Our Business Timeline
RYMAN STATIONERY ACQUIRED FROM ADMINISTRATORS
PARTNERS ACQUIRED
86 stores acquired out of receivership Valentine's Day 2001
Acquired Red Letter Days with Peter Jones
STATIONERY BOX ACQUIRED
Acquired out of administration in January 2007, adding another 61 stores.
PARTNERS AND STATIONERY BOX BRANDS COMBINED UNDER RYMAN NAME
THEO LAUNCHES #SBS (SMALL BUSINESS SUNDAY)
BOUX AVENUE LAUNCHED WITH 6 UK STORES AND A BRAND NEW WEBSITE
IRONMONGERY AND HOMEWARES RETAILER ROBERT DYAS ACQUIRED IN JULY
£5M+ INVESTMENT
Into state of the art DC for Robert Dyas in Hemel Hempstead
THEO PAPHITIS RETAIL GROUP LAUNCHED
Encompassing Ryman Stationery, Robert Dyas and Boux Avenue
THEO BUYS LONDON GRAPHIC CENTRE
Sold Red letter Days
New Boux Avenue Warehouse
Theo becomes Chancellor of Solent University
Back in Dragons' Den for 4 episodes of Series 17, aired on BBC 2 in September 2019
