Name

Paperchase Products

Website

https://paperchase.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Stationery and Gift Products

NAICS

Office Supplies and Stationery Retailers (45941), Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Retailers (459420)

SIC

Pens, Pencils & Other Artists' Materials (3950)

akta.pro primary industry

Calendars, Planners & Organization Supplies Retail (CRALABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Stationery, Gifts & Greeting Value Stores (CRAEAGAI), Greeting Cards, Wrap & Party Supplies Retail (CRALAJAE), Seasonal & Holiday Craft Supplies Retail (CRALACAI)

Keywords

• Stationery products
• Gift wrapping supplies
• Party accessories
• Planners and notebooks
• Writing instruments

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Stationery and Gift Products Sales: Paperchase generates revenue through the sale of stationery products including notebooks, diaries, planners, pens, pencil cases, gift wrapping, party accessories, and seasonal decorations. Products are sold exclusively through Tesco retail stores and online platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Paperchase Products sells a colourful range of stationery and gift merchandise — including journals, notebooks, diaries, planners, pens, writing instruments, pencil cases, gift bags, wrapping paper, gifting items, and party accessories — distributed exclusively through Tesco's UK retail stores and online grocery platform. The offering targets individual consumers seeking stylish stationery for personal organisation, journaling, gifting, and party occasions.

Product overview

Paperchase is a stationery brand that has partnered with Tesco for exclusive retail distribution. The product portfolio consists of a unified line of colourful stationery and paper products including journals and notebooks, planners and organisational tools, pens and writing instruments, stationery accessories (pencil cases, key rings), gift wrapping and bags, gifting products, and party accessories and decorations. New branded ranges such as 'Something Sweet', 'Tropic Like It's Hot', and 'Happy as a Fish' represent themed sub-lines within the core stationery offering. Products are available at selected Tesco stores and online in selected areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Journals and Notebooks Journals and notebooks for journaling and personal organisation, with themed designs (e.g. cooking, yoga, travel) sold to individual UK consumers via Tesco.
• Planners, Lists, and Pads Planners, to-do lists, and notepads for daily planning and life organisation, sold to individual consumers via Tesco.
• Stationery Accessories Pencil cases, key rings, and decorative stationery items for personal style expression, sold to individual consumers via Tesco.
• Pens and Writing Instruments Pens, markers, highlighters, and writing sets designed for various purposes, sold to individual consumers via Tesco.
• Gift Bags and Wrapping Gift bags and wrapping paper for various occasions, sold to individual consumers via Tesco.
• Gifting Products Gifting items and accessories for presenting gifts on various occasions, sold to individual consumers via Tesco.
• Party Accessories and Decorations Party planning accessories including decorations and cheerful accessories for celebrations, sold to individual consumers via Tesco.
• Something Sweet Range A themed Paperchase sub-range with sweet-themed designs, sold to individual consumers via Tesco.
• Tropic Like It's Hot Range A tropical-themed Paperchase sub-range with vibrant designs, sold to individual consumers via Tesco.
• Happy as a Fish Range A marine-themed Paperchase sub-range with playful fish designs, sold to individual consumers via Tesco.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TescocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPaperchase has an exclusive retail partnership with Tesco for distribution of its stationery and gift products. Paperchase products are now available exclusively at Tesco stores and online. The partnership allows Paperchase to leverage Tesco's extensive retail network across the UK to reach consumers seeking stationery, gift wrapping, and party accessories.

Recent moves3 records

Broad incumbents

• Smythson: Smythson is a long-established UK luxury stationery and leather goods brand. While positioned at the premium end, it competes for the same gifting and personal-organisation occasions that Paperchase addresses.
• Hallmark UK: Hallmark is a global incumbent in greeting cards and gifting with a UK retail and wholesale footprint. It competes with Paperchase in gift wrap, gifting and seasonal occasions at scale, with broader category reach.

Direct peers

• WH Smith: WH Smith is the UK's largest stationery and books retailer, operating both high-street stores and travel/convenience outlets. It directly overlaps with Paperchase's stationery, diary, gift wrap, and gifting assortment sold through physical and online channels.
• Typo: Typo is a stationery and lifestyle gifting retailer focused on design-led notebooks, pens and accessories at accessible price points. Its assortment, visual merchandising and gifting bias closely align with Paperchase's positioning.
• Card Factory: Card Factory is a UK value retailer of greeting cards, gift wrap, party accessories and seasonal decorations. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Paperchase's gift wrapping, party and gifting category.
• The Works: The Works is a UK multi-category discount retailer selling books, stationery, gifts, toys and party products at value prices. It competes with Paperchase for the same price-sensitive gift and stationery shopper, particularly around seasonal events.
• Ryman: Ryman is a UK stationery specialist chain with a national high-street footprint. Its assortment of notebooks, planners, pens and organisational products directly competes with Paperchase's core stationery range.
• Tiger (Flying Tiger Copenhagen): Flying Tiger Copenhagen is a Danish variety retailer of affordable stationery, gifts, party supplies and lifestyle goods with a strong UK high-street presence. Its colourful, design-led and impulse-buy assortment directly mirrors Paperchase's offer.

Emerging players

• Kikki.K: Kikki.K is a stationery and lifestyle brand specialising in planners, notebooks and organisational tools. It targets a similar design-led, personal-organisation shopper as Paperchase, primarily through DTC and boutique retail channels.
• Papier: Papier is a UK-based direct-to-consumer personalised stationery brand selling notebooks, planners, diaries and cards online. It targets the same design-conscious stationery shopper as Paperchase but through a digital, personalisation-led model.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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