Tinc (retail)

Tinc
Company typeLTD
IndustryStationery retail
FoundedApril 2011
Headquarters
Corsham, Wiltshire
,
UK
Number of locations
2
Area served
South of England
The now closed Putney Exchange Tinc in London

Tinc is a British stationery and gadgets store chain with 2 stores in the south of England. The chain also sells select lines in larger retail chains, such as John Lewis & Partners.[1]

They opened their first shop in Bath in April 2011, and their head office is in Corsham, Wiltshire.[1][2]

In 2013, they were awarded 'product business of the year' at the 2013 Startups Awards.[3]

In April 2015, they opened in Cheltenham.[4] In June 2015, Tinc bought seven stores from rival stationery retailer Blott which went into administration in April.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tinc - Our Shops". Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b Insider Media Ltd. "Stationery retailer buys rival's stores from administration | Insider Media Ltd". Insidermedia.com. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Stationery firm moves on up (From Wiltshire Times)". Wiltshiretimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. ^ Echo, Gloucestershire (9 April 2015). "New funky Tinc stationery store to open in Cheltenham opposite Bill's restaurant next week". Gloucestershire Echo. Retrieved 2 April 2016.