What is the name of the UK stationery retail chain with 212 outlets that made stationery "trendy" in the 1980s under the leadership of British entrepreneur Jennifer d'Abo?
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Jennifer d'Abo Jennifer Mary Victoria d'Abo (14 August 1945 – 30 April 2003) was a British entrepreneur, best known for turning around the retail chain Ryman in the 1980s, and making stationery "trendy". According to Nicholas Faith writing in "The Independent", she was "that rarest of phenomena, a serial female entrepreneur".
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Ryman Ryman is a UK stationery retail company with 212 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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Up &amp; Running Up & Running (UK) LTD is a British retailing group, specialising in running shoes, apparel and accessories. First established in 1992 Gillian Macfarlane opened the first store in Harrogate, North Yorkshire the company now operates 30 stores across the United Kingdom and an international ecommerce website.
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Pep&amp;Co Pep&Co is a British discount fashion retail chain, owned by the South African company Pepkor and based in Watford, United Kingdom.
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Principles (retailer) Principles was a UK-based fashion retailer founded in 1984.
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W. J. Nigh W. J. Nigh & Sons Limited is a privately owned British manufacturer of toys, beach goods, giftware, souvenirs, promotional merchandise, stationery, greeting cards, diaries, calendars, confectionery, and Christmas decorations, cards, novelties and toys.
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Dm-drogerie markt dm-drogerie markt is a chain of retail stores headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, that sells cosmetics, healthcare items, household products and health food.
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Paperchase Paperchase is an international chain of stationery stores which were established in the United Kingdom but has since expanded into Europe, the USA and United Arab Emirates. As well as stand alone stores, in the UK there are concessions in selected Selfridges and House of Fraser stores.
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Dunn &amp; Co. Dunn & Co. was a well known British chain of menswear retailers.
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Ethan James (clothing) Ethan James, is a small British fashion company (also known as a "label" or "house") with retail outlets online.
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Ann Summers Ann Summers is a British multinational retailer company specialising in sex toys and lingerie, with over 140 high street stores in the UK, Ireland, and the Channel Islands. In 2000, Ann Summers acquired the Knickerbox brand, a label with an emphasis on more comfortable and feminine underwear, while the Ann Summers-labelled products tend to be more erotic in style. The chain had an annual turnover of £117.3 million in 2007-2008.
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Foyles W & G Foyle Ltd. (usually called simply Foyles) is a chain of book shops with seven locations but is best known for its flagship store in Charing Cross Road, London. Foyles was once listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest bookshop in terms of shelf area (30 miles/50 kilometres) and number of titles on display. In the past, it was famed for its anachronistic, eccentric and sometimes infuriating business practices; so much so that it was a tourist attraction. It has since modernised, opened new branches and established an on-line store.
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Fenwick (department store) Fenwick (pronounced 'fen-wick') is an independent chain of department stores in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1882 by John James Fenwick in Newcastle upon Tyne, and today consists of 10 branches. As of 2012, the chain is still owned by the Fenwick family and the company is chaired by Mark Fenwick. The company is reported to be valued at £452million.
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Timpson (retailer) Timpson is a British multinational retailer specialising in shoe repairs, key cutting and engraving, as well as dry cleaning & photo processing. The company also offers mobile phone repairs, jewellery and watch repair, custom-made house signs. It is based in Wythenshawe, Manchester, and currently has over 1325 outlets in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In January 2014, Timpson purchased the photographic services franchise, Snappy Snaps, increasing its store count by 118.
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Betterware Betterware is a United Kingdom direct sales company for household products.
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Browns (fashion boutique) Browns is a fashion boutique based in London, England. It was founded by Joan Burstein and husband Sidney in 1970. The flagship store is on London's South Molton Street. In 2015, Browns was acquired by London online fashion company Farfetch to develop and test new retail and omni-channel strategies.
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Selfridges Selfridges, also known as Selfridges & Co., is a chain of high end department stores in the United Kingdom, operated by Selfridges Retail Limited. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridge. The flagship store on London's Oxford Street is the second largest shop in the UK (after Harrods) and opened 15 March 1909. Other Selfridges stores opened in the Trafford Centre (1998) and Exchange Square (2002) in Manchester, and in the Bullring in Birmingham (2003).
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Dower &amp; Hall Dower & Hall is a British Jewellery brand that was established in 1990 by husband and wife team Dan Dower & Diane Hall. The brand has two standalone stores in London and Glasgow and are also stocked by independents and department stores, such as John Lewis and Fenwick, around the country.
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Bonmarché Bonmarché ( ) is a clothing retailer based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The business was founded in 1982, and was acquired by the Peacock Group in July 2002. The clothing retailer has over 380 stores nationwide, employs over 4,000 people and is the United Kingdom's largest budget fashion retailer selling womenswear in a wide range of sizes – especially plus size clothing.
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Hygena Hygena is a brand of fitted kitchen and furniture operating in the United Kingdom.
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Belinda Earl Belinda Jane Earl OBE (born 20 December 1961) is a businesswoman and current style director of Marks and Spencer who in 2003 became the youngest FTSE 500 retail chief executive.
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Lilley &amp; Skinner Lilley & Skinner was a British mid-market shoe brand, manufacturer, retailer and wholesale distributor of their own and others' boots and shoes and associated chain of high street shoe shops. It was also active in wholesale leather distribution.