Βιβλιοπωλεία Ευριπίδης-Evripidis Bookstores

Name

Βιβλιοπωλεία Ευριπίδης-Evripidis Bookstores

Legal name

Evripidis Bookstores

Website

https://evripidis.gr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Bookstore

NAICS

Book Retailers and News Dealers (4592), Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Retailers (4594), Hobby, Toy, and Game Retailers (459120)

SIC

Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses (5961), Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops (5945), Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores (5940)

akta.pro primary industry

General Bookstores (New Books) (CRALAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Textbooks & Academic Books Retail (CRALAAAC), Children’s Books & Educational Readers Retail (CRALAAAD), Educational Supplies & Learning Toys Retail (CRALAIAL)

Keywords

• Retail bookstore
• School supplies retail
• Stationery products
• Vinyl records retail
• Children's books

Headquarters

HQ city

Chalandri, Athens

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Book Retail: Retail sales of books in multiple languages (Greek, English, French), including literature, educational materials, children's books, school textbooks, and academic texts
2. Stationery & School Supplies: Sales of stationery products including notebooks, pens, art supplies, backpacks, school bags, and office organization materials
3. Toys & Games: Sales of educational toys, puzzles, board games, and children's entertainment products
4. Gifts & Gadgets: Sales of gift items, accessories, home decor, phone accessories, and lifestyle products
5. Vinyl Records & Music: Sales of Greek and foreign vinyl records across various music genres including classical, rock, jazz, pop, and soundtracks
6. Member Card Loyalty Program: Points earned on purchases for use on future purchases, incentivizing repeat business

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Evripidis Bookstores is a long-established Greek bookstore chain (founded 1955) operating both physical retail locations and an e-commerce website that sells books in Greek, English, and French, alongside stationery, school supplies, art and craft materials, children's toys, gifts, vinyl records, writing instruments, and IT consumables. The offering also includes a member loyalty card program, gift cards, and pre-compiled school book lists for partner private and international schools in Athens.

Product overview

Evripidis Bookstores operates a multi-category retail platform centered on books (Greek, English, French) but expanded to include stationery, art supplies, children's toys, gifts/gadgets, vinyl music, computer consumables, and premium writing instruments. The offering is a unified e-commerce store complemented by physical bookstore locations, a loyalty membership card, gift cards, and school supply list services for private schools. The online platform enables browsing by language, category, and special collections with features like order tracking, multiple payment options, and free shipping thresholds.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Books (Βιβλία)

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• OX DesignminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDigital design agency partner for website and e-commerce platform development. Received Bronze award at e-volution Awards together for digital excellence.
• EcommercencoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology provider powering the e-commerce platform and shopping infrastructure for the online store.
• Major Greek and International PublisherscoreOthersExtensive network of publishers supplying books in Greek, English, and French including major publishers such as Patakis, Psychogios, Kastaniotis, Gutenberg, Metexio, and international publishers like Penguin, HarperCollins, Oxford University Press, and many others

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Papasotiriou: Papasotiriou is a Greek retailer with books, stationery, school supplies, and toys as core categories. It directly competes with Evripidis for the back-to-school and stationery customer base.
• Public: Public is one of the largest Greek multi-category retail chains, selling books, stationery, toys, music, and consumer electronics across physical stores and e-commerce. It is the closest domestic competitor to Evripidis in the books-plus-stationery omnichannel category.
• Politeia Bookstores (Πολιτεία): Politeia is a Greek bookstore chain with a strong academic and literary catalog across physical and online channels. It is comparable to Evripidis in serving adult readers, students, and educational institutions in Greece.
• Eleftheroudakis (Ελευθερουδάκης): Eleftheroudakis is a long-established Athenian bookstore and stationery chain serving similar customers with a comparable mix of books, school supplies, and gifts. It competes head-on with Evripidis for the Athens household and school procurement market.
• Ianos (Iανός): Ianos is a well-known Greek bookstore chain with a comparable product mix of Greek and foreign books, music, and stationery across multiple physical locations and an online store. It directly competes with Evripidis in Athens for the same multilingual book reader and gift buyer segments.

Broad incumbents

• Waterstones: Waterstones is the leading UK bookstore chain with comparable omnichannel operations and curated literary events programming. It is a useful international benchmark for Evripidis on store experience and brand-building through cultural programming.
• Amazon: Amazon is the dominant global online bookseller and stationery retailer. While it does not specialize in the Greek school-list niche, it competes directly with Evripidis's online general book and stationery catalog on price and selection.
• Barnes & Noble: Barnes & Noble is the largest US bookstore chain with extensive book, toy, gift, and stationery assortments across physical and digital channels. It serves as a comparable broad-line bookstore operator at a much larger scale than Evripidis.

Regional players

• Libreria Internazionale Borri Books: Borri Books is a long-running international bookstore in Rome focused on English-language and multilingual titles serving expats and international schools. It is comparable to Evripidis's international school and multilingual reader positioning in a different geography.
• Casa del Libro: Casa del Libro is a leading Spanish bookstore chain combining physical stores with a strong e-commerce platform across multiple product categories including books, stationery, and gifts. It is comparable to Evripidis as a Southern European omnichannel bookstore operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/evripidis-bookstores

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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