Librairie La Page (uk) Limited

Name

Librairie La Page (uk) Limited

Legal name

Librairie La Page (uk) Limited

Website

https://librairielapage.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Bookstore

NAICS

Book Retailers and News Dealers (459210), Office Supplies and Stationery Retailers (45941), Hobby, Toy, and Game Retailers (459120)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Books & Educational Readers Retail (CRALAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

K–12 Textbook Publishing (Core Curriculum) (MPAJABAA), Children’s Educational & Curriculum Publishing (MPAJAFAF)

Keywords

• French-language bookstore
• Specialty book retail
• Stationery and school supplies
• Book subscription service
• FLE learning materials

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail Book Sales: Physical and online retail sales of French-language books including literature, youth/BD, arts, practical books, language learning materials, educational/school books, and audiobooks.
2. Stationery Sales: Sales of stationery products including notebooks, pens, pencils, geometry sets, art supplies, desk accessories, and school supplies from brands like Maped, Staedtler, Rhodia, Clairefontaine, Helix Oxford.
3. Gift Products: Sales of gift items including games, jewelry, bags, tableware, and home decor products.
4. Pagivore Subscription: Monthly book subscription service ('Pagivore') delivering curated books chosen according to customer tastes, for readers of all ages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Librairie La Page is a French-language bookshop and stationery retailer selling books, stationery, school supplies, games, and gifts through a physical store in South Kensington, London, and an online e-commerce platform with UK-wide delivery. The product assortment spans French literature, youth/comics, FLE learning materials, school textbooks, audiobooks, branded stationery, and gift items, supported by a monthly curated book subscription ('Pagivore') and Click & Collect service.

Product overview

Librairie La Page is a French bookshop and stationery retailer in London offering a comprehensive portfolio of French-language books across multiple categories (literature, youth/comics, arts, practical guides, languages, FLE, school materials, audiobooks), stationery supplies including branded collections (Rhodia, Clairefontaine), games and gifts, plus subscription and delivery services. The business operates primarily as a bricks-and-mortar store with e-commerce capabilities, serving the French-speaking community in London and offering Click & Collect and delivery services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Livres (French-language Books)
• Papeterie (Stationery)
• Cadeaux (Gifts)
• Pagivore Book Subscription
• Click & Collect
• Rentrée des Classes (Back-to-School Supply Packs)

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Centre National du Livre (CNL)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational Book Centre of France provides support for the bookstore's website development and digital presence. The website footer notes: 'This website was supported by the National Book Centre (CNL)' indicating a marketing/partnership relationship with the French government's book promotion agency.
• French International SchoolscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvides textbook and school supply services to multiple French international schools in London including: Starting Kit collège et lycée CDG, South Kensington primaire, André Malraux, L'école de Battersea, La Petite Ecole Française, L'Ecole Bilingue, Jeannine Manuel, CFBL collège, Wix, and Marie d'Orliac. Offers pre-packaged school kits for back-to-school.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WHSmith: UK high-street retailer with strong books, stationery and back-to-school offerings across travel and high-street locations. Competes with Librairie La Page on stationery and school supplies but not on French-language specialisation.
• Blackwells: UK bookseller with academic-leaning stores plus online retail, carrying international and language-learning titles. A broad incumbent with overlapping book and stationery categories.
• FNAC: France's leading books, music and electronics retailer with a large online store shipping internationally. A direct competitive threat from a French-language book perspective, even though it does not operate UK retail.

Direct peers

• Waterstones: UK's largest high-street book retailer with a multi-channel bricks-and-mortar plus online model. Comparable as a UK bookstore chain targeting general readers, although it lacks Librairie La Page's French-language and school-supply specialisation.
• The French Bookshop: Independent French-language bookshop based in London offering books and stationery online. The closest direct head-to-head competitor in UK French-language book retail.
• Librairie Eyrolles: Long-standing independent French specialist bookseller focused on professional, educational and lifestyle titles with both a Paris store and a full e-commerce site. Directly comparable as a French-language specialty bookseller with educational focus.
• Foyles: Long-standing independent UK bookseller operating flagship stores plus online retail, with curated categories and an events programme. Directly comparable in the independent bookshop-plus-e-commerce format.

Emerging players

• Momox: Online reseller for secondhand books, media and stationery with a recommendation-led platform. An adjacent digital-first bookseller that competes for budget-conscious book and stationery demand in European markets.

Regional players

• Thalia Bücher: Germany's largest bookstore chain combining physical stores with strong e-commerce, including stationery and gift categories. Comparable in model and scale, but operating in a different national-language market.
• Casa del Libro: Spain's leading bookstore chain with physical stores and online retail across Spanish-language titles and stationery. Conceptually analogous as a national-language specialist retailer, though operating in a different geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

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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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