| REDgroup Retail | |
| Type: | Private |
| Defunct: | [1] |
| Location City: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Industry: | Retail (Specialty) Pop-up Retail Bookstores Online shopping |
| Num Employees: | 2,500 |
| Owner: | Pacific Equity Partners |
| Divisions: | Borders (Asia Pacific) Angus & Robertson Whitcoulls |
| Homepage: | 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.[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.