REDgroup Retail was the former parent (private equity) company of the Australian and New Zealand divisions of Borders. It also owned other retail entities such as Angus & Robertson in Australia and Whitcoulls in New Zealand.
REDgroup Retail also owned a number of specialty retail stores such as the Pop-up Retail chain, the Calendar Club in Australia and New Zealand along with the Supanews chain.[2]
REDgroup Retail went into administration in 2011. Angus & Robertson and Borders Australia stores were closed or sold; the names and websites were sold to Pearson.[3] Whitcoulls was sold to the James Pascoe Group.
References
- Blair Speedy. Borders, Angus & Robertson parent Redgroup Retail in voluntary administration The Australian, retrieved 5 January 2012^
- REDgroup Retail. REDgroup Website^
- Borders, Angus & Robertson websites snapped up by educational publisher Pearson Australia^