Ryman

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.

History

Formation

Henry J Ryman, founder of Ryman, opened his first store in London in 1893 on Great Portland Street, a store that is still there today. Originally, Henry started as a book printer, however this business was short-lived. The business was successfully owned and managed by the Ryman family for several generations with Mr Jack Ryman succeeding Henry in 1931 until 1951 when he passed it on to his own sons, Desmond and Nicholas. From 1912 til 1995, the business traded as H. J. Ryman Retail Limited.

In the 1970s the business was sold from the family and passed through several different owners, including the Burton Group, Terence Conran, Jennifer D'Abo and Pentos.

In 1995 it was acquired by Chancerealm Ltd, which changed its name to Ryman Group Limited. Ryman Group joined the Theo Paphitis Retail Group where Theo Paphitis is the chairman and Kypros Kyprianou is the Group Chief Executive. Other directors include Ian Childs, Malcolm Cooke, Simon Lakin and Richard Towner.

Ryman (disambiguation)

Ryman is a British stationery retailer.

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People with the surname

Rymań

Rymań [ˈrɨmaɲ] (German: Roman) is a village in Kołobrzeg County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Rymań. It lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Kołobrzeg and 86 km (53 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 1,214.

References

Coordinates: 53°56′45″N 15°31′52″E / 53.94583°N 15.53111°E / 53.94583; 15.53111