REDgroup Retail

{{Short description|Former parent company of the Australian and New Zealand divisions of Borders}}

{{notability|Corp|date=May 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Infobox company

| name = REDgroup Retail

| logo = 200px|

| type = Private|

| fate =

| foundation = {{Start date and age|1998|df=yes}}

| founder =

| defunct = {{Start date and age|2011|02|df=yes}} {{cite web|last=Speedy|first=Blair|title=Borders, Angus & Robertson parent Redgroup Retail in voluntary administration|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/borders-angus-robertson-parent-redgroup-retail-in-voluntary-administration/story-e6frg8zx-1226007712326|work=The Australian|accessdate=5 January 2012}}

| location_city = Melbourne, Australia

| location_country =

| location =

| key_people =

| industry = Retail (Specialty)
Pop-up Retail
Bookstores
Online shopping

| products =

| services =

| num_employees = 2,500

| owner = Pacific Equity Partners

| divisions = Borders (Asia Pacific)
Angus & Robertson
Whitcoulls

| subsid =

| homepage = [https://web.archive.org/web/20100406012527/http://redgroupretail.com/ redgroupretail.com]

}}

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.{{cite web|title=REDgroup Website |url=http://redgroupretail.com/ |author=REDgroup Retail |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406012527/http://redgroupretail.com/ |archivedate=April 6, 2010 |url-status=unfit }}

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.[http://www.smartcompany.com.au/internet/20110705-borders-angus-robertson-websites-snapped-up-by-educational-publisher-pearson-australia.html Borders, Angus & Robertson websites snapped up by educational publisher Pearson Australia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414184108/http://www.smartcompany.com.au/internet/20110705-borders-angus-robertson-websites-snapped-up-by-educational-publisher-pearson-australia.html |date=2012-04-14 }} Whitcoulls was sold to the James Pascoe Group.