Ryman
About Us In the October of 1893, a young Henry Ryman flipped over the ‘Open’ sign to his brand new shop on Great Portland Street, London. Ryman Stationery was officially born. From then to now, we’ve had over 120 years’ experience in providing essential stationery items, and expert product knowledge. Over the years, we’ve grown, developed and extended our offering to provide the very best in stationery, office supplies, technology and office furniture. And that ‘Open’ sign that Henry turned over all those years ago is now permanently in place with our fast and helpful website. With over 200 stores and our online shop, our business accounts and special discounts for students, our unrivalled product knowledge, range and service, and our commitment to giving you the very best products, we’re still just as passionate about stationery as Henry was on that very first day. You can rely on Ryman. Ryman Ltd, registered number Z6813872 and registered address Ryman Limited, Ryman House, Savoy Road, Crewe Cheshire, CW1 6NA. Registered in England & Wales. VAT Number is 672 5237 29
Financial Highlights
Christmas 2019
- Group Like-for-like (LFL) sales decline of 1.3% comprised of positive sales at Robert Dyas, flat sales at Ryman and a reduction in sales at Boux Avenue
- Online sales mix of total business increased to 21.8% for the Group, with Boux Avenue now approaching 50% of total sales and strong e-commerce growth at Ryman, London Graphic Centre and Robert Dyas
- Ryman: Good performance with total revenue increasing by 1.4% to £129.9m, delivering an increase in EBITDA of 6.5% to £8.2m (FY18: £7.7m) reflecting focus on introduction of new categories, development of related services and customer engagement in store
- Robert Dyas: Strong performance with total revenue increasing by 6.3% to £131.8m; EBITDA increased to £1.6m (FY18: £0.5m) reflecting strong online growth following introduction of new categories and a good performance in outdoor categories during summer peak
- Boux Avenue: The business experienced challenging trading conditions throughout the year, which have continued post the period end, resulting in an ongoing strategic and operational review of the business