Robert Dyas

Robert Dyas is one of four businesses within the Theo Paphitis Retail Group (TPRG) and offers a wide range of home and kitchenware through its 90 primarily South-East based stores. The other TPRG brands are Ryman (stationery), Boux Avenue (lingerie) and London Graphic Centre (art supplies).

Robert Dyas has a very wide product offer in convenient locations and, while it faces competition from DIY retailers, there are few other high street shops that can match the breadth of its range. It positions itself as the place to come for all home and garden needs.

Under Paphitis, Robert Dyas has invested in a new ecommerce platform, store refurbishments and a new distribution centre to support increased processing capacity and cross-brand click and collect.

With online sales accounting for more than 20% of turnover, the retailer’s priority is to further improve its multichannel capabilities, driven by integrating resources across TPRG. This includes the rollout of combined Ryman and Robert Dyas stores.

Latest news and insight on Robert Dyas from Retail-Week.com

Interview
How Theo Paphitis went from sales assistant to tycoon, TV star and campaigner
2022-05-26T22:00:00+01:00By George MacDonald
As Theo Paphitis wins the AlixPartners Outstanding Contribution to Retail Award, the boss of Ryman, Boux Avenue and Robert Dyas reflects on his lifelong passion for retail
Analysis
PM for a day: What M&S, Co-op and AO’s leaders would do in the top job
2022-02-11T06:30:00+00:00By George MacDonald
From Partygate to resignations and reshuffles, political storms have raged for months on end and it sometimes seems that there is not much governing going on in government.
News
Tycoon Paphitis urges rates reform as strong Christmas follows annual loss
2022-01-05T11:04:00+00:00By George MacDonald
Theo Paphitis has called on the government to “grasp the business rates nettle” as he gave an update on Christmas trading and Ryman posted its first annual loss in more than two decades of his ownership.

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News

Paphitis warns it’s ‘goodnight Vienna for physical retail’ without rates reform

2021-04-06T14:52:00+01:00By George MacDonald

Retail tycoon Theo Paphitis has urged chancellor Rishi Sunak to reform business rates or risk the “destruction” of bricks-and-mortar retail.

Video

Retail Question Time with Theo Paphitis and Richard Walker

2021-02-26T06:00:00+00:00By George MacDonald, Richard Walker, Theo Paphitis

In the first edition of our new video series Retail Question Time, Ryman, Robert Dyas and Boux Avenue owner Theo Paphitis and Iceland managing director Richard Walker discuss government aid for the industry during the pandemic, business rates reform, their hopes for next week’s Budget – and why they both oppose high-speed rail link HS2.

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