponsors cricket through the Surrey Championship
Charity
Ryman is an official partner of Comic Relief, raising over £2million for the charity through the sale of exclusive Comic Relief pens in its shops and online as well as other fundraising activities.